Human Rights Council
Decision 1/102.
Extension by the Human Rights Council of all
mandates, mechanisms, functions and
responsibilities of the Commission on Human Rights
At its 23rd meeting, on 30 June 2006, the Human Rights Council adopted,
without a vote, the following text:
“The Human Rights Council,
“Bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, entitled
“Human Rights Council”, and in particular its paragraph 6,
“Stressing the importance of avoiding any protection gap during the transitional
period, in accordance with paragraph 6 of that General Assembly resolution,
“1.
Decides to extend exceptionally for one year, subject to the review to be
undertaken by the Council in conformity with General Assembly resolution 60/251, the
mandates and the mandate holders of all the special procedures of the Commission on Human
Rights, of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights as well as
the procedure established in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1503
(XLVIII) of 27 May 1970, as listed in the annex to the present decision;
“2.
Requests, in this regard, the special procedures, the Sub-Commission on the
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and the procedure established in accordance with
Economic and Social Council resolution 1503 (XLVIII) to continue with the implementation
of their mandates and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
to continue to provide the necessary support to them;
“3.
Decides to approve the following arrangements for the transitional period:
“(a)
To consider at its next session the reports of all special procedures submitted
to the sixty-second session of the Commission on Human Rights;
“(b)
That the final session of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and
Protection of Human Rights shall be convened starting 31 July 2006 for a period of up to four
weeks, if so decided by the Sub-Commission, including its pre-sessional and in-sessional
working groups, and shall give due priority to preparing:
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