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UNITED NATIONS
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E/CN.4/1997/L.11/Add.7
17 April 1997
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COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Fiftythird
session
Agenda item 26
REPORT TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON THE
FIFTYTHIRD
SESSION OF THE COMMISSION
Draft report of the Commission
Rapporteur: Ms. Margarita ESCOBAR LOPEZ
CONTENTS*
Chapter Page
II. Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission at its
fiftythird
session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B. Decisions
1997/101. Organization of work . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1997/102. Human rights and the environment . . . . . . .
1997/103. Effects of structural adjustment policies
on the full enjoyment of human rights . . . .
1997/104. Status of the International Covenants
on Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
* Documents E/CN.4/1997/L.10 and addenda will contain the chapters of
the report relating to the organization of the session and the various items
on the agenda. Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission, as well
as draft resolutions and decisions for action by, and other matters of concern
to, the Economic and Social Council, will be contained in
documents E/CN.4/1997/L.11 and addenda.
GE.9712455
(E)
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CONTENTS (continued)
Chapter Page
II. B. Decisions (continued)
1997/105. Effective implementation of international
instruments on human rights, including
reporting obligations under international
instruments on human rights . . . . . . . . .
1997/106. Children and juveniles in detention . . . . .
1997/107. Human rights of persons with
disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1997/108. Traditional practices affecting the
health of women and children . . . . . . . . .
1997/109. The right to a fair trial . . . . . . . . . .
1997/110. Question of human rights and states
of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1997/111. United Nations Decade for Human Rights
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1997/112. Protection of the heritage of
indigenous people . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1997/113. Study on treaties, agreements and other
constructive arrangements between States
and indigenous populations . . . . . . . . . .
1997/114. Study on indigenous land rights . . . . . . .
1997/115. Human rights and income distribution . . . . .
1997/116. Deferral of consideration of draft
resolutions L.86 and L.87, entitled
“Rationalization of the work of the special
procedures system” and “Review of the special
procedures system”, to the fifty-fourth session
of the Commission on Human Rights . . . . . .
1997/117. Conscientious objection to military
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1997/118. Tolerance and pluralism as indivisible
elements in the promotion and protection
of human rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONTENTS (continued)
Chapter Page
II. B. Decisions (continued)
1997/119. Organization of the work of the fifty-fourth
session (additional meetings) . . . . . . . .
1997/120. Organization of the work of the fifty-fourth
session (reporting obligation) . . . . . . . .
1997/121. Question of human rights in Cyprus . . . . . .
1997/122. Human rights and the follow-up to the
guidelines for regulation of computerized
personal data files . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B. Decisions
1997/101. Organization of work
At its 2nd meeting, on 11 March 1997, the Commission on Human Rights
decided, without a vote, to invite the following persons to participate in its
meetings:
(a) In connection with item 3: Mr. P. Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur on
the situation of human rights in Burundi;
(b) In connection with item 4: Mr. H. Halinen, Special Rapporteur on
the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel;
(c) In connection with item 5: Ms. Fatma Zohra Ksentini, Special
Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic
and dangerous products and wastes;
(d) In connection with item 6: Mr. K. Drzewicki, Chairman-Rapporteur
of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on the Right to Development;
(e) In connection with item 7: Mr. E. Bernales Ballesteros, Special
Rapporteur on the question of the use of mercenaries;
(f) In connection with item 8: Mr. L. Joinet, Chairman-Rapporteur of
the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention;
(g) In connection with item 8: Mr. A. Hussein, Special Rapporteur on
the right to freedom of opinion and expression;
(h) In connection with item 8: Mr. P. Cumaraswami, Special Rapporteur
on the independence of judges and lawyers;
(i) In connection with item 8 (a): Mr. N. Rodley, Special Rapporteur
on the question of torture;
(j) In connection with item 8 (c): Mr. I. Tosevski,
Chairman-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary
Disappearances;
(k) In connection with item 8 (d): Mr. C. Vargas Pizarro,
Chairman-Rapporteur of the working group on a draft optional protocol to the
Convention against Torture;
(l) In connection with item 9 (a): Ms. R. Coomaraswamy, Special
Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences;
(m) In connection with item 9 (d): Mr. F.M. Deng, Representative of
