A/HRC/14/34 reported in section C below. Initiatives have also marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in December 2009, the twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in November 2009 and the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, in December 2009. 12. Following an initiative of the Government of Thailand, the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in April 2009 decided to establish an open-ended intergovernmental group of experts to develop rules specific to the treatment of women in detention and in custodial and non-custodial settings.7 Any new rules would be supplementary to and consistent with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, adopted in 1955. The Commission was mindful that existing rules might not adequately address the issue of female detainees.8 The expert group, convened by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has prepared a draft to be submitted to the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in April 2010. As part of awareness-raising on the issue, the Government of Thailand organized a side event at the twelfth session of the Human Rights Council on “Inspiring Women’s Rights in Prison”. 13. The General Assembly has recently adopted a number of resolutions which directly address the role of human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice,9 the coordination of United Nations rule of law activities,10 and moratoriums on the use of the death penalty.11 In addressing the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, the General Assembly12 urged States while countering terrorism to, inter alia, ensure the application of human rights law to those deprived of their liberty, to interrogation methods and to trial procedures, and to ensure that laws criminalizing acts of terrorism are non-discriminatory, non-retroactive and in accordance with international human rights law. 14. On the issue of juvenile justice and human rights, the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice has considered reports of the Secretary-General on support of national efforts for child justice reform, in particular through technical assistance and improved United Nations system-wide coordination,13 and on Implementation of the Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime.14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 Resolution 18/1, “Supplementary rules specific to the treatment of women in detention and in custodial and non-custodial settings.” These concerns have been raised by a number of actors. For example, in June 2008, the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva published “A commentary on the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners” (QUNO, Geneva, 2008), which highlighted the lack of a gender perspective in the Standard Minimum Rules. General Assembly resolution 63/241, “Rights of the child.” General Assembly resolution 63/128, “The rule of law at the national and international levels.” General Assembly resolution 63/168, “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty.” General Assembly resolution 64/168, “Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.” E/CN.15/2009/12. E/CN.15/2008/11. GE.10-13137