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serious situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions that warrant immediate
attention or where early action might prevent further deterioration;
(b)
To continue to draw the attention of the United Nations High
Commissionerfor Human Rights to serious situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary
executions that warrant immediate attention or where early action might prevent further
deterioration;
(c)
To respond effectively to information that comes before him or her,
inparticular when an extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary execution is imminent or
threatened or when such an execution has occurred;
(d)
To enhance further his or her dialogue with Governments, as well as to
follow up on recommendations made in reports after visits to particular countries;
(e)
To continue to monitor the implementation of existing international
standardson safeguards and restrictions relating to the imposition of capital punishment,
bearing in mind the comments made by the Human Rights Committee in its interpretation
of article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the
Second Optional Protocol thereto;
(f)
To apply a gender perspective in his or her work;
8.
Urges States:
(a)
To cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of
hisor her tasks, to supply all necessary information requested by him or her and to react
appropriately and expeditiously to his or her urgent appeals, and those Governments that
have not yet responded to communications transmitted to them by the Special Rapporteur to
do so without further delay;
(b)
To give serious consideration to responding favourably to the Special
Rapporteur’s requests to visit their countries;
(c)
To ensure appropriate follow-up to the recommendations and conclusions
ofthe Special Rapporteur, including by providing information to the Special Rapporteur on
the actions taken on those recommendations;
9.
Welcomes the cooperation established between the Special Rapporteur and
other United Nations mechanisms and procedures in the field of human rights, and
encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue efforts in that regard;
10.
Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur
withadequate human, financial and material resources in order to enable him or her to carry
out the mandate effectively, including through country visits;
11.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial,
summary or arbitrary executions for three years;
12.
Also decides to continue to consider this matter in conformity with its
programme of work.
38th meeting
26 June 2014
[Adopted without a vote.]
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