Situation of Human Rights in Honduras Since the Coup D'état on 28 June 2009

A/HRC/RES/12/14View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council's attention, published in 2009.

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Coups D'etat Democracy Honduras Human Rights Human Rights Violations Regional Cooperation Report Preparation Rule of Law Violence

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Strongly condemns the human rights violations occurring as a consequence of the coup d’état of 28 June 2009, and in particular following the return of President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales on 21 September 2009;

Calls for the immediate end to all human rights violations in Honduras and for the unconditional respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as the restoration of democracy and the rule of law;

Calls on all actors and institutions to refrain from violence and to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Expresses its support for regional and subregional efforts made to restore the democratic and constitutional order and the rule of law in Honduras;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to present a comprehensive report on the violations of human rights in Honduras since the coup d’état, and to submit a preliminary report thereon to the General Assembly at the main part of its sixty-fourth session and to the Council at its thirteenth session.

The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twelfth session (A/HRC/12/50), chap. I.

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