Nations human rights treaty bodies and the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, and urges them to continue their cooperation, in
accordance with their mandates, and to coordinate their efforts, where appropriate, in
order to promote a consistent approach on this subject;
25. Encourages States, while countering terrorism, to take into account
relevant United Nations resolutions and decisions on human rights, and encourages
them to give due consideration to the recommendations of the special procedures and
mechanisms of the Council and the relevant comments and views of human rights
treaty bodies;
26. Notes with appreciation the issuance by the Counter-Terrorism Committee
of the Security Council of its policy guidance number 2 regarding human rights and
the Committee;
27. Takes note of the requests by the General Assembly addressed to the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special
Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental
freedoms while countering terrorism to continue to contribute to the work of the
Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, including by raising awareness about
the necessity to respect human rights while countering terrorism;
28. Requests the High Commissioner to report regularly on the implementation
of the present resolution to the Council, in accordance with its annual programme of
work, and to the General Assembly;
29. Decides to continue consideration of this issue in the 2008-2009 cycle of
the Council, in accordance with its annual programme of work.
39th meeting
27 March 2008
Adopted without a vote.
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