A/HRC/9/28
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Part One: Resolutions, decisions and President’s statements adopted by
the Council at its ninth session
I. Resolutions adopted by the Council at its ninth session
9/1. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of
the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products
and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
the International Covenants on Human Rights and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action, particularly on the question of the human rights of everyone to life, the enjoyment of the
highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, food, adequate housing and work,
access to information, access to safe drinking water and sanitation, public participation and the
right to development,
Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,
Recalling all previous resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights on the adverse
effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the
enjoyment of human rights, in particular resolutions 1995/81 of 8 March 1995, 2004/17 of
16 April 2004 and 2005/15 of 14 April 2005,
Affirming that transboundary and national movements and the dumping of toxic and
dangerous products and wastes may constitute a serious threat to human rights, including the
right to life, the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, food,
adequate housing and work, access to information and to safe drinking water and sanitation,
public participation and the right to development,
Reiterating that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated,
Reaffirming that the international community must treat all human rights in a fair and equal
manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis,
Recalling Council resolutions 5/1 on institution-building of the United Nations
Human Rights Council and 5/2 on the code of conduct for special procedures mandate-holders of
the Human Rights Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate-holder shall
discharge his/her duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
1.
Strongly condemns the dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes that
have a negative impact on human rights;
2.
Acknowledges with appreciation the work undertaken by the Special Rapporteur on
the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and
wastes on the enjoyment of human rights;
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