Human Rights Council

Forty- s eventh session

21 June–14 July 2021

Agenda item 2

Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General

Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 12 July 2021

4 7 / 2. Situation of human rights in Eritrea

The Human Rights Council,

Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2, both of 18 June 2007, resolution 91 and decisions 250/2002, 275/2003 and 428/12 of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and all previous Council resolutions on the situation of human rights in Eritrea,

Noting the regional developments in recent months and their implications, including for human rights in Eritrea,

Welcoming the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and his conclusions therein,

Expressing deep concern at the ongoing human rights violations and abuses, as outlined by the Special Rapporteur in his report,

1.Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to present an oral update to the Human Rights Council at its forty-ninth session on progress made in the cooperation between Eritrea and the Office of the High Commissioner, and its impact on the situation of human rights in Eritrea;

2.Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea for a further period of one year, and to continue to assess and report on the situation of human rights in follow-up to the report of the Special Rapporteur, and requests the Special Rapporteur to present an oral update to the Human Rights Council at its forty-ninth session during an interactive dialogue, and to present during an interactive dialogue a report on the implementation of the mandate to the Council at its fiftieth session and to the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session;

3.Calls upon the Government of Eritrea to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur, including by granting him access to the country and committing to making progress on the benchmarks proposed by the previous mandate holder;

4.Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the information and resources necessary to fulfil the mandate;

5.Decides to remain seized of the matter.

35th meeting 12 July 2021

[Adopted by a recorded vote of 21 to 13, with 13 abstentions. The voting was as follows:

In favour:

Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay

Against:

Bahrain, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cameroon, China, Cuba, Eritrea, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Somalia, Sudan and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Abstaining:

Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Indonesia, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Senegal, Togo and Uzbekistan]