A/HRC/RES/19/32 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 April 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Nineteenth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 19/32 Human rights and unilateral coercive measures The Human Rights Council, Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling also all previous resolutions on human rights and unilateral coercive measures adopted by the Commission on Human Rights, the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly, Reaffirming Human Rights Council resolution 15/24 of 1 October 2010 and General Assembly resolution 66/156 of 19 December 2011, Stressing that unilateral coercive measures and legislation are contrary to international law, international humanitarian law, the Charter and the norms and principles governing peaceful relations among States, Recognizing the universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated character of all human rights and, in this regard, reaffirming the right to development as a universal and inalienable right and an integral part of all human rights, Expressing its concern at the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights, development, international relations, trade, investment and cooperation, Recognizing that unilateral coercive measures in the form of economic sanctions can have far-reaching implications for the human rights of the general population of targeted States, disproportionately affecting the poor and the most vulnerable classes, Recognizing also that long-term unilateral coercive measures may result in social problems and raise humanitarian concerns in the States targeted, * GE.12- 13117 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its nineteenth session (A/HRC/19/2), chap. I.