A/HRC/RES/21/3
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
9 October 2012
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-first session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
21/3.
Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better
understanding of traditional values of humankind: best practices
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and that everyone is entitled
to the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as race,
colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property,
birth or other status,
Reiterating the call of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to promote
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms by teaching and education, and to
secure their universal and effective recognition and observance by progressive measures,
national and international,
Guided by the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, which reaffirms, inter
alia, the solemn commitment of all States to fulfil their obligations to promote universal
respect for, and observance and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms
for all in accordance with the Charter, other instruments relating to human rights, and
international law, and that the universal nature of these rights and freedoms is beyond
question,
Reiterating that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interrelated,
interdependent and mutually reinforcing, and that all human rights must be treated in a fair
and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis and that, while the
significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and
religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, all States, regardless of their political,
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The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in
the report of the Council on its twenty-first session (A/HRC/21/2), chap. I.