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E/CN.4/2002/L.10/Add.14
26 April 2002
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COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Fifty-eighth session
Agenda item 21 (b)
REPORT TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON THE
FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION
Draft report of the Commission
Rapporteur: Mr. Frederico Duque Estrada Meyer (Brazil)
CONTENTS*
Chapter Page
XIV. Specific groups and individuals:
(a) Migrant workers;
(b) Minorities;
(c) Mass exoduses and displaced persons;
(d) Other vulnerable groups and individual ……………………….
* Documents E/CN.4/2002/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.4/2002/L.11 and addenda.
GE.02-13627 (E) 260402
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1. The Commission considered agenda item 14, concurrently with item 15, at
its 36th meeting, on 11 April 2002, at its 39th meeting, on 15 April 2002, at its 52nd meeting
on 3 April 2002, at its 53rd and 54th meetings on 24 April 2002, and at its 55th meeting,
on 25 April 2002.
2. For the documents issued under agenda item 14, see annex VI to the present report. For a
list of all resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission and Chairperson’s statements, by
agenda item, see annex V.
3. At the 36th meeting, on 11 April 2002:
(a) The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez
Pizarro, introduced her report (E/CN.4/2002/94 and Add.1);
(b) The Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons,
Mr. Francis M. Deng, introduced his report (E/CN.4/2002/95 and Add.1-2);
(c) A member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund
on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Mr. Theo Van Boven, read out a statement on behalf of the
Chairperson of the Board, Mr. Swami Agnivesh, in connection with the report of the
Secretary-General on the Fund (E/CN.4/2002/93 and Add.1);
4. At the 39th meeting, on 15 April 2002, Mr. Mounir Bouchenaki, Assistant
Director-General for Culture of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization, made a statement.
5. At the 52nd meeting, on 23 April 2002, a statement was read out by a member of the
Secretariat on behalf of Mr. Bengt Lindqvist, Special Rapporteur of the Commission for Social
Development on disability.
6. In the general debate on agenda item 14, considered concurrently with item 15,
statements were made by members of the Commission, observers and representatives of
non-governmental organizations. For a detailed list of speakers, see annex III to the present
report.
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers
and Members of Their Families
7. At the 55th meeting, on 25 April 2002, the representative of Mexico introduced
draft resolution E/CN.4/2002/L.73, sponsored by Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and
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Herzegovina, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Senegal, Sri Lanka,
Tunisia, Turkey and Uruguay.
8. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote. For the text see chapter II, section A,
resolution 2002/54.
9. After the adoption of the resolution, the representative of Canada made a statement in
explanation of her delegation’s position.
Tolerance and pluralism as indivisible elements in the promotion and protection of
human rights
10. At the same meeting the representative of India introduced draft
resolution E/CN.4/2002/L.75, sponsored by Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany,
Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan,
the Philippines, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.
Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Finland,
Georgia, Ireland, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, the Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, the
Republic of Korea, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay subsequently joined the sponsors.
11. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote. For the text see chapter II, section A,
resolution 2002/55.
Internally displaced persons
12. Also at the 55th meeting, the representative of Austria introduced draft
resolution E/CN.4/2002/L.76, sponsored by Angola, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand and Yugoslavia. Andorra, Armenia, Argentina, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Japan,
Mexico, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
and Uruguay subsequently joined the sponsors.
13. The representative of Austria orally revised the fourth, sixth and seventh preambular
paragraphs as well as operative paragraphs 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 16 and 21 of the draft resolution.
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14. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the representatives of
India, Pakistan and the Sudan.
15. The draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote. For the text see
chapter II, section A, resolution 2002/56.
Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities
16. At the same meeting, the observer for Austria introduced draft resolution
E/CN.4/2002/L.77, sponsored by Angola, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada,
Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Yugoslavia. Andorra,
Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Georgia, Iceland, Peru, the
Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, San Marino, Ukraine and Uruguay subsequently
joined the sponsors.
17. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote. For the text see chapter II, section A,
resolution 2002/57.
Violence against women migrant workers
18. Also at the 55th meeting, the observer for the Philippines introduced draft
resolution E/CN.4/2002/L.78, sponsored by Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia,
Chile, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru, the Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Togo, Uganda and Uruguay. Cuba and Senegal subsequently joined the sponsors.
19. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote. For the text see chapter II, section A,
resolution 2002/58.
Protection of migrants and their families
20. At the same meeting, the representative of Ecuador introduced draft
resolution E/CN.4/2002/L.80, sponsored by Algeria, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador,
El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Peru, the Syrian Arab Republic and Uruguay. Armenia,
Bangladesh, Haiti, Panama and Senegal subsequently joined the sponsors.
21. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote. For the text see chapter II, section A,
resolution 2002/59.
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Missing persons
22. Also at the 55th meeting, the representative of Azerbaijan introduced draft
resolution E/CN.4/2002/L.81, sponsored by Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Burundi, Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Georgia,
the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Pakistan. Armenia, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Panama, Senegal,
Ukraine and Yugoslavia subsequently joined the sponsors.
23. Statements in connection with the draft resolution were made by the representatives of
Armenia and India.
24. The draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote. For the text see
chapter II, section A, resolution 2002/60.
Human rights of persons with disabilities
25. At the same meeting, the representative of Ireland introduced draft
resolution E/CN.4/2002/L.84, sponsored by Albania, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo,
Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta,
Mauritius, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, the Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, the Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland. Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Chile, the
Dominican Republic, Georgia, Japan, Morocco, Peru, San Marino, Senegal, Turkey,
Ukraine, Uruguay and Yugoslavia subsequently joined the sponsors.
26. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote. For the text see chapter II, section A,
resolution 2002/61.
Human rights of migrants
27. Also at the 55th meeting, the representative of Mexico introduced draft
resolution E/CN.4/2002/L.86, sponsored by Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Congo,
Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mexico,
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Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Senegal, Sri Lanka,
the Sudan, Swaziland, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Yemen and Yugoslavia. Costa Rica and
Pakistan subsequently joined the sponsors.
28. The representative of Mexico orally revised the fourteenth preambular paragraph and
operative paragraphs 3, 4 and 24 of the draft resolution.
29. In accordance with rule 28 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the
Economic and Social Council, the attention of the Commission was drawn to the estimated
administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution.
30. The draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote. For the text see
chapter II, section A, resolution 2002/62.
The rights of non-citizens
31. Also at the same meeting, the Commission considered draft decision 6 recommended
by the Sub-Commission for adoption by the Commission (see E/CN.4/2002/2-
E/CN.4/Sub.2/2001/40, chapter 1).
32. The draft decision was adopted without a vote. For the text see chapter II, section B,
decision 2002/...
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