the SecretaryGeneral
on internally displaced persons;
(n) In connection with item 10: Mr. C.J. Groth, Special Rapporteur on
the situation of human rights in Cuba;
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(o) In connection with item 10: Mr. M. Copithorne, Special
Representative of the SecretaryGeneral
on the situation of human rights in
the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(p) In connection with item 10: Mr. R. Garretón, Special Rapporteur
on the situation of human rights in Zaire;
(q) In connection with item 10: Mr. A. Artucio, Special Rapporteur on
the situation of human rights in Equatorial Guinea;
(r) In connection with item 10: Mr. R. Lallah, Special Rapporteur on
the situation of human rights in Myanmar;
(s) In connection with item 10: Mr. B.W. N'diaye, Special Rapporteur
on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions;
(t) In connection with item 10: Mr. ChoongHyun
Paik, Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan;
(u) In connection with item 10: Mr. M. van der Stoel, Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iraq;
(v) In connection with item 10: Mr. G. Bíro, Special Rapporteur on
the situation of human rights in the Sudan;
(w) In connection with item 10: Ms. E. Rehn, Special Rapporteur on
the situation of human rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia;
(x) In connection with item 10: Mr. R. DégniSeguí,
Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Rwanda;
(y) In connection with item 10: Mr. M. Novak, expert of the Working
Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances dealing with missing persons
in the former Yugoslavia;
(z) In connection with item 10 (b): Mr. F. Yimer, Chairman of the
Working Group on Communications of the SubCommission
on Prevention of
Discrimination and Protection of Minorities; representatives of States in
respect of which situations were being considered under item 10 (b);
(aa) In connection with item 13: Mr. M. GlèlèAhanhanzo,
Special
Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and
xenophobia and related intolerance;
(bb) In connection with item 14: Mr. P. Alston, Chairman of the
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
(cc) In connection with item 15: Ms. I. Corti, Chairperson of the
seventh meeting of the persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies;
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(dd) In connection with item 16: Mr. A. Eide, Chairman of the
forty-eighth session of the SubCommission
on Prevention of Discrimination and
Protection of Minorities;
(ee) In connection with item 18: Mr. T. Hammarberg, Special
Representative of the SecretaryGeneral
on Cambodia;
(ff) In connection with item 18: Mr. A. Dieng, Independent expert on
the situation of human rights in Haiti;
(gg) In connection with item 18: Ms. M. Pinto, Independent expert on
the situation of human rights in Guatemala;
(hh) In connection with item 18: Ms. M. Rishmawi, Independent expert
on the situation of human rights in Somalia;
(ii) In connection with item 18: Ms. L. Takla, Chairperson of the
Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical
Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights;
(jj) In connection with item 19: Mr. A. Amor, Special Rapporteur on
the question of religious intolerance;
(kk) In connection with item 20: Mr. J. Helgesen, Chairman-Rapporteur
of the Working Group on “human rights defenders”;
(ll) In connection with item 21: Mr. N. Eliasson, Chairman-Rapporteur
of the Working Group on a draft optional protocol on the involvement of
children in armed conflicts;
(mm) In connection with item 21: Ms. G. Machel, Independent expert
appointed by the SecretaryGeneral
on the impact of armed conflicts on
children;
(nn) In connection with item 21 (b): Mrs. O. Calcetas-Santos, Special
Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;
(oo) In connection with item 21 (d): Mr. I. Mora, Chairman-Rapporteur
of the Working Group on a draft optional protocol on the sale of children,
child prostitution and pornography;
(pp) In connection with item 24: Mr. J. Urrutia, Chairman-Rapporteur
of the working group on a draft declaration on indigenous rights.
[See chap. III.]
1997/102. Human rights and the environment
At its 36th meeting, on 16 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
taking note of the reports of the SecretaryGeneral
submitted in accordance
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with its resolutions 1995/14 and 1996/13 on the question of human rights and
the environment (E/CN.4/1996/23 and Add.1 and E/CN.4/1997/18), and bearing in
mind the plans for General Assembly consideration of Agenda 21, decided to
invite the SecretaryGeneral
to bring those reports and the Commission on
Human Rights' own consideration of this question to the attention of the
General Assembly at its special session on Agenda 21, the Commission on
Sustainable Development, the United Nations Environment Programme, the
United Nations Development Programme and other relevant international bodies
and organizations, and to request the SecretaryGeneral
to prepare a
consolidated report based on the deliberations of the General Assembly and of
those international bodies and organizations for its consideration of the
question of human rights and the environment at its fiftyfifth
session.
[See chap. V.]
