A/RES/58/178
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Condemns all human rights violations committed against persons
engaged in promoting and defending human rights and fundamental freedoms
around the world, and urges States to take all appropriate action, consistent with the
Declaration and all other relevant human rights instruments, to eliminate such
human rights violations;
Calls upon all States to take all necessary measures to ensure the
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protection of human rights defenders, at both the local and the national levels;
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Urges States to ensure that any measures to combat terrorism and
preserve national security comply with their obligations under international law, in
particular under international human rights law, and do not hinder the work and
safety of human rights defenders;
Emphasizes the importance of combating impunity, and in this regard
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urges States to take appropriate measures to address the question of impunity for
threats, attacks and acts of intimidation against human rights defenders;
Urges all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special
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Representative in the performance of her tasks and to furnish all information in the
fulfilment of her mandate upon request;
Calls upon Governments to give serious consideration to responding
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favourably to the requests of the Special Representative to visit their countries, and
urges them to enter into a constructive dialogue with the Special Representative
with respect to the follow-up to her recommendations, so as to enable her to fulfil
her mandate even more effectively;
10. Urges those Governments that have not yet responded to the
communications transmitted to them by the Special Representative to answer
without further delay;
11. Invites Governments to consider translating the Declaration into national
languages, and encourages them to disseminate it widely;
12. Requests all concerned United Nations agencies and organizations,
within their mandates, to provide all possible assistance and support to the Special
Representative in the implementation of her programme of activities;
13. Invites relevant United Nations bodies, including at the country level,
within their mandates and working in cooperation with States, to give due
consideration to the Declaration and to the reports of the Special Representative,
and requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
to draw the attention of all relevant United Nations bodies, including at the country
level, to the reports of the Special Representative;
14. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Representative
with all necessary human, material and financial resources in order to enable her to
continue to carry out her mandate effectively, including through country visits;
15. Decides to consider this question at its fifty-ninth session under the item
entitled “Human rights questions”.
77th plenary meeting
22 December 2003
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