A/HRC/22/71 responsibility to strive for the promotion and observance of the rights recognized in the present Covenant”. Thus, although it should be emphasized that human rights are inalienable and inherent in the human person, and are not conditional upon “responsible behaviour”, individuals may be regarded as having a responsibility to promote respect for human rights, and not to cause human rights violations against other individuals. 31. In 2005, the Economic and Social Council voted against a proposal to develop a text on “human responsibilities” owing to concerns that this could undermine the principle of universality. For example, in a report addressing the issue of honour crimes, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, noted that, in patriarchal and patrilineal societies, maintaining the honour of the family is a woman’s responsibility, and explained that this contributed to the concept of women as commodities, expected to be obedient and passive, and not as human beings endowed with dignity and rights equal to those of men. 39 There is no need for new standards on individual responsibility, as international human rights law already reflects the fact that some – though not all – rights may be subject to limitations that are provided for by law and necessary for certain permissible purposes, such as protecting the rights of others. 40 III. Relationship between traditional values and human rights 32. The relationship between traditional values and human rights is complex; diverse traditional values are at the root of universal human rights, although some traditional values have contributed to justifications for the subordination of women and minority groups in both Western and non-western countries. The international community has made efforts to respect traditional values and, at the same time, to abolish, correct or adjust traditional values and practices that have a harmful impact on human rights. Traditional values have been applied to support efforts to implement and reinforce human rights. A. The roots of universal human rights in diverse traditional and cultural contexts 33. As was noted by many States during the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the values underpinning the Declaration reflected diverse cultures and societies. For example, Ecuador stated that the “multiplicity of origin of human rights could be detected in reading the articles of the Declaration”. Pakistan affirmed its full support for article 19, quoting from the Koran, stating that Islam “had unequivocally proclaimed the right to freedom of conscience and had declared itself against any kind of compulsion in matters of faith or religious practices”. China stressed that Chinese thought had influenced the evolution of ideas of the rights of man in the Western world. Brazil stated that “the Declaration did not reflect the particular point of view of any one people or of any one group of peoples, neither was it the expression of any particular political doctrine or philosophical system. It was the result of the intellectual and moral cooperation of a large number of nations; that explained its values and interest and also conferred upon it great moral authority”.41 39 40 41 10 E/CN.4/2002/83, para. 27. International Council on Human Rights Policy, “Taking Duties Seriously: Individual Duties in International Human Rights Law”, 1999, preface, pp. 40-42. See A/PV.180, 181, 182 and 183. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the “common set of values” of humankind are those inscribed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which, having incorporated diverse cultural and political traditions and perspectives