1997/103. Effects of structural adjustment policies
on the full enjoyment of human rights
At its 36th meeting, on 3 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
taking note of the report of the openended
working group on structural
adjustment programmes and economic, social and cultural rights
(E/CN.4/1997/20), decided, without a vote, to authorize the openended
working
group to meet for one week, at least four weeks before the fiftyfourth
session of the Commission, with a mandate: (a) to gather and analyse
information on the effects of structural adjustment programmes on economic,
social and cultural rights and (b) to elaborate basic policy guidelines on
structural adjustment programmes and economic, social and cultural rights
which could serve as a basis for a continued dialogue between human rights
bodies and the international financial institutions, and to report to the
Commission at its fiftyfourth
session.
In order that the working group might carry out its mandate, the
Commission also decided:
(a) To request the Chairman of the Commission, in consultation with the
regional groups, to appoint an independent expert, preferably an economist
specialized in the area of structural adjustment programmes, to study the
effects of structural adjustment policies on economic, social and cultural
rights in cooperation with the Centre for Human Rights. The expert should
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update previous work done on this subject within as well as outside the
United Nations and submit a consolidated study, including a draft set of
guidelines, to the Commission at its fiftyfourth
session;
(b) To request the SecretaryGeneral
to circulate the study to
Governments, United Nations bodies, in particular the regional commissions,
the specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental
organizations, particularly those involved in development, and academic
institutions and organizations representing disadvantaged and vulnerable
groups, and to invite them to submit their comments thereon to the working
group at its next session;
(c) To request the SecretaryGeneral
specially to invite and encourage
nongovernmental
organizations involved in development and working in the
field to participate actively in the sessions of the working group;
(d) To request the SecretaryGeneral
to provide all the necessary
assistance and resources to enable the working group to complete its work and
to provide the independent expert with all the necessary assistance and
resources to carry out his/her mandate.
The Commission recommended the following draft decision to the Economic
and Social Council for adoption:
“The Economic and Social Council, taking note of Commission on
Human Rights decision 1997/... of ... 1997, endorses the Commission's
decision to authorize the openended
working group to meet for one week,
at least four weeks before the fiftyfourth
session of the Commission
with a mandate: (a) to gather and analyse information on the effects of
structural adjustment programmes on economic, social and cultural rights
and (b) to elaborate basic policy guidelines on structural adjustment
programmes and economic, social and cultural rights which could serve as
a basis for a continued dialogue between human rights bodies and the
international financial institutions, and to report to the Commission at
its fiftyfourth
session.
In order that the working group may carry out its mandate, the
Council also decides:
(a) To request the Chairman of the Commission, in consultation
with the regional groups, to appoint an independent expert, preferably
an economist specialized in the area of structural adjustment
programmes, to study the effects of structural adjustment policies on
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economic, social and cultural rights in cooperation with the Centre for
Human Rights. The expert should update previous work done on this
subject within as well as outside the United Nations and submit a
consolidated study, including a draft set of guidelines, to the
Commission at its fiftyfourth
session;
(b) To request the SecretaryGeneral
to circulate the study to
Governments, United Nations bodies, in particular the regional
commissions, the specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations,
nongovernmental
organizations, particularly those involved in
development, and academic institutions and organizations representing
disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, and to invite them to submit their
comments thereon to the working group at its next session;
(c) To request the SecretaryGeneral
specially to invite and
encourage nongovernmental
organizations involved in development and
working in the field to participate actively in the sessions of the
working group;
(d) To request the SecretaryGeneral
to provide all the necessary
assistance and resources to enable the working group to complete its
work and to provide the independent expert with all the necessary
assistance and resources to carry out his/her mandate.”
[See chap. V.]
1997/104. Status of the International Covenants on Human Rights
At its 36th meeting, on 3 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
reaffirming its resolution 1996/16, and taking note of the report on the
Status of the International Covenants on Human Rights of the SecretaryGeneral
(E/CN.4/1997/72), without a vote:
(i) Decided to request an updated version of the report for
consideration at its fiftyfourth
session;
(ii) Decided to request the SecretaryGeneral
to transmit the text of
the draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, contained in
document E/CN.4/1997/105, to Governments and intergovernmental and
nongovernmental
organizations for their comments for submission
to the Commission on Human Rights at its fiftyfourth
session;
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(iii) Decided to continue to consider at its fiftyfourth
session the
agenda item entitled “Status of the International Covenants on
Human Rights”.
[See chap. XIV.]
