A/HRC/2/2 A/HRC/Sub.1/58/36 page 65 7. Recommends that the Sub-Commission or any future expert advice mechanism include the issue of ensuring respect for human rights during armed conflict among its priorities and as a permanent item on its agenda, to build upon the ongoing work of the Sub-Commission in this area. 21st meeting 24 August 2006 [Adopted without a vote. See chap. VIII.] 2006/22. Prevention of human rights violations committed with small arms and light weapons The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Guided by the principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 on the protection of war victims and the Additional Protocols thereto, and other relevant international instruments on human rights and international humanitarian law, Reaffirming the importance of the right to life as a fundamental principle of international human rights law, as confirmed in article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and in the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee, Recalling its decision 2001/120 of 16 August 2001, in which it entrusted to Ms. Barbara Frey the task of drafting a working paper on the questions of (a) the trade and carrying of small arms and light weapons; and (b) the use of such weapons in the context of human rights and humanitarian norms, its resolution 2002/25 of 14 August 2002 recommending the appointment of Ms. Frey as Special Rapporteur to prepare a comprehensive study on the prevention of human rights violations caused by the availability and misuse of small arms and light weapons; as well as its decision 2003/105 of 13 August 2003, decision 2004/123 of 13 August 2004 and decision 2005/110 of 11 August 2005 on the prevention of human rights violations committed with small arms and light weapons, Recalling also Commission on Human Rights decision 2003/112 of 25 April 2003 on prevention of human rights violations caused by the availability and misuse of small arms and light weapons and decision 2004/124 of 21 April 2004 on the transmittal of a questionnaire regarding availability and misuse of small arms and light weapons, Convinced that the protection of human rights must be central to the development of further principles and norms regarding the availability, transfer and misuse of small arms and light weapons and that to maximize human rights protection for the greatest number of people, both in their own societies and in the international community, States must take steps not only to prevent violations of human rights by State officials with small arms and light weapons, but also to reduce small arms and light weapons violence by private actors,