United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/RES/20/17
Distr.: General
17 July 2012
English
Original: French
Human Rights Council
Twentieth session
Agenda item 4
Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council*
20/17
Human rights situation in Mali
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Human Rights
Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007,
Reaffirming that all States are under an obligation to promote and protect the human
rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Charter, the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, the international human rights covenants and other relevant international
human rights instruments to which they are party,
Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial
integrity of Mali,
Deeply concerned at the situation brought about by the occupation of the northern
part of Mali by armed groups,
Noting with concern the human rights situation in northern Mali, the grave
humanitarian situation and its consequences for the countries of the Sahel,
1.
Welcomes the communiqués on the situation in Mali dated 6 April 2012 from
the African Union, dated 23 March 2012, 3 April 2012 and 12 June 2012 from the African
Union Peace and Security Council, and dated 6 June 2012 from the Commission of the
Economic Community of West African States, not least as regards their condemnation of
the coup d’état of 22 March 2012 and the unilateral declaration of independence;
2.
Condemns the human rights violations and acts of violence committed in
northern Mali, in particular by the rebels, terrorist groups and other organized transnational
crime networks, including the violence perpetrated against women and children, the
* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its twentieth session (A/HRC/20/2), chap. I.
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