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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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