RES/19/39 Assistance for Libya in the field of human rights
Document Type: Final Resolution
Date: 2012 Apr
Session: 19th Regular Session (2012 Feb)
Agenda Item: Item10: Technical assistance and capacity-building
Topic: Libya
- Main sponsors2
- Co-sponsors98
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Australia
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czechia
Denmark
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Korea, Republic of
Mauritania
Montenegro
Netherlands
Pakistan
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sweden
Thailand
United States
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Benin
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Comoros
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Gabon
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Morocco
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Palestine, State of
Qatar
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sudan
Suriname
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Angola
Botswana
Burundi
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Congo
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Namibia
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
South Africa
South Sudan
Eswatini
Tanzania, United Republic of
Zambia
Zimbabwe
GE.12-13194
Human Rights Council Nineteenth session
Agenda item 10
Technical assistance and capacity-building
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council*
19/39
Assistance for Libya in the field of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and the other relevant international human rights treaties,
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 60/251 of 15 March 2006, and 66/11 of 18
November 2011, on the restoration of the rights of membership of Libya in the Human
Rights Council,
Recalling also Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007 on institution-
building of the Council,
Recalling further Human Rights Council resolutions S-15/1 of 25 February 2011,
17/17 of 17 June 2011 and 18/9 of 29 September 2011,
Reaffirming that all States are bound to promote and protect all human rights and
fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and international human rights treaties to which they are party,
Reaffirming also that it is the primary responsibility of States to promote and protect
all human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Recalling its strong commitment to the sovereignty and independence, unity and
territorial integrity of Libya,
1. Welcomes:
(a) The Constitutional Charter for the Transitional Stage in Libya of 3 August
2011, where promotion and protection of human rights are core elements;
(b) The statement made by the Prime Minister of Libya on 28 February 2012,
during the high-level segment of the nineteenth session of the Human Rights Council,
* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its nineteenth session (A/HRC/19/2), chap. I.
including the invitation addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to visit Libya, and the willingness to extend a standing invitation to thematic special
procedures to visit the country in due course;
(c) The ongoing efforts of the transitional Government of Libya to fulfil its
obligations under the international human rights treaties to which Libya is party, to promote
and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to cooperate with the Human
Rights Council and the Office of the High Commissioner;
(d) The recent establishment of a national institution for human rights, namely,
the Council of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Libya;
(e) The political transitional process in Libya, and the arrangements to hold the
election of the Libyan National Congress later in 2012, as a step towards the establishment
of a constitution and constitutional institutions that promote and protect human rights and
fundamental freedoms;
2. Commends the courage of the people of Libya, and strongly supports the
efforts of the transitional Government of Libya towards a swift and peaceful political
transition and the full realization of human rights;
3. Takes note of the final report submitted by the international commission of
inquiry on Libya,1 and encourages the transitional Government of Libya to implement the
recommendations addressed to it;
4. Recognizes the ongoing human rights challenges in Libya, and strongly
encourages the transitional Government of Libya to increase its efforts to protect and
promote human rights and prevent any violations;
5. Takes note of the adoption of the report of the Working Group on the
Universal Periodic Review on Libya2 at the nineteenth session of the Human Rights
Council, and commends the cooperation of Libya with Council mechanisms, including its
willingness to implement the accepted recommendations contained in the addendum to the
above-mentioned report;
6. Strongly encourages the transitional Government of Libya to investigate
human rights violations and to bring those responsible before Libyan Justice;
7. Recognizes that the availability of Libyan resources may help the transitional
Government of Libya to utilize those resources in the field of human rights;
8. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner, in collaboration with the
transitional Government of Libya and upon its request, to explore ways of cooperation in
the field of human rights, including technical assistance and capacity-building;
1 A/HRC/19/68.
2 A/HRC/16/15.
9. Invites the Office of the High Commissioner to inform the Human Rights
Council, at its twenty-second session, under agenda item 10, on its technical assistance,
capacity-building and cooperation with the transitional Government of Libya.
55th meeting
23 March 2012
[Adopted without a vote.]