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rights, and to draw the attention of the Council and the High Commissioner to situations of
particularly serious concern;
(g)
To undertake his or her activities such that the present mandate will not
include those matters of specific competence of the International Labour Organization and
its specialized supervisory mechanisms and procedures with respect to employers’ and
workers’ rights to freedom of association, with a view to avoiding any duplication;
(h)
To work in coordination with other mechanisms of the Council, other
competent United Nations bodies and human rights treaty bodies, and to take all necessary
measures to avoid unnecessary duplication with those mechanisms;
6.
Calls upon States to cooperate fully with and assist the special rapporteur in
the performance of his or her tasks, to provide all necessary information requested by him
or her, to respond promptly to his or her urgent appeals and other communications and to
consider favourably his or her requests for visits;
7.
Invites the High Commissioner, relevant special procedures of the Council
and human rights treaty bodies to pay attention, within the framework of their mandates, to
the situation of persons whose right to freedom of peaceful assembly or of association has
been violated;
8.
Requests the special rapporteur to submit an annual report to the Council
covering activities relating to his or her mandate;
9.
Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to provide all the
human and financial resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate by the
special rapporteur;
10.
Decides to continue its consideration of the issue of the rights to freedom of
peaceful assembly and of association in accordance with its programme of work.
32nd meeting
30 September 2010
[Adopted without a vote.]
15/22
Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of
physical and mental health
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and recalling the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the
Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Reaffirming also that the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable
standard of physical and mental health is a human right as reflected, inter alia, in article 25,
paragraph 1, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 12 of the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and article 24 of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child, as well as, with respect to non-discrimination, in article 5 (e) (iv) of the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, article
12, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women and article 25 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
and that such a right derives from the inherent dignity of the human person,
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