A/HRC/6/22
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Recalling further General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 entitled
“Human Rights Council”,
Recalling the resolutions 5/1 “Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights
Council” and 5/2 “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 these resolutions and their annexes,
1.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention for a
further period of three years, in accordance with resolutions 1991/42 and 1997/50 of the
Commission on Human Rights:
(a) To investigate cases of deprivation of liberty imposed arbitrarily or otherwise
inconsistently with the relevant international standards set forth in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights or in the relevant international legal instruments accepted by the States
concerned;
(b) To seek and receive information from Governments and intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations, and receive information from the individuals concerned, their
families or their representatives;
(c) To act on information submitted to its attention regarding alleged cases of arbitrary
detention by sending urgent appeals and communications to concerned Governments to clarify
and to bring to their attention these cases;
(d) To conduct field missions upon the invitation of Government, in order to understand
better the situations prevailing in countries, as well as the underlying reasons for instances of
arbitrary deprivation of liberty;
(e) To formulate deliberations on issues of a general nature in order to assist States to
prevent and guard against the practice of arbitrary deprivation of liberty and to facilitate
consideration of future cases;
(f) To present an annual report to the Human Rights Council presenting its activities,
findings, conclusions and recommendations;
2.
Encourages the Working Group, in fulfilling its mandate:
(a) To work in cooperation and dialogue with all those concerned by the cases submitted
to it, and in particular with States that provide information which should be given due
consideration;
(b) To work in coordination with other mechanisms of the Human Rights Council, with
other competent United Nations bodies and with treaty bodies, bearing in mind the role of the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in such coordination, and to
take all necessary measures to avoid duplication with those mechanisms, in particular regarding
the treatment of the communications it receives and field missions;
(c)
To carry out its task with discretion, objectivity and independence;
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