A/HRC/RES/19/39 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 19 April 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Nineteenth session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 19/39 Assistance for Libya in the field of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the other relevant international human rights treaties, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 60/251 of 15 March 2006, and 66/11 of 18 November 2011, on the restoration of the rights of membership of Libya in the Human Rights Council, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007 on institutionbuilding of the Council, Recalling further Human Rights Council resolutions S-15/1 of 25 February 2011, 17/17 of 17 June 2011 and 18/9 of 29 September 2011, Reaffirming that all States are bound to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights treaties to which they are party, Reaffirming also that it is the primary responsibility of States to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recalling its strong commitment to the sovereignty and independence, unity and territorial integrity of Libya, 1. Welcomes: (a) The Constitutional Charter for the Transitional Stage in Libya of 3 August 2011, where promotion and protection of human rights are core elements; (b) The statement made by the Prime Minister of Libya on 28 February 2012, during the high-level segment of the nineteenth session of the Human Rights Council, * The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its nineteenth session (A/HRC/19/2), chap. I. GE.12-13194