A/HRC/RES/15/24
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 October 2010
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifteenth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council*
15/24
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling also all previous resolutions on human rights and unilateral coercive
measures adopted by the Commission on Human Rights, the Council and the General
Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 12/22 of 2 October 2009 and General Assembly resolution
64/170 of 18 December 2009,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on this issue,1
Stressing that unilateral coercive measures and legislation are contrary to
international law, international humanitarian law, the Charter and the norms and principles
governing peaceful relations among States,
Recognizing the universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated character of
all human rights and, in this regard, reaffirming the right to development as a universal and
inalienable right and an integral part of all human rights,
Expressing its concern at the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on
human rights, development, international relations, trade, investment and cooperation,
Recalling the final document of the fifteenth summit of the Heads of State and
Government of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in July 2009,
in which the States members of the Movement decided to oppose unilateralism and
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1
GE.10-16712
The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its fifteenth session (A/HRC/15/60), chap. I.
A/HRC/15/43.
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