2/L.48 Amendment to draft decision L.44

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General Assembly Distr. LIMITED

A/HRC/2/L.48 27 November 2006

Original: ENGLISH

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Second session Agenda item 2

IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 60/251 OF 15 MARCH 2006 ENTITLED “HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL”

Canada and Finland (on behalf of the European Union): amendment to draft decision L.44

1. Replace paragraph 2 with the following:

2. “The Council notes with deep concern the seriousness of the human rights and humanitarian situation in Darfur and calls for an immediate end to the ongoing violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. It emphasizes the primary obligation of the Government of Sudan to protect all individuals against violations, including sexual and other forms of gender-based violence and the use of child soldiers. It calls on all parties to put an effective end to all acts of violence against civilians, with a special focus on vulnerable groups, including women and children, while permitting the return of all internally displaced persons to their homes.”

2. In paragraph 3, replace the second sentence with the following: “It calls on all parties to put an end to impunity and to cooperate fully in the implementation of the Agreement and relevant United Nations resolutions in this regard, inter alia by assisting in bringing to justice those responsible for grave crimes under international law.”

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3. In paragraph 4, replace “places where they have duties to discharge” with “places of detention”.

4. In paragraph 5, after “mechanisms” add the following: “by implementing the various recommendations. It requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to report to the Council at its fourth session on progress in this regard.”

5. In paragraph 6, delete “to the Government of Sudan”.

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