Protection of Journalists in Situations of Armed Conflict

A/HRC/RES/13/24View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2010.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Conferences Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Journalists Report Preparation

What’s in this document?

3 operative paragraphs

Decides to convene, within existing resources, a panel discussion at its fourteenth session on the issue of protection of journalists in armed conflict;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to liaise with the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the International Committee of the Red Cross and all concerned parties and stakeholders, including relevant press organizations and associations and United Nations bodies and agencies, with a view to ensuring their participation in the panel discussion;

Also requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a report on the outcome of the panel discussion in the form of a summary.

The resolutions and decisions of the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its thirteenth session (A/HRC/13/56), chap. I.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Table of contents