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Annex III
14TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE FRAMEWORK ON REGIONAL
COOPERATION FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Bali action points adopted by Member States on 12 July 2007
PP Expressing appreciation to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for hosting
the 14th Annual Workshop of the framework on regional cooperation for the promotion and
protection of human rights in the Asia-Pacific region in collaboration with OHCHR;
PP Expressing appreciation to the representatives of national human rights institutions,
international organizations, civil society and resource persons for their inputs to the workshop;
PP Acknowledging the value-added of the thematic discussions at the 13th and 14th Annual
Workshops of the framework on regional cooperation for the promotion and protection of human
rights in the Asia-Pacific region in Beijing on human trafficking and Bali on extreme poverty
respectively, and supporting the continuation of the good practice of thematic discussions;
PP Noting that 2008 will mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, the 15th anniversary of the process of Regional Cooperation for the Promotion and
Protection of Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region, as well as the 10th anniversary of the
Tehran Framework on Regional Technical Cooperation;
PP Welcome the activities by national human rights institutions in support of regional
cooperation, including those with the support of the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Institutions
and OHCHR;
PP Note the proposal of OHCHR to hold a regional workshop in 2007 on the establishment of
national human rights institutions with a view to sharing information and best practice;
The Member States hereby:
1.
Recognize the important linkage between human rights and efforts to address extreme
poverty, and agree to continue sharing experiences and ideas on the application on this linkage;
2.
Agree that the next regional workshop should be a special event to reflect on the progress
and achievements made under the Asia-Pacific Framework, including the four Tehran pillars,
and define further priorities for regional cooperation for the promotion and protection of human
rights;
3.
Request OHCHR, in preparation for the 15th anniversary, to produce a summary of
recommendations made since the first annual workshop in Manila, the Philippines in 1991 and
progress made in their implementation;
4.
Request OHCHR to prepare a directory of resource materials and resource persons
available to assist the implementation of activities under the regional framework;
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