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other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment6 and the Convention
on the Rights of the Child7 and that it has signed the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,8
Recalling all its relevant resolutions, as well as the resolutions of
the Commission on Human Rights and the decisions of the Economic and Social
Council,
Welcoming the special emphasis that the United Nations Special Mission
to Afghanistan has placed on human rights issues in its discussions with the
Afghan parties,
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the interim report of the Special
Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights
in Afghanistan9 and of the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;
2.
Expresses concern at the numerous and consistent reports of human
rights abuses and violations of humanitarian law and human rights, including
the rights to life, liberty and security of person, freedom from torture and
from other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and
freedom of opinion, expression and association;
3.
Expresses its deep concern at the intensification of armed
hostilities in Afghanistan, and calls on all parties involved immediately to
cease such hostilities and to engage in a political dialogue aimed at
achieving national reconciliation;
4.
Calls on all the Afghan parties fully to respect and act in
accordance with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, regardless of
gender, ethnicity or religion, in particular the right to life, liberty and
security of person and freedom of opinion and expression;
5.
Urges all the Afghan parties fully to respect accepted
humanitarian rules and act in accordance with all human rights and fundamental
freedoms, including the rights of women and children, and calls upon the
Afghan authorities to take measures to ensure the effective participation of
women in social, political and cultural life throughout the country;
6.
Deeply deplores the grave deterioration of the human rights of
women noted by the Special Rapporteur in his report, and urges the Afghan
authorities immediately to restore respect for all human rights of women,
including the right of women to work and the right of girls to education
without discrimination, and calls upon Afghanistan to ratify the Convention on
the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, to which it is a signatory;
6
Resolution 39/46, annex.
7
Resolution 44/25, annex.
8
Resolution 34/180, annex.
9
See A/51/481.
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