1997/105. Effective implementation of international instruments on
human rights, including reporting obligations under
international instruments on human rights
At its 37th meeting, on 3 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
reaffirming its resolution 1996/22 of 19 April 1996 and taking note of General
Assembly resolution 51/87 of 12 December 1996:
(a) Welcomed the report of the SecretaryGeneral
on measures taken to
implement resolution 1996/22 and on obstacles to its implementation
(E/CN.4/1997/73), the note by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the
inventory of all international human rights standardsetting
activities
(E/CN.4/1997/75), the note by the SecretaryGeneral
transmitting the final
report of the independent expert on enhancing the longterm
effectiveness of
the United Nations human rights treaty system (E/CN.4/1997/74), and the report
of the seventh meeting of persons chairing human rights treaty bodies
(A/51/482, annex);
(b) Invited the SecretaryGeneral
to solicit the views of
United Nations bodies, Governments, specialized agencies, intergovernmental
and nongovernmental
organizations and interested persons on the report of the
independent expert and to submit a report thereon, including the
SecretaryGeneral's
own views on the legal, administrative and other
implications of the report's recommendations, to the Commission on Human
Rights at its fiftyfourth
session;
(c) Decided, without a vote, to consider at its fiftyfourth
session
all reports relevant to this subject, including those of the
SecretaryGeneral,
the seventh and eighth meetings of persons chairing human
rights treaty bodies and the independent expert, as well as the
SecretaryGeneral's
detailed analytical study requested by the General
Assembly in its resolution 51/87, if it was available;
(d) And to consider the question of the effective implementation of
international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations
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under international instruments on human rights, at its fiftyfourth
session
under the agenda item entitled “Effective functioning of bodies established
pursuant to the United Nations human rights instruments”.
[See chap. XV.]
1997/106. Children and juveniles in detention
At its 56th meeting, on 11 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
reaffirming its resolution 1996/32 of 19 April 1996 entitled “Human rights in
the administration of justice, in particular of children and juveniles in
detention”, welcomed the report of the SecretaryGeneral
(E/CN.4/1997/26),
requested the SecretaryGeneral
to submit an updated report at its
fiftyfourth
session, and decided, without a vote, to resume, on a biennial
basis, consideration of this question at its fiftyfourth
session under the
agenda item entitled “Question of the human rights of all persons subjected to
any form of detention or imprisonment”.
[See chap. VIII.]
1997/107. Human rights of persons with disabilities
At its 56th meeting, on 11 April 1997 the Commission on Human Rights,
reaffirming its resolution 1996/27 of 19 April 1996 on the human rights of
persons with disabilities, in particular the requests to the SecretaryGeneral
contained therein, noted the report of the Special Rapporteur on disability of
the Commission for Social Development (A/52/56, annex) and decided, without a
vote, to resume consideration of this question at its fiftyfourth
session and
to invite the Special Rapporteur on disability to be present on that occasion.
[See chap. XVI.]
1997/108. Traditional practices affecting the health of
women and children
At its 56th meeting, on 11 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
taking note of resolution 1996/19 of 29 August 1996 of the SubCommission
on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, endorsed the
decision of the SubCommission
to extend the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur, Ms. Halima Embarek Warzazi, for a further two years in order
to follow up and monitor developments in the elimination of traditional
practices affecting the health of women and children through, in particular,
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the implementation of the Plan of Action for the Elimination of
Traditional Practices affecting the Health of Women and Children
(E/CN.4/Sub.2/1994/10/Add.1 and Corr.1).
[See chap. XVI.]
1997/109. The right to a fair trial
At its 57th meeting, on 11 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
recalling its decision 1995/110 of 3 March 1995 and taking note of
resolution 1996/29 of 29 August 1996 of the SubCommission
on Prevention of
Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, decided, without a vote, to
endorse the requests by the SubCommission
that Mr. Stanislav Chernichenko and
Mr. David Weissbrodt compile and update the study on the right to a fair trial
and a remedy initially prepared by Mr. Chernichenko and Mr. William Treat, and
that the full study, entitled “The right to a fair trial: current recognition
and measures necessary for its strengthening”, be published in all the
official languages of the United Nations, and recommended the following draft
decision to the Economic and Social Council for adoption:
“The Economic and Social Council, recalling its decision 1995/299
of 25 July 1995 and taking note of Commission on Human Rights
decision 1997/... of .. April 1997, approves the request that the
compiled and updated report on the right to a fair trial and a remedy be
published as described in resolution 1996/29 of 29 August 1996 of the
SubCommission
on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of
Minorities, and requests the SecretaryGeneral
to provide all assistance
necessary for the compilation and publication of the updated study.”
