Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2009
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SignaturaA/RES/64/151
TítuloUse of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
AccesoEnglish: A_RES_64_151-EN - PDF ; Español: A_RES_64_151-ES - PDF ; Français: A_RES_64_151-FR - PDF ; Other: A_RES_64_151-DE - PDF ; Русский: A_RES_64_151-RU - PDF ; العربية: A_RES_64_151-AR - PDF ; 中文: A_RES_64_151-ZH - PDF ;
Resúmen
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination; reaffirms that the use of mercenaries and their recruitment, financing and training are causes for grave concern to all States and violate the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the UN; requests all States to exercise the utmost vigilance against any kind of recruitment, training, hiring or financing of mercenaries by private companies offering international military consultancy and security services, as well as to impose a specific ban on such companies intervening in armed conflicts or actions to destabilize constitutional regimes; condemns recent mercenary activities in developing countries in various parts of the world; condemns any form of impunity granted to perpetrators of mercenary activities and to those responsible for the use, recruitment, financing and training of mercenaries; requests the Working Group to continue the work already done by the previous Special Rapporteurs on the strengthening of the international legal framework for the prevention and sanction of the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries; requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to publicize the adverse effects of the activities of mercenaries on the right of peoples to self-determination and, when requested and where necessary, to render advisory services to States that are affected by those activities; requests the Office of the High Commissioner to continue to support the Working Group in the convening of regional governmental consultations on this matter; requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the Working Group with all the assistance and support necessary for the fulfilment of its mandate, both professional and financial in order to meet the demands of its current and future activities.
Nota sobre el evento2009-12-18
Resúmen de la votación
Adopted 126-53-4, 65th plenary meeting
ProyectoA/C.3/64/L.57
Informe del ComitéA/64/438
Acta de la sesión
A/64/PV.65
Información del programaA/64/251 68 Right of peoples to self-determination. SELF-DETERMINATION OF PEOPLES
A/64/251 68[1] MERCENARIES
A/64/251 68[1] MERCENARIES
Fecha[New York] : UN, 26 Mar. 2010
Descripción
4 p.
Notas
Issued in GAOR, 64th sess., Suppl. no. 49.