A/HRC/2/2 A/HRC/Sub.1/58/36 page 9 3. The difficulty of establishing guilt or responsibility with regard to sexual violence The Human Rights Council, taking note of resolution 2006/4 of 24 August 2006 of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, decides to confirm the mandate of the Special Rapporteur entrusted with preparing a detailed study on the difficulties of establishing guilt and/or responsibilities with regard to crimes of sexual violence, and to approve the decision to request the Special Rapporteur to submit an interim report to the Sub-Commission at its fifty-ninth session or to the future expert advice mechanism at its first session and a final report in the following year, or, failing that, to submit them to the Human Rights Council. The Council requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur with any assistance she may require to complete her mandate successfully. [See chap. II, sect. A, resolution 2006/4, and chap. V.] 4. Corruption and its impact on the full enjoyment of human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights The Human Rights Council, recalling Commission on Human Rights decision 2005/104 of 15 April 2005 and taking note of Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights resolution 2006/6 of 24 August 2006, endorses the request addressed by the Sub-Commission to the Secretary-General to transmit the questionnaire on the fight against corruption contained in the second progress report (A/HRC/Sub.1/58/CRP.10, annex) of the Special Rapporteur to Member States and other stakeholders, including the specialized agencies dealing with corruption issues, relevant non-governmental organizations, relevant members of civil society, international financial institutions, etc., and the request that the Secretary-General provide the Special Rapporteur with all the necessary assistance to enable her to complete her mandate, including study visits to two interested countries to enable her to examine obstacles and challenges confronting national mechanisms and the best practices to prevent and combat corruption. [See chap. II, sect. A, resolution 2006/6, and chap. VI.] 5. Working Group on Indigenous Populations The Human Rights Council, taking note of resolution 2006/13 of 24 August 2006 of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, endorses the Sub-Commission’s request to authorize ten meetings for the Working Group on Indigenous Populations prior to the fifty-ninth session of the Sub-Commission or of the first session of any future expert advice mechanism in 2007. [See chap. II, sect. A, resolution 2006/13, and chap. VII.]

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