A/HRC/18/2
(e)
The question of the ambiguities in international instruments that allow the
movement and dumping of hazardous substances and wastes, and any gaps in the
effectiveness of international regulatory mechanisms;
4.
Encourages the Special Rapporteur to carry out his mandate in close
cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme, relevant United Nations
agencies, such as the World Health Organization and the International Labour
Organization, and the secretariats of relevant international environmental conventions, with
a view to mainstreaming human rights into their work and avoiding duplication;
5.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to develop, in consultation with relevant
stakeholders and with the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights, a set of best practices with regard to the implications for human rights of
the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes,
to be annexed to his final report to the Human Rights Council;
6.
Calls upon countries to facilitate the work of the Special Rapporteur by
providing information and inviting him to undertake country visits;
7.
Encourages the Special Rapporteur, in accordance with his mandate and with
the support and assistance of the Office of the High Commissioner, to continue to provide
Governments with an appropriate opportunity to respond to allegations transmitted to him
and reflected in his report, and to have their observations reflected in his report to the
Human Rights Council;
8.
Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to provide the
Special Rapporteur with all the necessary assistance for the effective fulfilment of his
mandate;
9.
Decides to continue consideration of this matter under the same agenda item,
in accordance with its programme of work.
36th meeting
29 September 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
18/12
Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile
justice
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all relevant international
treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the
Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Bearing in mind the numerous other international standards and norms in the field of
the administration of justice, in particular of juvenile justice, including the Standard
Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the United Nations Standard Minimum
Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules),22 the Basic Principles
for the Treatment of Prisoners,23 the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons
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General Assembly resolution 40/33, annex.
General Assembly resolution 45/111, annex.
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