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Sustainable Development, to consider addressing the promotion and protection of
human rights in the administration of justice;
44. Also invites States, when reviewing progress made in the implementation
of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to consider the possibility of
looking into the causes and effects of overincarceration and overcrowding, including,
where persons are in vulnerable situations or marginalized, with regard to
non-discrimination and persons who are in vulnerable situations or marginalized in
the administration of justice;
45.
relevant special procedure mandate holders of the Human Rights
Council, as well as relevant treaty bodies, to give special attention to questions
relating to the effective protection of human rights in the administration of justice,
and to provide, wherever appropriate, specific recommendations in this regard,
including proposals for advisory services and technical assistance measures;
46. Invites the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in collaboration
with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, to consider developing
evidence-based guidance, based on respect for human rights and following
consultations with Member States, on practical strategies to promote the responsible
use of digital technologies in the administration of justice;
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47. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
eighty-first session a report on the latest developments, challenges and good practices
in human rights in the administration of justice, including, inter alia, on the latest
developments, risks and required safeguards regarding the potential use of
neurotechnology and other emerging technologies in the administration of justice, and
on the activities undertaken by the United Nations system as a whole;
48. Decides to continue its consideration of the question of human rights in
the administration of justice at its eighty-first session under the item entitled
“Promotion and protection of human rights”.
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17 December 2024
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