A/HRC/RES/18/14
international and regional mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights, 1
held in Geneva on 3 and 4 May 2010, including its conclusions and recommendations;
2.
Welcomes the progress made by Governments in the establishment of
regional and subregional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights
and their achievements in all regions of the world;
3.
Expresses its appreciation for the interregional efforts made by the Member
States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, as manifested by the establishment of
the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission;
4.
Requests the High Commissioner to hold, in 2012, a workshop on regional
arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights to take stock of
developments since the workshop in 2010, including a thematic discussion based on the
concrete and practical experience of regional mechanisms, in order to share information on
best practices, lessons learned and new possible forms of cooperation, with the participation
of relevant experts from international, regional, subregional and interregional human rights
mechanisms, as well as of Member States, observers, national human rights institutions and
non-governmental organizations;
5.
Also requests the High Commissioner to present to the Human Rights
Council, at its twenty-second session, a report containing a summary of the discussions held
at the above-mentioned workshop and of the progress towards the implementation of the
present resolution.
36th meeting
29 September 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
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A/HRC/15/56.