Question of a draft Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

1990/47. Question of a draft declaration on the right and responsibility of individuals, groups and organs of society to promote and protect universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms

The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling its decision 1984/116 of 16 March 1984, by which it established an open ended working group to draft a declaration on the right and responsibility of individuals, groups and organs of society to promote and protect universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms, Recalling also its decision 1985/112 of 14 March 1985, by which it decided that the open ended Working Group should be convened at the forty-second session of the Commission, meeting pre-sessionally for one week, and its resolutions 1986/44 of 12 March 1986, 1987/52 of 11 March 1987, 1988/71 of 10 March 1988 and 1989/60 of 8 March 1989, in which the progress achieved by the Working Group at its first, second, third and fourth meetings was noted, Recalling further its resolutions 23 (XXXVI) of 29 February 1980, 28 (XXXVII) of 11 March 1981, 1982/30 of 11 March 1982 and 1983/31 of 8 March 1983 concerning the role of individuals, groups and organs of society in the promotion and protection of universally recognized human rights, Welcoming the significant progress made by the Working Group during its meetings prior to and during the forty-sixth session of the Commission, Noting that the extensive discussion which took place prior to the forty-fifth session of the Commission and the provision of additional meeting time prior to the forty-sixth session contributed to this result,

1. Decides to continue at its forty-seventh session its work on the elaboration of the draft declaration on the right and responsibility of individuals, groups and organs of society to promote and protect universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms, on the basis of the views expressed and proposals made in the Working Group at its previous sessions, as well as any further proposals which may be made;

2. Decides also to make available prior to and during the forty-seventh session of the Commission appropriate meeting time for the Working Group;

3. Recommends the following draft resolution to the Economic and Social Council for adoption:

[For the text, see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution VII.) 52nd meeting
6 March 1990
[Adopted without a vote. See chap. XXIV.]