International Covenants on Human Rights

A/RES/42/103View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 101b Status of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, published in 1988.

What other versions does this mandate have?

26 versions · 1979–2016

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/70/144

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2016	A/RES/70/144	International Covenants on Human Rights	245	51%Compare
2014	A/RES/68/155	International Covenants on Human Rights	165	76%Compare
2012	A/RES/66/148	International Covenants on Human Rights	140	6%Compare
2010	A/RES/64/152	International Covenants on Human Rights	1,899	76%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/147	International Covenants on Human Rights	2,000	75%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Civil and Political Rights Conference and Meeting Services Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Experts Human Rights Human Rights Advancement Information Dissemination Languages Meeting Records Periodic Reports Publications Reporting Procedures Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications State of Emergency Treaties

What’s in this document?

20 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation ofthe report ofthe Human Rights Committee on its twenty-ninth and thirtieth sessions,93 and expresses its satisfaction with the serious and constructive manner in which the Committee is continuing to carry out its functions;

Further takes note with appreciation of the report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the suggestions and recommendations of a general nature approved by the Committee;

Expresses its appreciation to the States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that have submitted their reports to the Human Rights Committee under article 40 of the Covenant and urges States parties that have not yet done so to submit their reports as speedily as possible;

Urges those States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that have been requested by the Human Rights Committee to provide additional information to comply with the request;

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Commends the States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that have submitted their reports under article 16 ofthe Covenant and urges States parties that have not yet done so to submit their reports as soon as possible;

Notes with satisfaction that the majority of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, andan increasing number of States parties to the lnternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, have been represented by experts in the presentation of their reports, thereby assisting the respective monitoring bodies in their work, and hopes that ali States parties to both Covenants will arrange such representation in the future;

Again urges all States that have not yet done so to become parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the lnternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and to consider acceding to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

Invites the States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to consider making the declaration provided for in article 41 of the Covenant;

Emphasizes the importance of the strictest compliance by States parties with their obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and, where applicable, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

Stresses the importance of avoiding the erosion of human rights by derogation, and underlines the necessity of strict observance of the agreed conditions and procedures for derogation under article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, bearing in mind the need for States parties to provide the fullest possible information during states of emergency, so that the justification for and appropriateness of measures taken in these circumstances can be assessed;

Appeals to States parties to review whether any reservation made in respect of the provisions of the International Covenants on Human Rights should be upheld;

Urges all States parties to pay active attention to the protection and promotion of civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights;

Urges States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the specialized agencies and other relevant United Nations bodies to extend their full support and co-operation to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights informed of the relevant activities of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against W ornen, the newly established Committee against Torture and, where appropriate, other functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council and the specialized agencies, and also to transmit the annual reports of the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to those bodies;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-third session a report on the status of the International Covenant on Economic, So-

cial and Cultural Rights, the lnternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocol to the lnternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

Also requests the Secretary-General, within existing resources, to ensure that the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are able to hold the necessary sessions and are provided with administrative support and summary records;

Further requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat etfectively assists the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the implementation of their respective mandates;

Again urges the Secretary-General, taking into account the suggestions ofthe Human Rights Committee, to take determined steps, within existing resources, to give more publicity to the work of that Committee and, similarly, to the work of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

Invites the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to explore further ways of expediting consideration of periodie reports;

Welcomes the publication of the first volumes of the official public records of the Human Rights Committee and looks forward to the early publication of further volumes;

Encourages all Governments to publish the texts of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocol to the lnternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in as many languages as possible and to distribute them and make them known as widely as possible in their territories.

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