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10.
Takes note of the steps taken by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal
Court;
11.
Also takes note of the statements made by the Libyan National Transitional
Council of its commitment to uphold international human rights law, and underlines the
importance of implementing those statements;
12.
Encourages the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to identify ways to increase its engagement with Libya, including through technical
assistance;
13.
Takes note of the application of the measures described by the General
Assembly in paragraph 8 of its resolution 60/251, and recalls its decision to review the
matter as appropriate in the light of further developments;
14.
Decides to extend the mandate of the commission of inquiry established by
the Human Rights Council in its resolution S-15/1, and requests the commission to continue
its work, including through visits, and to provide an oral update to the Council at its
eighteenth session, and a final written report at its nineteenth session;
15.
Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to continue to
provide all administrative, technical and logistical assistance required to enable the
commission of inquiry to fulfil its mandate;
16.
Expresses its determination to ensure monitoring of the human rights
situation in Libya, and decides to remain seized of the matter.
34th meeting
17 June 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
17/18
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a
communications procedure
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 11/1 of 17 June 2009 and 13/3 of 24
March 2010 on the Open-ended Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child to provide a communications procedure,
1.
Welcomes the work of the Open-ended Working Group and takes note of the
report on its second session;18
2.
Adopts the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on
a communications procedure as contained in the annex to the present resolution;
3.
Recommends that the General Assembly, in accordance with paragraph 5 (c)
of Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, adopt the following resolution:
“The General Assembly,
Welcoming the adoption by the Human Rights Council, through its resolution
17/18 of 17 June 2011, of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of
the Child on a communications procedure,
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A/HRC/17/36.
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