A/RES/73/172
Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
enjoyment by all persons of human rights, gender equality, access to justice for all
and effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels,
Noting with deep concern that impunity continues to be a major cause of the
perpetuation of violations of human rights, including extrajudicial, summary or
arbitrary executions, especially with regard to the gender-related killing of women
and girls, also known as femicide,
Noting that enforced disappearances can end in extrajudicial, summary or
arbitrary executions, recalling the importance in this regard of the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 6 and
calling upon all States which have not yet done so to consider signing and ratifying
or acceding to the Convention,
Acknowledging that international human rights law and international
humanitarian law are complementary and mutually reinforcing,
Noting with deep concern the growing number of civilians and persons hors de
combat killed in situations of armed conflict and internal strife, and that women and
girls are disproportionately affected by conflict, as recognized in Security Council
resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 on women and peace and security and
subsequent resolutions on the matter,
Noting with deep concern also the continuing instances of the arbitrary
deprivation of life, resulting from, inter alia, the impo sition and implementation of
capital punishment when carried out in a manner that violates international law,
Recalling the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and
Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 7 and the adoption
of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the
Nelson Mandela Rules), 8
Deeply concerned about acts that can amount to extrajudicial, summary or
arbitrary executions committed against persons exercising their r ights to peaceful
assembly and freedom of expression in all regions of the world,
Deeply concerned also about killings committed by non-State actors, including
terrorist groups and criminal organizations, which may amount to abuses of
international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law,
Acknowledging that extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions may under
certain circumstances amount to genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as
defined in international law, including in the Rome Statute of the International
Criminal Court, 9 and recalling in this regard that each individual State has the
responsibility to protect its populations from such crimes, as set out by the General
Assembly in its resolutions 60/1 of 16 September 2005 and 63/308 of
14 September 2009,
Convinced of the need for effective action to prevent, combat and eliminate the
abhorrent practice of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, which represent
flagrant violations of international human rights law, particularly the right to life, as
well as of international humanitarian law,
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Reiterates its strong condemnation of all the extrajudicial, summary or
arbitrary executions that continue to occur throughout the world;
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