Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

A/RES/56/163View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 119b Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 1999–2010

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/64/163

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	A/RES/64/163	Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	1,470	84%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/152	Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	1,483	74%Compare
2006	A/RES/60/161	Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	1,416	76%Compare
2005	A/RES/59/192	Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	1,267	68%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/178	Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	1,087	71%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Declarations Human Rights Human Rights Activists Human Rights Advancement Human Rights Monitoring Impunity Inter-Agency Cooperation Special Representatives

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Calls upon all States to promote and give full effect to the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;²

²Resolution 53/144, annex.

Takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders;³

³A/56/341 and E/CN.4/2001/94.

Emphasizes the importance of combating impunity, and in this regard urges States to take appropriate measures to address the question of impunity for threats, attacks and acts of intimidation against human rights defenders;

Urges all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Representative in the performance of her tasks and to furnish upon request all information in the fulfilment of her mandate;

Requests all concerned United Nations agencies and organizations, within their mandates, to provide all possible assistance and support to the Special Representative in the implementation of her programme of activities;

Calls upon all States to take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of human rights defenders;

Decides to consider this question at its fifty-seventh session under the item entitled “Human rights questions”.

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