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accountability for such violations and abuses and to provide victims with access to a
remedy and redress;
3.
Takes note with appreciation of the compilation of practical
recommendations for the proper management of assemblies based on best practices and
lessons learned prepared by the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful
assembly and association and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary
executions,1 in which they provide an analysis of the human rights involved before, during
and after an assembly, including the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, of expression,
of association, and of religion or belief, the right to participation in the conduct of public
affairs, the right to life, liberty and security of person, the right to be free from torture and
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as the right to an effective
remedy for all human rights violations, and the respect for human dignity, bodily integrity,
and privacy;
4.
Encourages all States to give due consideration to the above mentioned
compilation, which provides a useful tool for States on how to fulfil their obligations and
commitments, including on how to operationalize them in their domestic laws, procedures
and practices, to promote and protect human rights in the context of assemblies, including
peaceful protests;
5.
Reaffirms that all States must ensure that their domestic legislation and
procedures relating to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, of expression and of
association and to the use of force in the context of law enforcement are in conformity with
their international obligations and commitments and effectively implemented, and must
provide proper training for officials exercising law enforcement duties, including in the use
of protective equipment and of less-lethal weapons;
6.
Encourages all States to engage at the national and regional levels with
relevant stakeholders, including assembly organizers, human rights defenders, civil society
actors, national human rights institutions, as well as business enterprises and regional
human rights mechanisms, on the management of assemblies, including, as appropriate, any
follow-up to the compilation of practical recommendations;
7.
Stresses the importance of international cooperation in support of national
efforts for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the
context of assemblies in order to raise the capacities of law enforcement agencies to deal
with such assemblies in a manner that conforms to their international human rights
obligations and commitments;
8.
Invites States to seek relevant technical assistance, including from the Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime and from other specialized agencies where appropriate, from relevant
special procedures of the Human Rights Council and from regional human rights
mechanisms;
9.
Invites all States to consider making recommendations, as appropriate, to
States under review, in the context of the universal periodic review, on the management of
assemblies and the promotion and protection of human rights in such contexts;
10.
Encourages the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful
assembly and of association, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary
executions and other relevant special procedures of the Human Rights Council, as
appropriate, in the framework of their mandates, to continue to address in their work, the
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