Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

A/HRC/RES/40/9View 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 2019.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 2012–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/58/8

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/HRC/RES/58/8	Human rights, democracy and the rule of law	2,258	45%Compare
2023	A/HRC/RES/52/22	Human rights, democracy and the rule of law	2,021	38%Compare
2021	A/HRC/RES/46/4	Human rights, democracy and the rule of law	1,146	73%Compare
2019	A/HRC/RES/40/9	Human rights, democracy and the rule of law	946	58%Compare
2017	A/HRC/RES/34/41	Human rights, democracy and the rule of law	1,090	48%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Conferences Democracy Equality Before the Law Human Rights Rule of Law

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Notes the completion, in November 2018, of the second session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, and commends the engaged participation of stakeholders, including representatives of Parliaments, who emphasized the role of Parliaments as key actors in the promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law;

Takes note of the report of the Chairperson on the work of the second session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law,³ and invites States and other stakeholders to consider and implement the relevant recommendations contained therein;

³A/HRC/40/65.

Decides that the theme of the third session of the Forum, to be held in 2020, will be “Equal access to justice for all: a necessary element of democracy, rule of law and human rights protection”;

Also decides that participation in the third session of the Forum will be in accordance with the modalities set out by the Human Rights Council in its resolutions 28/14 and 34/41;

Encourages States and all stakeholders to pay particular attention to ensuring the broadest possible and most equitable participation in the Forum, with due regard to geographical and gender balance, and considering the participation of youth;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to provide the Forum, at its third session, with all the necessary services and facilities, including interpretation in all official languages of the United Nations.

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