A/HRC/RES/58/1
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
3 April 2025
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-eighth session
24 February–4 April 2025
Agenda item 2
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the
High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 2 April 2025
58/1.
Advancing human rights in South Sudan
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Guided also by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the African Charter on
Human and Peoplesʼ Rights and relevant human rights instruments,
Reaffirming that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and
that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights,
Reaffirming also Human Rights Council resolutions S-26/1 of 14 December 2016 and
31/20 of 23 March 2016, in which the Council established the Commission on Human Rights
in South Sudan, and all subsequent Council resolutions on South Sudan,
Recalling all previous General Assembly and Security Council resolutions on South
Sudan and relevant statements made by the President of the Security Council, the SecretaryGeneral and the Special Representative of the Secretary‑General for South Sudan,
Taking note of all relevant decisions and communiqués of the African Union, its Peace
and Security Council and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development,
Taking note also of resolution 542 (LXXIII) 2022 of 9 November 2022 of the African
Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights on the situation of human rights in the Republic
of South Sudan,
Emphasizing that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and
protection of human rights, and recalling that the Government of South Sudan has the
responsibility to protect its population from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and
crimes against humanity,
Recalling the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic
of South Sudan and the obligations it imposes on all signatories, including the binding
commitment made by the parties to ensure the full implementation of the Revitalized
Agreement, the protection of the human rights of civilians at all times and the safety and
dignity of individuals and communities, emphasizing that such commitments remain crucial,
given that the transitional period of the Revitalized Agreement was extended by 24 months
GE.25-05329 (E)