7. Requests relevant special procedures and the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, and invites human rights treaty bodies, within their respective mandates, to continue to address the relevant aspects of the protection of human rights of civilians in armed conflicts in their work; 8. Invites the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to convene, within existing resources, an expert consultation, open to the participation of Governments, regional organizations, relevant United Nations bodies and civil society organizations, and in consultation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, on the issue of protecting the human rights of civilians in armed conflict, and requests the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to report on the outcome of this consultation, in the form of a summary of discussions on the above-mentioned issue, to the Council at its eleventh session; 9. Decides to continue consideration of this question at its eleventh session under the same agenda item on the basis of the outcome of the consultation referred to in paragraph 8 above, with a view to consider requesting the Advisory Committee, while taking into account the work of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on this subject, to elaborate a study with potential recommendations on the protection of the human rights of civilians in armed conflict. 22nd meeting 24 September 2008 [Adopted without a vote.] 9/10. Human rights and transitional justice The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the Protocols Additional thereto of 8 June 1977, other relevant international human rights law and international humanitarian law instruments and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, Recalling previous resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights on human rights and transitional justice (2005/70), impunity (2005/81) and the right to the truth (2005/66), General Assembly resolution 60/147 on the Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law as well as Council decisions 4/102 on transitional justice and 2/105 on the right to the truth, Recalling also the report of the Secretary-General on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies (S/2004/616), including relevant recommendations contained therein, and the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Uniting our strengths: Enhancing United Nations support for the rule of law” (A/61/636-S/2006/980), which designates the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as the lead entity within the United Nations system on, inter alia, transitional justice, 25