A/HRC/9/28
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3.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of
the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of
human rights for a further period of three years;
4.
Urges the Special Rapporteur to continue to undertake, in consultation with the
relevant United Nations bodies, organizations and the secretariats of relevant international
conventions, a global, multidisciplinary and comprehensive study of existing problems and new
trends of, and solutions to, the adverse effects of the trafficking and dumping of toxic and
dangerous products and wastes on human rights, in particular in developing countries, as well as
in those sharing borders with developed countries, with a view to making concrete
recommendations and proposals on adequate measures to control, reduce and eradicate these
phenomena;
5.
Invites the Special Rapporteur, in accordance with his mandate, to include in his
report to the Council comprehensive information on:
(a) The adverse effects on the full enjoyment of human rights, including in particular
the right to life, the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health,
resulting from the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes;
(b) Human rights responsibilities of transnational corporations and other business
enterprises that dump toxic and dangerous products and wastes;
(c)
The question of rehabilitation of and assistance to victims;
(d) The scope of national legislation in relation to transboundary movement and
dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes;
(e) The human rights implications of waste-recycling programmes, the transfer of
polluting industries, industrial activities and technologies from developed to developing
countries and their new trends, including e-waste and the dismantling of ships;
(f) The question of ambiguities in international instruments that allow the movement
and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes, and any gaps in the effectiveness of
the international regulatory mechanisms;
6.
Calls upon countries to facilitate the work of the Special Rapporteur by providing
information and inviting him to undertake country visits;
7.
Encourages the Special Rapporteur, in accordance with his mandate and with
the support and assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, to continue to provide Governments with an appropriate opportunity to respond
to allegations transmitted to him and reflected in his report, and to have their observations
reflected in his report to the Council;
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