15th session of the Human Rights Council (13 September-1 October 2010)
Resolutions, decisions and President’s statements
The final adopted texts can be accessed in all six official languages of the United Nations in the first column below and also on the Official Document System (ODS). To search for adopted texts on ODS, enter the final number in the search field, preceded by A/HRC/RES for resolutions, A/HRC/DEC for decisions or A/HRC/PRST for President’s statements.
More information about the consideration of each draft proposal, including any oral revisions, amendments, statements of programme budget implications or detailed voting results (as applicable), can be found on the HRC15 Extranet (New users access).
RESOLUTIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/HRC/RES/15/1 | Follow-up to the report of the independent international fact-finding mission on the incident of the humanitarian flotilla | 1 | A/HRC/15/L.33 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/2 | Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/3 | Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors and the independence of lawyers | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/4 | The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4 | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.19 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/5 | Forensic genetics and human rights | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/6 | Follow-up to the report of the Committee of independent experts in international humanitarian and human rights law established pursuant to Council resolution 13/9 | 7 | A/HRC/15/L.34 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/7 | Human rights and indigenous peoples | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/8 | Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/9 | Human rights and access to safe drinking water and sanitation | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/10 | Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.18 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/11 | World Programme for Human Rights Education: adoption of the plan of action for the second phase | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.26 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/12 | The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/13 | Human rights and international solidarity | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/14 | Human rights and indigenous peoples: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.6 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/15 | Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.7 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/16 | Human rights of migrants | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.8/Rev.1 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/17 | Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights: follow-up to Council resolution 11/8 | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.27 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/18 | Arbitrary detention | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.24 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/19 | Draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/20 | Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia | 10 | A/HRC/15/L.17 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/21 | The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.23 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/22 | Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.28 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/23 | Elimination of discrimination against women | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.15 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/24 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | 3 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/RES/15/25 | The right to development | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.12 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/26 | Open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.22 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/27 | Situation of human rights in the Sudan | 4 | A/HRC/15/L.3 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/RES/15/28 | Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights | 10 | A/HRC/15/L.28 | Adopted on |
DECISIONS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/HRC/DEC/15/101 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Kyrgyzstan | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/102 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Guinea | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/103 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/104 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Spain | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/105 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Lesotho | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/106 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Kenya | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/107 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Armenia | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/108 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Sweden | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/109 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Grenada | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/110 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Turkey | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/111 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Guyana | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/112 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Kuwait | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/113 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Belarus | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/114 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Kiribati | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/115 | Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Guinea Bissau | 6 | n/a | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/116 | Human rights and issues related to terrorist hostage-taking | 3 | A/HRC/15/L.20 | Adopted on |
| A/HRC/DEC/15/117 | Nelson Mandela International Day | 9 | A/HRC/15/L.21 | Adopted on |
PRESIDENT'S STATEMENTS
| Adopted text | Title | Item | Draft | Action taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/HRC/PRST/15/1 | Technical assistance and capacity-building in Haiti | 10 | Adopted on | |
| A/HRC/PRST/15/2 | [no title] | 1 | n/a | Adopted on |