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Impact of Arms Transfers on Human Rights

A/HRC/RES/32/12No 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 2016.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2016–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/59/13
  • 2025A/HRC/RES/59/13Impact of arms transfers on human rightsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2023A/HRC/RES/53/15Impact of arms transfers on human rightsCompare with previous version
  • 2021A/HRC/RES/47/17Impact of arms transfers on human rightsCompare with previous version
  • 2019A/HRC/RES/41/20Impact of arms transfers on human rightsCompare with previous version
  • 2016A/HRC/RES/32/12Impact of arms transfers on human rights

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

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics
Arms TransfersChildrenHuman RightsInternational LawReport PreparationWomen

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Expresses its deep concern at the fact that arms transfers, particularly those that are illicit or unregulated, may seriously undermine the human rights of individuals, especially women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups;
2
Notes with alarm that such arms transfers can have a seriously negative impact on the human rights of women and girls, who may be disproportionately affected by the widespread availability of arms, as it may increase the risk of sexual and gender-based violence, and of violence against children;
3
Urges all States to refrain from transferring arms when they assess, in accordance with applicable national procedures and international obligations and standards, that such arms are sufficiently likely to be used to commit or facilitate serious violations or abuses of international human rights law or international humanitarian law;
4
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report, in consultation with States, United Nations agencies and other relevant stakeholders, on the impact of arms transfers on the enjoyment of human rights, and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fifth session, in order to provide States and other relevant stakeholders with elements to assess the relationship between arms transfers and human rights law that may guide them to strengthen efforts to effectively protect human rights;
5
Invites all relevant special procedures, commissions of inquiry and human rights treaty bodies to bear the present resolution in mind, within the framework of their respective mandates;
6
Decides to remain seized of this issue.

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