Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

A/HRC/RES/15/2View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2010.

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2 versions · 2008–2010

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	A/HRC/RES/15/2	Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery	957	12%Compare
2008	A/HRC/RES/6/14	Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery	725	–

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17 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the work and takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery,³ which focus on, inter alia, the issues of bonded labour and domestic servitude;

³A/HRC/9/20, A/HRC/12/21 and Add.1 and A/HRC/15/20 and Add.1–4.

Also welcomes the cooperation of those States that have accepted requests for visits by the Special Rapporteur and have responded to her requests for information;

Decides to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a period of three years;

Also decides that the Special Rapporteur shall examine and report on all contemporary forms of slavery and slavery-like practices, but in particular those defined in the Slavery Convention of 1926 and the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery of 1956, as well as all other issues covered previously by the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery; in the discharge of his/her mandate, the Special Rapporteur shall:

Promote the effective application of relevant international norms and standards on slavery;

Request, receive and exchange information on contemporary forms of slavery from Governments, treaty bodies, special procedures, specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and other relevant sources, including on slavery practices and, as appropriate, and in line with the current practice, respond effectively to reliable information on alleged human rights violations with a view to protecting the human rights of victims of slavery and preventing violations;

Recommend actions and measures applicable at the national, regional and international levels to eliminate slavery practices wherever they occur, including remedies which address the causes and consequences of contemporary forms of slavery, such as poverty, discrimination and conflict, as well as the existence of demand factors and relevant measures to strengthen international cooperation;

Focus principally on aspects of contemporary forms of slavery which are not covered by existing mandates of the Human Rights Council;

Requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out his/her mandate, to continue:

To give careful consideration to specific issues within the scope of the mandate and to include examples of effective practices as well as relevant recommendations;

To take account of the gender and age dimensions of contemporary forms of slavery;

Encourages the Special Rapporteur to compile and analyse examples of national legislation relating to the prohibition of slavery and slavery-like practices in order to assist States in their national efforts to combat contemporary forms of slavery;

Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, to supply all necessary information requested by him/her and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the Special Rapporteur’s requests to visit their countries, so as to enable him/her to fulfil his/her mandate effectively;

Encourages the United Nations, including its specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations, Governments, independent experts, interested institutions and non-governmental organizations to cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of his/her mandate;

Encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue to cooperate fully and effectively with all other relevant existing human rights mechanisms, taking full account of their contribution while avoiding duplication of their work;

Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit annual reports on the activities of the mandate to the Council, together with recommendations on measures that should be taken to combat and eradicate contemporary forms of slavery and slavery-like practices and to protect the human rights of victims of such practices;

Requests the Secretary-General to give the Special Rapporteur all necessary human and financial assistance, within existing resources, for the effective fulfilment of his/her mandate.

The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its fifteenth session (A/HRC/15/60), chap. I.

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