United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/DEC/32/115 Distr.: General 15 July 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-second session Agenda item 3 Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council on 30 June 2016 32/115. Regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights At its 42nd meeting, on 30 June 2016, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the text below: “The Human Rights Council, Recalling its resolutions 6/20 of 28 September 2007, 12/15 of 1 October 2009, 18/14 of 29 September 2011, 24/19 of 8 October 2013 and 30/3 of 1 October 2015 on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights, Taking note of the letter of the Chair of the Advisory Committee dated 26 February 2016 addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council, 1. Requests the Advisory Committee to prepare a report on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights, in particular on the progress made in the establishment of regional and subregional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights, and their achievements in all regions of the world, and on the role played by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as on the role that it can play in the future in advancing cooperation between international and regional human rights mechanisms, and to identify ways to increase the role that regional arrangements play in promoting and protecting human rights and to reinforce universal human rights standards, including as contained in international human rights instruments, and to submit the report to the Human Rights Council before its thirty-ninth session; 2. Encourages the Advisory Committee, when preparing the above-mentioned report, to take into account the views of Member States, as appropriate, relevant international and regional organizations, the Office of the High Commissioner, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders.” [Adopted without a vote.] GE.16-12196(E) 