UNITED
NATIONS
A
 General Assembly Distr.
Distr. \* MERGEFORMAT LIMITED
Symbol \* MERGEFORMAT A/HRC/6/L.51
Date \* MERGEFORMAT 13 December 2007
Original:  Orig. Lang. \* MERGEFORMAT ENGLISH

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Sixth session 
Agenda item 4
HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE 
COUNCIL’S ATTENTION
Egypt (on behalf of the African Group), Portugal* (on behalf of
the European Union):  draft resolution
6/…	Human Rights Council Group of Experts on
the situation of human rights in Darfur
	The Human Rights Council,
	Recalling its resolution 4/8 of 30 March 2007,
	Recalling also its resolution OM/1/3 of 20 June 2007,
	1.	Welcomes the report submitted by the Group of Experts on the situation of human rights in Darfur (A/HRC/6/19) and the replies of the Government of the Sudan thereto;
	2.	Acknowledges the cooperation of the Government of the Sudan and welcomes the open and constructive dialogue between the Government and the Group of Experts;
	3.	Acknowledges the efforts made by the Government of the Sudan to implement the recommendations identified by the Group of Experts, but expresses its concern that, for various reasons, the implementation of many recommendations has not been fully completed so as to lead to the desired level of improvement in the situation of human rights in Darfur;
	4.	Expresses particular concern at the fact that perpetrators of past and ongoing serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Darfur have not yet been held accountable for their crimes and urges the Government of the Sudan to address urgently this question, by thoroughly investigating all allegations of human rights and international humanitarian law violations, promptly bringing to justice the perpetrators of those violations;
	5.	Urges the Government of the Sudan to continue and to intensify its efforts to implement the recommendations identified by the Group of Experts in accordance with the specified time frames and indicators;
	6.	Invites relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to continue providing support and technical assistance to the Sudan for the implementation of the recommendations of the Group of Experts and calls upon donors to continue providing financial and technical assistance and required equipment in this regard;
	7.	Reiterates its call upon all parties to put an end to all acts of violence against civilians, with special focus on vulnerable groups, including women, children and internally displaced persons, as well as human rights defenders and humanitarian workers;
	8.	Calls upon the signatories of the Darfur Peace Agreement to comply with their obligations under the Agreement, acknowledges the measures already taken towards its implementation and calls upon non-signatory parties to participate and to commit themselves to the Peace Agreement, in compliance with relevant resolutions of the United Nations, including paragraph 5 of Human Rights Council resolution 4/8.
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*  Non-member State of the Human Rights Council.









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