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an accessible form on how they address their adverse human rights impacts, including with
information that is sufficient to evaluate the effectiveness and adequacy of the response to
the particular human rights impact involved, particularly when concerns are raised by or on
behalf of affected stakeholders, including by human rights defenders;
19.
Encourages all States to engage in initiatives to promote effective prevention,
accountability, remedy and reparations with a view to protecting the human rights of
everyone, including human rights defenders, including from human rights abuses by
business enterprises;
20.
Encourages States to avail themselves of technical assistance in follow-up to
the present and previous resolutions of the General Assembly and the Human Rights
Council on the protection of human rights defenders, such as through collaboration, based
on mutual consent, with national human rights institutions, regional organizations, the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and relevant special
procedures, and other relevant international agencies and organizations, and with other
States;
21.
Invites the Secretary-General to draw attention to the present resolution in the
United Nations system and to continue to include alleged cases of reprisal and intimidation
against human rights defenders addressing economic, social and cultural rights, and their
family members, associates and legal representatives, in the annual report on cooperation
with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights;
22.
Invites the Special Rapporteur to continue to address the situation of human
rights defenders in the field of economic, social and cultural rights, including good
practices and challenges, in his work and reporting, including through collaboration and
coordination with relevant United Nations agencies, organizations and mechanisms, treaty
bodies and other relevant special procedures, in accordance with the mandate;
23.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
65th meeting
24 March 2016
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 33 to 6, with 8 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire,
Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands,
Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, South
Africa, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Against:
Burundi, China, Cuba, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of)
Abstaining:
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), El Salvador, Kenya, Namibia, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam]
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