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2/111. Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality
At its 32nd meeting, on 27 November 2006, the Human Rights Council, recalling
resolution 2005/45 of 19 April 2005 of the Commission on Human Rights and taking note of the
report of the Secretary-General on human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality
(E/CN.4/2006/88), decided, without a vote, to call upon its relevant mechanisms as well as
appropriate United Nations treaty bodies to continue to collect information on the question of
human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality from all relevant sources and to take
account of such information, together with any recommendations thereon, in their reports
and activities conducted within their respective mandates, and encourages the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to do the same. The Council also decided to
request the Secretary-General to collect information on the question of human rights and
arbitrary deprivation of nationality from all relevant sources and to make this information
available to the Council at its fifth session.
[See chap. III.]
2/112. Persons deprived of liberty in the context
of counter-terrorism measures
At its 32nd meeting, on 27 November 2006, the Human Rights Council decided, without
a vote, to adopt the following text:
“The Human Rights Council,
“Reaffirming its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism,
“Drawing attention to the issue of the impact of terrorist acts on the victims of
terrorism,
“Concerned with the human rights of persons deprived of liberty in the context of
counter-terrorism measures,
“Recalls that States must ensure that any measures taken to combat terrorism
comply with their obligations under international law, in particular human rights law,
refugee law and humanitarian law,
“Decides to urge all States to take all necessary steps to ensure that persons
deprived of liberty, regardless of the place of arrest or of detention, benefit from the
guarantees to which they are entitled to under international law, including, inter alia,
protection against torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,
protection against refoulement, the review of their detention and, if subjected to trial,
fundamental judicial guarantees.”
[See chap. III.]
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