Reports of the Advisory Committee President's Statement, Human Rights Council, 16th Session

A/HRC/PRST/16/1View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Presidential Statement of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms, published in 2011.

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16 versions · 2010–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/PRST/63/1

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What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Anti-Discrimination Measures Disappearance of Persons Guidelines Human Rights Human Rights Education International Cooperation Leprosy Principles Right to Food Right to Peace Rural Employment Subsidiary Bodies

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs

At the 48th meeting, on 25 March 2011, the President of the Human Rights Council read out the following statement:

Takes note of the reports of the Advisory Committee on its fifth and sixth sessions (A/HRC/16/60 and A/HRC/16/61);

Notes that, at the fifth session, four recommendations were made by the Advisory Committee relating to the following:

A draft set of principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members;

A study on discrimination in the context of the right to food;

The promotion of the right of peoples to peace;

The enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights;

Also notes that at the sixth session, five recommendations were made by the Advisory Committee relating to the following:

Missing persons;

A study on discrimination in the context of the right to food;

The promotion of the right of peoples to peace;

A preliminary study on ways and means to further advance the rights of people working in rural areas;

The enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights;

Further notes that:

Recommendation 5/3, on a draft set of principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members, has been addressed in the context of Human Rights Council resolution 15/10;

Recommendations 5/1 and 6/2, on the study on discrimination in the context of the right to food, and recommendation 6/5, on the preliminary study on ways and means to further advance the rights of people working in rural areas, have been addressed in the context of Human Rights Council resolution 16/27;

Recommendations 5/4 and 6/4, on the drafting group on enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights, have been addressed in the context of Human Rights Council resolution 16/22;

Recommendations 5/2 and 6/3, on the drafting group on the promotion of the right of peoples to peace, will be addressed in the context of the work of the Human Rights Council at its seventeenth session;

Recommendation 6/1, on missing persons, may be addressed in the context of the Human Rights Council at its future sessions.

It is my understanding that, after consulting with Member States, this procedure does not set any precedent for future reports of the Advisory Committee, which will be dealt with in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1.”

The present statement will be contained in the report of the Human Rights Council on its sixteenth session (A/HRC/16/2), chap. III.

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