A/HRC/17/2
3.
Calls upon concerned parties to ensure the immediate implementation of the
conclusions contained in the report of the fact-finding mission;
4.
Notes that the panel of inquiry established by the Secretary-General is
expected to complete its work soon;
5.
Requests the High Commissioner to bring to the attention of the SecretaryGeneral the conclusions contained in the report of the fact-finding mission,1 as well as the
follow-up reports;
5.
Also requests the High Commissioner to submit a concluding report on the
status of the implementation of paragraph 3 above to the Human Rights Council at its
twentieth session;
6.
Decides to follow up the implementation of the present resolution at its
twentieth session.
34th meeting
17 June 2011
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 36 to 1, with 8 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Japan,
Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay
Against:
United States of America
Abstaining:
Cameroon, Hungary, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,
Slovakia, Ukraine, Zambia]
17/11
Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against
women: ensuring due diligence in protection
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming and building upon Human Rights Council resolution 14/12 of 18 June
2010,
Reaffirming its resolutions and those of the Commission on Human Rights on the
elimination of all forms of violence against women, and recalling the relevant resolutions of
the Commission on the Status of Women, the General Assembly and the Security Council,
in particular Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000, 1820 (2008) of
19 June 2008, 1888 (2009) of 30 September 2009, 1889 (2009) of 5 October 2009) and
1960 (2010) of 16 December 2010,
Reaffirming also the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Declaration
on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for
Action, the Cairo Programme of Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session
GE.12-13630
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