Towards Torture-Free Trade : Examining the Feasibility, Scope and Parameters for Possible Common International Standards

A/RES/73/304View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 74 Promotion and protection of human rights, published in 2019.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2020

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2020	A/74/969	Towards torture-free trade : examining the feasibility, scope and parameters for possible common international standards report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/73/304

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Capital Punishment Groups of Experts International Trade Standards Torture and Other Cruel Treatment

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General, with the provisions of resolution 72/163 in mind, to seek the views of Member States on the feasibility and possible scope of a range of options to establish common international standards for the import, export and transfer of goods used for (a) capital punishment, (b) torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and to submit a report on the subject to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session;

Also requests the Secretary-General, on the basis of his report to be submitted to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session, to establish a group of governmental experts, to be chosen on the basis of equitable geographical distribution and guided by the need to appoint individuals reflecting the highest standards of efficiency, competence in the fields of human rights and/or international trade, and integrity, to examine, commencing in 2020, the feasibility, scope of the goods to be included and draft parameters for a range of options to establish common international standards on the matter and to transmit the report of the group of experts to the Assembly for consideration at its seventy-fifth session;

Further requests the Secretary-General to provide the group of experts with any assistance and services that may be required for the discharge of its task;

Decides that the cost of all activities that may arise from the implementation of the present resolution should be met from voluntary contributions.

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