National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights.

1990/73. National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights

The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling its relevant resolutions and those of the General Assembly concerning national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, notably its resolution 1989/52 of 7 March 1989 and General Assembly resolution 44/64 of 8 December 1989, Stressing the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other international instruments for promoting respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms, Affirming that priority should be accorded to the development of appropriate arrangements at the national level to ensure the effective implementation of international human rights standards, Convinced of the significant role that can be played by institutions at the national level in promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and in developing and enhancing public awareness of those rights and freedoms, Recognizing that the United Nations can play a catalytic role in assisting the development of national institutions, Welcoming the holding in 1990 of a regional Asia-Pacific workshop under the auspices of the United Nations to consider, inter alia, the experience of different regions and countries in the establishment of regional or national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights,

1. Takes note of the progress made in this area in the past few years and of the increased number of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights in all parts of the world as well as of the efforts of the Centre for Human Rights to increase co-operation with regional and national institutions;

2. Requests the Centre for Human Rights to continue its efforts in order to enhance co-operation between the United Nations and regional and national institutions, particularly in the field of advisory services and technical assistance and of information and education, not least within the framework of the World Public Information Campaign for Human Rights;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to convene a workshop, to be financed from the Regular Programme of Technical Co-operation, with the participation of national and regional institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, to review, inter alia, their co-operation with international institutions such as the United Nations and its bodies, with a view to increasing their effectiveness nationally and internationally;

4. Also requests the Secretary-General to publicize the proceedings of that meeting and to make use of their results in the finalization of the manual on national institutions under preparation by the Centre for Human Rights.

53rd meeting
7 March 1990
[Adopted without a vote. See chap. XI.]