A/HRC/12/50
2.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to present to the Council a
summary of the discussions held at the workshop in conformity with the programme of
work of the Council.
31st meeting
2 October 2009
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 26 to 15, with 6 abstentions (See part II, chap. VIII). The
voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Jordan,
Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar,
Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia;
Against:
Belgium, Chile, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico,
Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America;
Abstaining:
Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Ghana, Ukraine, Uruguay.]
12/22.
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling also all previous resolutions on human rights and unilateral coercive
measures adopted by the Commission on Human Rights, the Council and the General
Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 9/4 of 17 September 2008 and General Assembly
resolution 63/179 of 18 December 2008,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on this issue (A/HRC/12/30),
Stressing that unilateral coercive measures and legislation are contrary to
international law, international humanitarian law, the Charter and the norms and principles
governing peaceful relations among States,
Recognizing the universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated character of
all human rights and, in this regard, reaffirming the right to development as a universal and
inalienable right and an integral part of all human rights,
Expressing its concern at the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on
human rights, development, international relations, trade, investment and cooperation,
Recalling the final document of the fifteenth summit of the Heads of State and
Government of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in July 2009,
in which the States Members of the Movement decided to oppose unilateralism and
unilaterally-imposed measures by certain States, which can lead to the erosion and violation
of the Charter and international law, the use and threat of use of force, and pressure and
coercive measures, as a means to achieving their national policy objectives, and to support,
in accordance with international law, the claim of affected States, including targeted States,
to compensation for damage incurred as a consequence of the implementation of
extraterritorial or unilateral coercive measures or laws,
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