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2.
Reaffirms Human Rights Council resolution 9/19, by which the Council
extended the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi
until the establishment of an independent national human rights commission;
3.
Welcomes in this regard the adoption of Law 1/04 of 5 January 2011 creating
an independent national human rights commission, and the effective establishment of a
human rights institution on 23 May 2011;
4.
Takes note of the holding during its seventeenth session of an interactive
dialogue on the report of the independent expert and of his presentation on the completion
of the mandate, in which he acknowledged the establishment of an independent national
human rights commission, in accordance with the Paris Principles, satisfying therefore the
requirements of paragraph 8 of resolution 9/19;
5.
Encourages the independent national human rights commission to submit a
request for accreditation to the International Coordinating Committee of National Human
Rights Institutions;
6.
Strongly urges the international community to increase its technical and
financial assistance to the Government of Burundi with a view to supporting its efforts to
promote and protect human rights.
38th meeting
30 September 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
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Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human
rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, as
reaffirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in accordance with their
respective obligations under the International Covenants on Human Rights and other
applicable human rights instruments,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,
Recalling also Council resolutions 5/1 on institution-building of the Council and 5/2
on a code of conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the Council, of 18 June
2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance
with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
Recalling further Council resolution 15/20 of 30 September 2010 and other relevant
resolutions,
Bearing in mind the report of the Secretary-General on the role and achievements of
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in assisting the
Government and people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights,40
Recognizing that the tragic history of Cambodia requires special measures to ensure
the protection of human rights and the non-return to the policies and practices of the past, as
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