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General Assembly, and to draw the attention of the Council to serious situations of extrajudicial,
summary or arbitrary executions that warrant immediate attention or where early action might
prevent further deterioration;
(b) To continue to draw the attention of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to
serious situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions that warrant immediate
attention or where early action might prevent further deterioration;
(c) To respond effectively to information which comes before him or her, in particular
when an extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary execution is imminent or threatened or when such
an execution has occurred;
(d) To enhance further his or her dialogue with Governments, as well as to follow up on
recommendations made in reports after visits to particular countries;
(e) To continue monitoring the implementation of existing international standards on
safeguards and restrictions relating to the imposition of capital punishment, bearing in mind the
comments made by the Human Rights Committee in its interpretation of article 6 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the Second Optional Protocol
thereto;
(f)
To apply a gender perspective in his or her work;
8.
Urges States:
(a) To cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his or her
task, to supply all necessary information requested by him or her and to react appropriately and
expeditiously to his or her urgent appeals, and those Governments that have not yet responded to
communications transmitted to them by the Special Rapporteur to answer without further delay;
(b) To give serious consideration to responding favourably to the Special Rapporteur’s
requests to visit their countries;
(c) To ensure appropriate follow-up to the recommendations and conclusions of the
Special Rapporteur, including by providing information to the Special Rapporteur on the actions
taken on those recommendations;
9.
Welcomes the cooperation established between the Special Rapporteur and other
United Nations mechanisms and procedures in the field of human rights, and encourages the
Special Rapporteur to continue efforts in that regard;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur with adequate
human, financial and material resources in order to enable him or her to carry out the mandate
effectively, including through country visits;
11. Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary
or arbitrary executions for three years;
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