The primary duty of the State to provide humanitarian assistance and the corresponding rights of internally displaced persons 2010, para. 96h
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[The Representative calls on all Member States to shape a rule-based framework to international humanitarian assistance, taking into account the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement as well as the Guidelines for the Domestic Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance and, in particular to:] End impunity for attacks on humanitarian workers and operations by diligently investigating and prosecuting the perpetrators in national courts and, where relevant, cooperating with the International Criminal Court. Take appropriate disciplinary and criminal measures against officials who obstruct or divert humanitarian assistance;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
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Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/282, para. 96h.