A/HRC/RES/18/9 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 13 October 2011 Original: English Human Rights Council Eighteenth session Agenda item 1 Organizational and procedural matters Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 18/9 Resumption of the rights of membership of Libya in the Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council, Recalling paragraph 14 of its resolution S-15/1 of 25 February 2011, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 65/265 of 1 March 2011, in which the Assembly decided to suspend the rights of membership in the Human Rights Council of Libya, 1. Welcomes the commitments made by Libya to uphold its obligations under international human rights law, to promote and protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and to cooperate with relevant international human rights mechanisms, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the international commission of inquiry established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution S-15/1; 2. Recommends that the General Assembly lift the suspension of the rights of membership of Libya in the Human Rights Council at its current session. 36th meeting 29 September 2011 [Adopted without a vote.] * GE.11- 16647 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its eighteenth session (A/HRC/18/2), chap. I.