Promoting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Through a Better Understanding of Traditional Values of Humankind

A/HRC/RES/12/21View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 8 Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, published in 2009.

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2 versions · 2009–2011

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/16/3

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2011	A/HRC/RES/16/3	Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional values of humankind	514	64%Compare
2009	A/HRC/RES/12/21	Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional values of humankind	388	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Conferences Cultural Values Human Rights Advancement

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to convene, in 2010, a workshop for an exchange of views on how a better understanding of traditional values of humankind underpinning international human rights norms and standards can contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, with the participation of representatives from all interested States, regional organizations, national human rights institutions and civil society, as well as experts selected with due consideration given to the appropriate representation of different civilizations and legal systems;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to present to the Council a summary of the discussions held at the workshop in conformity with the programme of work of the Council.

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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