RES/21/30 Elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

GE.12-17811

Human Rights Council Twenty-first session

Agenda item 9

Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related

forms of intolerance, follow-up and implementation of

the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action

Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 

21/30.

Elaboration of complementary standards to the International

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

The Human Rights Council,

Recalling its decision 3/103 of 8 December 2006 on the elaboration of

complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms

of Racial Discrimination and the establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee for this purpose,

Welcoming the progress achieved and noting the views expressed during the fourth

session of the Ad Hoc Committee,

Recalling the need for adequate protection for victims of racism, racial

discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance at the national, regional and

international levels, as well as appropriate remedies while combating all forms of impunity

in this regard,

Underlining the imperative need for the Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate

complementary standards to the International Convention in accordance with paragraph 199

of the Durban Programme of Action,

1. Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall convene its fifth session from 8

to19 April 2013;

2. Takes note of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on its fourth session;1

3. Invites the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee to hold

informal consultations, from within existing resources, with regional and political

coordinators during the inter-sessional period between the fourth and fifth sessions of the

 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in

the report of the Council on its twenty-first session (A/HRC/21/2), chap. I. 1 A/HRC/21/59.

Ad Hoc Committee, with the aim of preparing the fifth session and collecting concrete

proposals for discussion on the topics of xenophobia, establishment, designation or

maintaining of national mechanisms with competencies to protect against and prevent all

forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related

intolerance, and procedural gaps with regard to the International Convention on the

Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, in accordance with its mandate;

4. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human

Rights to send out a questionnaire, from within existing resources, to gather information

regarding the three topics discussed during the fourth session of the Ad Hoc Committee and

in its report (xenophobia, national mechanisms and procedural gaps), including legal and

judicial frameworks and practices, substantive and procedural measures in line with the

mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee, and possible recommendations;

5. Invites the Office of the High Commissioner to post the responses to the

questionnaire on its website and, in consultation with the Chairperson-Rapporteur, to

prepare a summary of responses to the questionnaire received during the inter-sessional

period for discussion by the Ad Hoc Committee at its fifth session;

6. Recommends that the Ad Hoc Committee, at its fifth session, discuss new

topic(s) as contained in its report on its third session2 or additional topic(s) submitted during

the inter-sessional period;

7. Decides to remain seized of this priority issue.

39th meeting

28 September 2012

[Adopted without a vote.]

2 A/HRC/18/36.