At its 14th plenary meeting, on 15 June 2004, the Economic and Social Council, taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/84 of 21 April 2004,15 approved the decision of the Commission:
(a) To appoint an independent expert to provide assistance to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the field of human rights, to study the evolving situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to verify that its obligations in this field are being fulfilled;
(b) To request the independent expert to submit a progress report on the implementation of Commission resolution 2004/84 to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session and to report to the Commission at its sixty-first session;
(c) To request the Secretary-General to provide advisory services to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the field of human rights;
(d) To reconsider the matter at its sixty-first session under the agenda item on advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights.
