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

A/HRC/RES/16/3No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 3Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2009–2011
  • 2011A/HRC/RES/16/3Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional values of humankindLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2009A/HRC/RES/12/21Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional values of humankind

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
ConferencesCultural ValuesHuman Rights Advancement

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Welcomes the holding on 4 October 2010 of 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;
2
Also welcomes the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights containing the summary of the discussions held at the said workshop;
3
Affirms that dignity, freedom and responsibility are traditional values, shared by all humanity and embodied in universal rights instruments;
4
Recognizes that the better understanding and appreciation of these values contribute to promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms;
5
Notes the important role of family, community, society and educational institutions in upholding and transmitting these values, which contributes to promoting respect for human rights and increasing their acceptance at the grass roots, and calls upon all States to strengthen this role through appropriate positive measures;
6
Requests the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to prepare a study on how a better understanding and appreciation of traditional values of dignity, freedom and responsibility can contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights, and to present that study to the Council before its twenty-first session;
7
Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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