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in its interpretation of article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, 2 as well as the Second Optional Protocol thereto; 8
(g)
To apply a gender perspective in her work;
13. Recognizes the importance of raising awareness for the elimination of
extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, for which impunity should be neither
condoned nor tolerated, and of stressing that extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary
executions are a flagrant violation of human rights, in particular the right to life, of
which no one should be arbitrarily deprived, and in this regard encourages the
Special Rapporteur to continue, within her mandate, to collect information from all
concerned, to respond effectively to reliable information that comes before her, to
follow up on communications and country visits and to seek the views and
comments of Governments and to reflect them, as appropriate, in her reports;
14. Urges the Special Rapporteur to continue, within her mandate, to bring to
the attention of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights situations
of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions which are of particularly serious
concern or where early action might prevent further deterioration;
15. Welcomes the cooperation established between the Special Rapporteur
and other United Nations mechanisms and procedures relating to human rights, as
well as with medical and forensic experts, and encourages the Special Rapporteur to
continue efforts in that regard;
16. Strongly urges all Governments, in particular those who have not yet
done so, to respond without undue delay to the communications and requests for
information transmitted to them by the Special Rapporteur, and urges them and all
others concerned to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur so that she
may carry out her mandate effectively, including, where appropriate, by issuing
invitations to the Special Rapporteur when she so requests;
17. Expresses its appreciation to those Governments that have invited the
Special Rapporteur to visit their countries, asks them to examine carefully the
recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur, invites them to report to the
Special Rapporteur on the actions taken on those recommendations, and requests
other Governments to cooperate in a similar way;
18. Calls upon the Governments of all States in which the death penalty has
not been abolished to comply with their obligations under relevant provisions of
international human rights instruments, keeping in mind the safeguards and
guarantees referred to in Economic and Social Council resolutions 1984/50 and
1989/64;
19. Again requests the Secretary-General to continue to use his best
endeavours in cases where the minimum standards of legal safeguards provided for
in articles 6, 9, 14 and 15 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
appear not to have been respected;
20. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur with
adequate human, financial and material resources to enable her to carry out her
mandate effectively, including through country visits;
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