A/HRC/RES/54/23
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
16 October 2023
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-fourth session
11 September–13 October 2023
Agenda item 4
Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 12 October 2023
54/23.
Situation of human rights in the Russian Federation
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the
provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and relevant international human
rights treaties,
Reaffirming that it is the primary responsibility of each State to respect, protect and
fulfil human rights in accordance with its obligations under international human rights law,
Reaffirming also its strong commitment to the sovereignty and political independence
of the Russian Federation within its internationally recognized borders,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 51/25 of 7 October 2022 on the situation
of human rights in the Russian Federation,
Recalling also all relevant statements made by the Secretary-General, the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the special procedures of the Human Rights
Council and the treaty bodies concerning the situation of human rights in the Russian
Federation,
Recalling further the alarming findings of the report of the Moscow Mechanism of
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on the legal and administrative
practices of the Russian Federation of 22 September 2022,1 as well as of its report of 4 May
2023,2
Gravely concerned at the continued significant deterioration of the situation of human
rights in the Russian Federation, in particular with regard to reports of the extrajudicial killing
of government critics and severe restrictions on the rights to freedoms of opinion and
expression, peaceful assembly and association, both online and offline, to silence dissent,
anti-war expression and other peaceful activities vital for the functioning of a democratic
society, resulting in systematic crackdowns on civil society organizations and
representatives, human rights defenders, particularly women human rights defenders, who
face specific sexual and gender-based violence and threats, independent media outlets,
journalists, media workers, Indigenous Peoples, persons in vulnerable situations, persons
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2
www.osce.org/odihr/526720.
www.osce.org/odihr/542751.
GE.23-19826(E)