A/HRC/RES/29/6 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 21 July 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-ninth session Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 2 July 2015 29/6. Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors, and the independence of lawyers The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations as well as by articles 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and articles 2, 4, 9, 14 and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and bearing in mind the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, Recalling the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, the Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct and the United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems, Recalling also all previous resolutions and decisions of the Human Rights Council, the Commission on Human Rights and the General Assembly on the independence and impartiality of the judiciary and the integrity of the judicial system, Taking note of the reports of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers submitted to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-sixth and twenty-ninth sessions, on judicial accountability1 and on the protection of children’s rights in the justice system,2 respectively, Convinced that an independent and impartial judiciary, an independent legal profession, an objective and impartial prosecution able to perform its functions accordingly and the integrity of the judicial system are prerequisites for the protection of human rights and the application of the rule of law and for ensuring fair trials and the administration of justice without any discrimination, Recalling that prosecutors should, in accordance with the law, perform their functions fairly, consistently and expeditiously, respect and protect human dignity, and 1 2 A/HRC/26/32. A/HRC/29/26. GE.15-12254(E) *1512254*