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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 39
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- Emphasizes the importance of States ensuring proper follow-up to the recommendations and conclusions of the relevant treaty bodies and mechanisms, including the Committee, the Subcommittee, national preventive mechanisms and the Special Rapporteur, while recognizing the important role of the universal periodic review, national human rights institutions and other relevant national or regional bodies in preventing torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 5
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- Recalling further the definition of torture contained in article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the obligation of States to abide strictly by the definition of torture contained in article 1, without prejudice to any international instrument or national legislation which contains or may contain provisions of wider application, and emphasizing the importance of properly interpreting and implementing the obligations of States with respect to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 49
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- Decides to consider at its seventy-third and seventy-fourth sessions the reports of the Secretary-General, including the report on the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture and the Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol, the report of the Committee, the report of the Subcommittee and the interim report of the Special Rapporteur;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 47
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- Welcomes and acknowledges the work of the Convention against Torture Initiative, launched in March 2014 on the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention, to achieve the universal ratification and improved implementation of the Convention by 2024, as well as related regional initiatives on the prevention and eradication of torture;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 37
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- Welcomes the work and the reports of the Committee and of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, recommends that their reports continue to include information on the follow-up by States parties to their recommendations, and supports the Committee and the Subcommittee in their efforts to further improve the effectiveness of their working methods;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 9
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- Urges States to ensure that border control operations and reception centres fully comply with international human rights obligations and commitments, including the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
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Pattern of conferences (2019), para. 089
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- and its request that all documents submitted to legislative organs, including the Committee on Conferences, by the Secretariat and intergovernmental and expert bodies for consideration and action have conclusions and recommendations in bold print;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations: requests under Article 19 of the Charter (2019), para. 6
- Original document
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- 3. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to bring to the attention of Member States the deadline specified in resolution 54/237 C, including through an early announcement in the Journal of the United Nations and through direct communication;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (2009), para. 21
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- 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General; 2
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Strengthening the rule of law and the reform of criminal justice institutions, particularly in the areas related to the United Nations system-wide approach to fighting transnational organized crime and drug trafficking (2013), para. 28
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- 14. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2013), para. 22
- Original document
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- 5. Welcomes the report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 19/22, 11 and the recommendations contained therein;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1999), para. 32
- Original document
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- (d) It is an abuse of the right to submit a communication;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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Questions relating to information (2003), para. 009
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- (e) To aim at, in addition to bilateral cooperation, providing all possible support and assistance to the developing countries and their media, public, private or other, with due regard to their interests and needs in the field of information and to action already adopted within the United Nations system, including:
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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United Nations common system: report of the International Civil Service Commission (2014), para. 15
- Original document
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- B. Mandatory age of separation
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization (2009), para. 31
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- 7. Requests the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space (2007), para. 19
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- (i) General exchange of views;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan (2000), para. 06
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- Expressing grave concern about the continuation by Israel of settlement activities, including the ongoing construction of the new settlement at Jebel Abu-Ghneim, in violation of international humanitarian law, relevant United Nations resolutions and the agreements reached between the parties,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories (2017), para. 12
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- 1. Reaffirms that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 1 is applicable to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (2004), para. 12
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- 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General; 1
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Pattern of conferences (1999), para. 46
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- 3. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to ensure that documentation is available in accordance with the six-week rule for the distribution of documents simultaneously in the six official languages of the General Assembly;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat (2010), para. 05
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- 1. Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Secretary-General in compliance with its resolution 63/27;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Credentials of representatives to the fifty-third session of the General Assembly (1998), para. 2
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- Having considered the first report of the Credentials Committee and the recommendation contained therein, 1
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in (2002), para. 11
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- 1. Takes note of the status of contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon as at 30 April 2002, including the contributions outstanding in the amount of 112.8 million United States dollars, representing some 4 per cent of the total assessed contributions, notes with concern that only twenty-seven Member States have paid their assessed contributions in full, and urges all other Member States, in particular those in arrears, to ensure payment of their outstanding assessed contributions;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources (2016), para. 12
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- Expressing its concern about the exploitation by Israel, the occupying Power, of the natural resources of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Question of Western Sahara (2002), para. 22
- Original document
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- 7. Urges the two parties to implement faithfully and loyally the Secretary- General’s package of measures relating to the identification of voters and the appeals process;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (2008), para. 08
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- Noting with satisfaction the achievements of the Special Committee in contributing to the effective and complete implementation of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (1994), para. 17
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- (a) To provide all necessary facilities to the Special Committee, including those required for its visits to the occupied territories, so that it may investigate the Israeli policies and practices referred to in the present resolution;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (2014), para. 75
- Original document
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- 3. An adopted amendment shall be submitted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to all the Parties for ratification, acceptance or approval.
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Question of the United States Virgin Islands (2018), para. 44
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- 18. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question of the United States Virgin Islands and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session and on the implementation of the present resolution.
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian LawViolations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 (2004), para. 11
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- 5. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the report requested in paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 55/226 of 23 December 2000, as well as the views of the Board of Auditors thereon, is submitted to the Assembly during the main part of its fifty-ninth session;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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