Impact of Arms Transfers on Human Rights

A/HRC/RES/32/12View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

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 2016.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2016–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/59/13

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/HRC/RES/59/13	Impact of arms transfers on human rights	1,770	69%Compare
2023	A/HRC/RES/53/15	Impact of arms transfers on human rights	1,586	50%Compare
2021	A/HRC/RES/47/17	Impact of arms transfers on human rights	1,053	65%Compare
2019	A/HRC/RES/41/20	Impact of arms transfers on human rights	891	45%Compare
2016	A/HRC/RES/32/12	Impact of arms transfers on human rights	646	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Arms Transfers Children Human Rights International Law Report Preparation Women

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6 operative paragraphs

Expresses its deep concern at the fact that arms transfers, particularly those that are illicit or unregulated, may seriously undermine the human rights of individuals, especially women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups;

Notes with alarm that such arms transfers can have a seriously negative impact on the human rights of women and girls, who may be disproportionately affected by the widespread availability of arms, as it may increase the risk of sexual and gender-based violence, and of violence against children;

Urges all States to refrain from transferring arms when they assess, in accordance with applicable national procedures and international obligations and standards, that such arms are sufficiently likely to be used to commit or facilitate serious violations or abuses of international human rights law or international humanitarian law;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report, in consultation with States, United Nations agencies and other relevant stakeholders, on the impact of arms transfers on the enjoyment of human rights, and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fifth session, in order to provide States and other relevant stakeholders with elements to assess the relationship between arms transfers and human rights law that may guide them to strengthen efforts to effectively protect human rights;

Invites all relevant special procedures, commissions of inquiry and human rights treaty bodies to bear the present resolution in mind, within the framework of their respective mandates;

Decides to remain seized of this issue.

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