A/HRC/RES/37/40
Expressing serious concern at the discrimination based on ethnic grounds,
restrictions on education in one’s native language in both Georgian regions, and the
reported mass demolition of houses of ethnic Georgians in the Tskhinvali region,
Recognizing with appreciation the efforts of the Government of Georgia to
strengthen democracy, the rule of law and the promotion and protection of human rights,
and in this context welcoming the cooperation of the Government with United Nations and
regional human rights mechanisms,
Expressing concern that internally displaced persons and refugees continue to be
deprived of the right to return to their homes in a safe and dignified manner,
Expressing serious concern at the repeated denial of access to international and
regional monitors, including United Nations human rights mechanisms, to both Georgian
regions by those in control of those regions,
Recognizing in this context the importance of and need for periodic reports of the
Office of the High Commissioner for an objective and impartial assessment of the situation
of human rights in both Georgian regions,
1.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
continue to provide technical assistance through his office in Tbilisi;
2.
Strongly calls for immediate access to be given to the Office of the High
Commissioner and international and regional human rights mechanisms to Abkhazia,
Georgia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia;
3.
Requests the High Commissioner to present to the Human Rights Council, in
accordance with its resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, an oral update on the follow-up to the
present resolution at its thirty-eighth session, and to present a written report on
developments relating to and the implementation of the present resolution at its thirty-ninth
session.
56th meeting
23 March 2018
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 19 to 5, with 23 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Australia, Belgium, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Peru,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Togo, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland, United States of America
Against:
Burundi, China, Cuba, Philippines, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Angola, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Kenya,
Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Republic of Korea,
Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, United
Arab Emirates]
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