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VI. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AS AT THE
CONCLUSION OF ITS 21ST MEETING, ON 29 JUNE 2006
[Note: All resolutions and decisions adopted by the Council, as well as President’s statements
agreed on by the Council by consensus will be included in the final report. The present draft
report only reflects those resolutions and decisions adopted at the 21st meeting on Thursday,
29 June 2006.]
2006/1
International Convention for the Protection of
All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 47/133 of 18 December 1992, by which
the Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced
Disappearance as a body of principles for all States,
Also recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 2001/46 establishing an
intersessional open-ended working group of the Commission with the mandate to elaborate
a draft legally binding normative instrument for the protection of all persons from enforced
disappearance, and Commission resolution 2005/27,
Taking note of the report of the working group (E/CN.4/2006/57) and the group’s
decision to conclude its work and transmit the draft international convention for the protection of
all persons from enforced disappearance to the Commission on Human Rights for adoption,
Welcoming the offer by France to host the signing ceremony for the Convention in Paris,
1.
Adopts the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced Disappearance as annexed to this resolution;
2.
Recommends to the General Assembly adoption of the International Convention
for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance;
3.
Recommends that, once adopted by the General Assembly, the Convention be
opened for signature at a signing ceremony in Paris;
4.
Recommends to the General Assembly adoption of the following draft resolution:
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