[See chap. ...]
1997/110. Question of human rights and states of emergency
At its 57th meeting, on 11 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
taking note of resolution 1996/30 of 29 August 1996 of the SubCommission
on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, decided, without a
vote, to request the Special Rapporteur on the question of human rights and
states of emergency, Mr. Leandro Despouy, to submit in his tenth annual report
an updated list of States which have proclaimed, extended or terminated a
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state of emergency, together with final conclusions on the protection of human
rights during states of emergency and specific recommendations as to how this
question should be dealt with in the future.
[See chap. ...]
1997/111. United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education
At its 57th meeting, on 11 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
bearing in mind its resolution 1996/44 on the United Nations Decade for Human
Rights Education and the need to allow time for the implementation of the
resolution, decided, without a vote, to defer consideration of this question
to its fiftyfourth
session under the relevant agenda item.
[See chap. IX.]
1997/112. Protection of the heritage of indigenous people
At its 57th meeting, on 11 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
taking note of resolution 1996/37 of 29 August 1996 of the SubCommission
on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, and considering the
recommendations contained in the supplementary report submitted by the Special
Rapporteur, Ms. EricaIrene
Daes, on protection of the heritage of indigenous
people (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1996/22), decided, without a vote, to recommend that
Ms. EricaIrene
Daes be entrusted with a continuing mandate to exchange
information with all parts of the United Nations system involved in activities
concerned with the heritage of indigenous people, with the purpose of
facilitating cooperation and coordination and of promoting the full
participation of indigenous people in these efforts. The Commission also
requested the SecretaryGeneral
to provide the Special Rapporteur of the
SubCommission
with all the assistance necessary to accomplish her work.
[See chap. XXIV.]
1997/113. Study on treaties, agreements and other constructive
arrangements between States and indigenous populations
At its 58th meeting, on 13 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
taking note of decision 1996/118 of 29 August 1996 of the SubCommission
on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, endorsed the
decision of the SubCommission
to request the Special Rapporteur of the
SubCommission
on the study on treaties, agreements and other constructive
arrangements between States and indigenous populations, Mr. Miguel Alfonso
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Martínez, to submit his final report in time for it to be considered by the
Working Group on Indigenous Populations at its fifteenth session and by the
SubCommission
at its fortyninth
session. The Commission requested the
SecretaryGeneral
to give the Special Rapporteur all the assistance necessary
to enable him to conclude his study, in particular by providing for
specialized research assistance and for special consultations with the Centre
for Human Rights.
[See chap. XXIV.]
1997/114 Study on indigenous land rights
At its 58th meeting on 13 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
taking note of resolution 1996/38 of 29 August 1996 of the SubCommission
on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, approved the
appointment of Mrs. EricaIrene
Daes as Special Rapporteur to prepare, from
within existing resources, a working paper on indigenous people and their
relationship to land with a view to suggesting practical measures to address
ongoing problems in this regard. The Commission requested the Special
Rapporteur: (a) to submit a preliminary working paper to the Working Group on
Indigenous Populations at its fifteenth session and to the SubCommission
at
its fortyninth
session; (b) to transmit the working paper to Governments and
indigenous organizations for their views which the Special Rapporteur should
take into account inter alia, in preparing her final working paper; (c) to
submit her final working paper to the Working Group at its sixteenth session
and to the SubCommission
at its fiftieth session. The Commission requests
the SecretaryGeneral
to provide the Special Rapporteur with the assistance
necessary to enable her to complete her working paper, and recommends the
following draft decision to the Economic and Social Council for adoption:
“The Economic and Social Council, taking note of Commission on Human
Rights decision 1997/... of ... April 1997, endorses the appointment of
Ms. EricaIrene
Daes as Special Rapporteur to prepare a working paper on
indigenous people and their relationship to land with a view to
suggesting practical measures to address ongoing problems in this
regard, and requests the SecretaryGeneral
to provide the Special
Rapporteur with all the assistance necessary, from within existing
resources, to enable her to complete her work.”
[See Chap. XXIV.]
