Human Rights Council
Resolution 6/1.
Protection of cultural rights and property
in situations of armed conflict
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes, principles and provisions of the Charter of the United
Nations,
Guided also by the principles relating to economic, social and cultural rights
enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Recalling that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
(A/CONF.157/23), the 2005 World Summit Outcome (General Assembly resolution
60/1 of 16 September 2005) and Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 that
established the Human Rights Council all affirm that all human rights are universal,
indivisible, interdependent and mutually reinforcing and must be treated in a fair and
equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis,
Recalling also that the General Assembly acknowledged in its resolution
60/251 that peace and security, development and human rights are the pillars of the
United Nations system and the foundations for the collective security and well-being,
and recognized that development, peace and security and human rights are interlinked
and mutually reinforcing,
Acknowledging that human rights law and international humanitarian law are
complementary and mutually reinforcing,
Gravely concerned about serious violations of international humanitarian law
and human rights law during armed conflicts, in all parts of the world, and their
detrimental impact on cultural rights and property,
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