A/HRC/15/60 Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on Guinea Bissau which is constituted of the report of the Working Group on Guinea Bissau (A/HRC/15/10), together with the views of Guinea Bissau concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group (A/HRC/15/60, chapter VI and A/HRC/15/10/Add.1). 33rd meeting 1 October 2010 [Adopted without a vote.] 15/116 Human rights and issues related to terrorist hostage-taking At its 33rd meeting, on 1 October 2010, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the following text: “The Human Rights Council, Recalling previous resolutions of the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council on hostage-taking, on human rights and terrorism and on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, in particular Assembly resolutions 61/172 of 19 December 2006 and 64/168 of 18 December 2009, Commission resolutions 2004/44 of 19 April 2004 and 2005/31 of 19 April 2005 and Council resolution 13/26 of 26 March 2010, Recalling also all General Assembly resolutions on measures to eliminate international terrorism and on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, including resolutions 46/51 of 9 December 1991, 60/288 of 8 September 2006 and 64/297 of 8 September 2010, Underlining the importance of the ratification of all relevant international conventions against terrorism, especially the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, Reaffirming, in particular, that peace and security, development and human rights are the interrelated pillars of the United Nations system, and renewing its commitment to strengthen international cooperation to prevent and combat terrorism, Reaffirming also that the promotion and protection of human rights for all and the rule of law are essential to the fight against terrorism, and recognizing that effective counter-terrorism measures and the protection of human rights are not conflicting goals but are complementary and mutually reinforcing, Expressing concern at the increase in incidents of kidnapping and hostagetaking, Recognizing, therefore, the need to reflect on the question of human rights and issues related to terrorist hostage-taking, 1. Decides to convene, within existing resources, at its sixteenth session, a panel discussion on the issue of human rights in the context of action taken to address terrorist hostage-taking, with a special focus on the primary responsibility of States to promote and protect human rights for all in their jurisdiction, on the 80 GE.11-17043

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