A/HRC/15/60
4.
Invites the independent expert, on the basis of the report of the Office of the
High Commissioner, to pursue further work on the draft guiding principles on extreme
poverty and human rights with a view to submitting a final draft of the revised guiding
principles to the Council at its twenty-first session, in order to allow the Council to take a
decision on the way forward with a view to the adoption by 2012 of guiding principles on
the rights of persons living in extreme poverty.
32nd meeting
30 September 2010
[Adopted without a vote.]
15/20
Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human
rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, as
reaffirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in accordance with their
respective obligations under the International Covenants on Human Rights and other
applicable human rights instruments,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,
Recalling also Council resolutions 5/1 on institution-building of the Council and 5/2
on a code of conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the Council, of 18 June
2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance
with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
Recalling further Council resolution 12/25 of 2 October 2009 and other relevant
resolutions,
Bearing in mind the report of the Secretary-General on the role and achievements of
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in assisting the
Government and people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights,32
Recognizing that the tragic history of Cambodia requires special measures to ensure
the protection of human rights and the non-return to the policies and practices of the past, as
stipulated in the Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia
Conflict, signed in Paris on 23 October 1991,
Taking note of the new developments in Cambodia, especially those associated with
recent progress and efforts by the Government of Cambodia to promote and protect human
rights, especially in the achievements and improvements of social, economic, political and
cultural fields over recent years through its relevant national plans, strategies and
frameworks,
I.
Khmer Rouge Tribunal
1.
Reaffirms the importance of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of
Cambodia as an independent and impartial body, and believes it will significantly
contribute to eradicating impunity and establishing the rule of law by, inter alia, exploiting
its potential as a model court of Cambodia;
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