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1997/115 Human rights and income distribution
At its 63rd meeting, on 15 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
taking note of resolution 1996/26 of 29 August 1996 of the SubCommission
on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, decided, without a
vote, to defer a decision on the SubCommission's
request to the Economic and
Social Council that the SecretaryGeneral
organize a seminar of experts to
develop appropriate indicators, as provided for in the Programme of Action of
the World Summit for Social Development (A/CONF.166/9, para. 36 (n)), and to
monitor the implementation of the commitments made by Governments, as set out
in paragraph 36 (a) to (m) of the Programme of Action, with a view to deciding
whether the activity should be held under the Commission for Social
Development or under the Commission on Human Rights.
[See Chap. V.]
1997/116. Deferral of consideration of draft resolutions L.86 and L.87,
entitled “Rationalization of the work of the special procedures
system” and “Review of the special procedures system”, to the
fiftyfourth
session of the Commission on Human Rights
At its 64th meeting, on 15 April 1997, the Commission decided, without a
vote, to defer consideration of the draft resolutions L.86 and L.87 entitled
“Rationalization of the work of the special procedures system” and “Review of
the special procedures system” to the fiftyfourth
session of the Commission
on Human Rights.
[See chap. ...]
1997/117. Conscientious objection to military service
At its 67th meeting, on 16 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
recalling its resolution 1995/83 of 8 March 1995, decided to defer
consideration of the question of conscientious objection to military service
to its fiftyfourth
session.
[See chap. III.]
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1997/118. Tolerance and pluralism as indivisible elements in
the promotion and protection of human rights
At its 67th meeting, on 16 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
bearing in mind its resolution 1996/19, entitled “Tolerance and pluralism as
indivisible elements in the promotion and protection of human rights”, and the
need to allow time for the implementation of the resolution, decided, without
a vote, to defer consideration of this question to its fiftyfourth
session
under the relevant agenda item.
[See chap. III.]
1997/119. Organizatin of the work of the fiftyfourth
session
(additional meetings)
At its 67th meeting, on 16 April 1997, the Commission, taking into
account its heavy schedule of work, as well as the need to give adequate
consideration to all the items on the agenda, and recalling that in previous
years the Economic and Social Council had approved the Commission's request
for additional meetings for its thirtyseventh
to fiftythird
sessions,
decided, without a vote:
(a) To recommend to the Economic and Social Council that it authorize,
if possible, within existing financial resources, 40 fully serviced additional
meetings, including summary records, in accordance with rules 29 and 31 of the
rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social
Council, for the Commission's fiftyfourth
session;
(b) To request the Chairman of the Commission at its fiftyfourth
session to make every effort to organize the work of the session within the
times normally allotted, so that the additional meetings that the Economic and
Social Council might authorize would be utilized only if such meetings proved
to be absolutely necessary.
1997/120. Organization of the work of the fiftyfourth
session
(reporting obligation)
At its 67th meeting, on 16 April 1997, the Commission decided, without a
vote, that, unless otherwise indicated in the resolutions adopted at the
fiftythird
session, all special rapporteurs, special representatives,
independent experts and working groups entrusted with continuing thematic or
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countryoriented
mandates established by the Commission were expected to
report to the fiftyfourth
session, even if the relevant resolutions did not
make explicit reference to that reporting obligation.
1997/121. Question of human rights in Cyprus
At its 67th meeting, on 16 April 1997, the Commission decided, without a
vote, to retain on its agenda item 10 (a), entitled “Question of human rights
in Cyprus”, and to give it due priority at its fiftyfourth
session, it being
understood that action required by previous resolutions of the Commission on
the subject would continue to remain operative, including the request to the
SecretaryGeneral
to provide a report to the Commission regarding their
implementation.
1997/122. Human rights and the followup
to the guidelines for the
requlation of computerized personal data files
At its 67th meeting, on 16 April 1997, the Commission on Human Rights,
referring to the guidelines for the regulation of computerized personal data
files (E/CN.4/1990/72) adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 45/95
of 14 December 1990, and taking note of the report of the SecretaryGeneral
submitted pursuant to Commission decision 1995/114 of 8 March 1995
(E/CN.4/1997/67), decided, without a vote:
(a) To request States and intergovernmental, regional and
nongovernmental
organizations to cooperate fully with the SecretaryGeneral
by providing him with any relevant information on the application of the
guidelines;
(b) To request the SecretaryGeneral
to continue to ensure the
implementation of the guidelines in the United Nations system;
(c) To request the SecretaryGeneral
to report to it at its
fiftyfifth
session:
(i) On the application of the guidelines within the
United Nations system;
(ii) On information collected from States and intergovernmental,
regional and nongovernmental
organizations concerning the
followup
to the guidelines at the national and regional
levels.