A/HRC/DEC/18/118 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 October 2011 Original: English Human Rights Council Eighteenth session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council* 18/118 Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights At its 35th meeting, on 29 September 2011, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the following text: “The Human Rights Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, and Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007, and 16/21 of 25 March 2011, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 65/281 of 17 June 2011, in which the Assembly adopted the text entitled “Outcome of the review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council”, Recalling further that, in paragraph 30 of the above-mentioned outcome document, the Human Rights Council strongly rejects any act of intimidation or reprisal against individuals and groups who cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, and urges States to prevent and ensure adequate protection against such acts, Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 12/2 of 1 October 2009 and all relevant resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights, the last being resolution 2005/9 of 14 April 2005, Taking note of the latest reports of the Secretary-General on this question,1 1. Urges States to take all necessary measures to prevent the occurrence of reprisals and intimidation, bearing in mind that free and unhindered contact and * 1 GE.11-16939 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its eighteenth session (A/HRC/18/2), chap. I. A/HRC/14/19 and A/HRC/18/19.