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Recalling with satisfaction the proclamation by the General Assembly in its
resolution 59/113A of 10 December 2004 of the World Programme for Human Rights
Education, structured in consecutive phases, which began on 1 January 2005, and stressing that
the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization should continue their work in the field of human rights
education,
Taking note with satisfaction of General Assembly resolution 59/113B of 14 July 2005,
in which the Assembly adopted the revised draft plan of action for the first phase (2005-2007) of
the World Programme for Human Rights Education (A/59/525/Rev.1), which focuses on primary
and secondary school systems, and encouraged all States to develop initiatives within the World
Programme for Human Rights Education and, in particular, within their capabilities, the revised
draft plan of action,
1.
Welcomes various positive activities carried out by the Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights with a view to disseminating globally the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights as well as the Plan of Action and its contribution and support to the
implementation of the Plan;
2.
Welcomes also the establishment of the Human Rights Council by the
General Assembly in accordance with its resolution 60/251 of 3 April 2006 in which the
General Assembly decided in paragraph 5 that “the Council shall, inter alia: (a) Promote human
rights education and learning”;
3.
Recommends that the human rights treaty bodies, when examining reports of
States parties, devote attention specifically to human rights education, particularly in the
framework of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, and that human rights
education be included in the agenda of the annual meeting of the treaty bodies so that they can
make recommendations on how human rights education can contribute to national
capacity-building aimed at strengthening national human rights protection mechanisms.
21st meeting
24 August 2006
[Adopted without a vote. See chap. VIII.]
2006/20. Working group to elaborate detailed principles and guidelines,
with relevant commentary, concerning the promotion and
protection of human rights when combating terrorism
The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights,
Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming also the fundamental importance, including in response to terrorism and the
fear of terrorism, of respecting all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law,
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