A/HRC/17/2
5.
Encourages relevant thematic special procedures mandate holders, in
particular the special rapporteurs on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of
opinion and expression, on the situation of human rights defenders, on the independence of
judges and lawyers, on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment, on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, the Working
Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances as well as the Working Group on
Arbitrary Detention, within their respective mandates, to pay particular attention to the
human rights situation in Belarus and to contribute to the report of the High Commissioner
with recommendations on how to redress the human rights situation in Belarus, to be
presented to the Human Rights Council at its twentieth session;
6.
Calls upon the Government of Belarus to cooperate fully with all
mechanisms of the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner and
human rights treaty bodies, to permit access to visit the country and to provide all necessary
information;
7.
Decides, on the basis of the report of the High Commissioner to be presented
to the Human Rights Council at its twentieth session, to consider further appropriate steps
to be taken.
35th meeting
17 June 2011
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 21 to 5, with 19 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, France, Gabon, Hungary, Japan, Jordan,
Maldives, Mauritius, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain,
Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United
States of America, Uruguay, Zambia
Against:
China, Cuba, Ecuador, Nigeria, Russian Federation
Abstaining:
Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ghana,
Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Pakistan, Qatar,
Republic of Moldova, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Thailand, Uganda]
17/25
Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights,
Acknowledging that peace and security, development and human rights are the
pillars of the United Nations system,
Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political
independence and unity of Somalia,
Recalling its resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007,
Recalling also its previous resolutions on the situation of human rights in Somalia
and its decision 14/119 of 18 June 2010,
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