Human Rights and the Regulation of Civilian Acquisition, Possession and Use of Firearms

A/HRC/RES/38/10View 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 2018.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2014–2022

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/50/12

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2022	A/HRC/RES/50/12	Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms	1,745	52%Compare
2020	A/HRC/RES/45/13	Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms	1,082	49%Compare
2018	A/HRC/RES/38/10	Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms	940	50%Compare
2015	A/HRC/RES/29/10	Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms	598	81%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/26/16	Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms	496	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Civil and Political Rights Civilian Persons Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Firearms Laws and Regulations Peace Report Preparation Right to Life Right to Security of Person

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Reiterates its deep concern at the fact that hundreds of thousands of human beings of all ages around the world have lost their lives or suffered injuries and psychological harm by the misuse of firearms by civilians, thus having their human rights, in particular their right to life and security of person, negatively affected;

Recognizes that civilian firearms-related violence and insecurity pose direct risks to the right to life, security of person and physical integrity, and also affect other civil and political, as well as economic, social and cultural rights, including the rights to health, to education, to an adequate standard of living and social security and to the right to participate in public, political and cultural life;

Calls once more upon all States to do their utmost to take appropriate legislative, administrative and other measures, consistent with international law, in particular human rights law, and their constitutional frameworks, in order to ensure that civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms are effectively regulated with the aim of enhancing the protection of the human rights of all;

Calls upon States to ensure that regulations on civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms include appropriate measures to avoid illicit practices, including diversion of firearms;

Also calls upon all States to take effective measures with the aim of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular Sustainable Development Goal 16, to promote peaceful and inclusive societies;

Welcomes the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms, and the different ways in which firearms have been effectively regulated;³

³A/HRC/32/21.

Requests the High Commissioner to prepare a report on the impact of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms on civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights with a view to contributing to a fuller understanding of that impact by States and other relevant stakeholders, and to the strengthening or developing of effective national regulation and to other possible measures taken by States, and to present the report to the Human Rights Council at its forty-second session;

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

Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States;

Decides to remain seized of this issue.

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