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women, recognizing the importance of cooperation and coordination with all relevant
United Nations entities, including, inter alia, the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Special Rapporteur on violence against
women, its causes and consequences, the Working Group on the issue of discrimination
against women in law and in practice, and the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, and to ground its strategy and work in the human rights obligations and
responsibilities of States;
10.
Decides to include in the annual full-day discussion on women’s human
rights, at its twentieth session, in consultation with the Special Rapporteur on violence
against women, its causes and consequences, and other relevant special procedures mandate
holders, the theme of remedies, with a focus on transformative and culturally sensitive
reparations for women who have been subjected to violence, and requests the Office of the
High Commissioner to prepare and disseminate a summary report of the proceedings;
11.
Invites the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a thematic analytical
study on the issue of violence against women and girls and disability, in consultation with
the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the
Special Rapporteur on disability of the Commission for Social Development of the
Economic and Social Council, other relevant special procedure mandate holders, States,
United Nations entities, regional organizations, civil society organizations and other
relevant stakeholders, and to report to the Human Rights Council at its twentieth session;
12.
Decides to continue consideration of the issue of the elimination of all forms
of violence against women, its causes and consequences, as a matter of high priority, in
conformity with its annual programme of work.
34th meeting
17 June 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
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Human rights of migrants: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the
human rights of migrants
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which proclaims that all
human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to
all the rights and freedoms set out therein, without distinction of any kind, in particular as
to race, colour, sex, religion or national origin,
Recalling all international norms and standards relevant to the human rights of
migrants,
Recalling also Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1999/44 of 27 April 1999,
2002/62 of 25 April 2002 and 2005/47 of 19 April 2005, General Assembly and Human
Rights Council resolutions on the human rights of migrants, and Council resolution 8/10 of
18 June 2008 entitled “Human rights of migrants: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the
human rights of migrants”,
Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March
2006,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on the institution-building of the
Council, and 5/2, on the code of conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the
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