A/HRC/RES/35/6 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 10 July 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session 6–23 June 2017 Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 22 June 2017 35/6. Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and guided also by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other relevant human rights instruments, Recalling the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the need for persons with disabilities to be guaranteed the full enjoyment of their rights and freedoms without discrimination of any kind, Deeply concerned that, in all parts of the world, persons with disabilities continue to face barriers in their participation as equal members of society and violations of their human rights, and conscious that greater attention and commitment is needed to address these challenges, Recalling all previous resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council on the rights of persons with disabilities, Recalling also its resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Human Rights Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto, Recalling further its resolution 26/20 of 27 June 2014, 1. Reaffirms the obligation of States to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities and to promote, protect and respect their human rights; 2. disabilities; GE.17-11503(E)  Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with

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