A/HRC/RES/35/34
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
13 July 2017
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-fifth session
6–23 June 2017
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 23 June 2017
35/34.
Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while
countering terrorism
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming its decision 2/112 of 27 November 2006 and resolutions 6/28 of 14
December 2007, 7/7 of 27 March 2008, 10/15 of 26 March 2009, 13/26 of 26 March 2010,
19/19 of 23 March 2012, 25/7 of 27 March 2014, 29/9 of 2 July 2015, 31/3 of 23 March
2016 and 33/21 of 30 September 2016, and Commission on Human Rights resolutions
2003/68 of 25 April 2003, 2004/87 of 21 April 2004 and 2005/80 of 21 April 2005,
recalling General Assembly resolutions 57/219 of 18 December 2002, 58/187 of 22
December 2003, 59/191 of 20 December 2004, 60/158 of 16 December 2005, 61/171 of 19
December 2006, 62/159 of 18 December 2007, 63/185 of 18 December 2008, 64/168 of 18
December 2009, 65/221 of 21 December 2010, 66/171 of 19 December 2011, 68/178 of 18
December 2013, 70/148 of 17 December 2015 and 70/291 of 1 July 2016, and welcoming
the efforts of all relevant stakeholders to implement them,
1.
Calls upon States to ensure that any measure taken to counter terrorism and
violent extremism conducive to terrorism complies with international law, in particular
international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian
law;
2.
Expresses serious concern at the violations of human rights and fundamental
freedoms and of international refugee law and international humanitarian law in the context
of countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism;
3.
Affirms its unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of
terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations,
wherever and by whomsoever committed, regardless of their motivation, and of the
financial, material or political support of terrorism, as unjustifiable in accordance with
applicable international law, in the light of, in particular, their detrimental effects on the
enjoyment of human rights and on democratic societies as well as the threat they pose to
territorial integrity, the security of States and the stability of Governments;
GE.17-11803(E)
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents