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AG/RES. 1925 (XXXIII-O/03)STRENGTHENING OF HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO THE PLAN OF ACTION OF THE THIRD SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
(Resolution adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 10, 2003)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN the Annual Report of the Permanent Council to the General Assembly (AG/doc.4156/03 add. 3) and resolutions AG/RES. 1828 (XXXI-O/01) and AG/RES. 1890 (XXXII-O/02);
REAFFIRMING that the universal protection and promotion of human rights, including civil, cultural, economic, political, and social rights, as well as respect for the rules and principles of international humanitarian law, based on the principles of universality, indivisibility, and interdependence, are fundamental to the functioning of democratic society; and stressing the importance of respect for the rule of law, equal and effective access to justice, and participation by all elements of society in public decision-making processes;
BEARING IN MIND the Declaration and the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas, adopted in Quebec City, Canada; and
CONSIDERING:
That it is a fundamental responsibility of the Organization of American States to provide appropriate follow-up to the mandates of the Third Summit of the Americas regarding the strengthening of the inter-American human rights system; and
That, in addition, the Organization of American States can serve as a forum for contributing to the efforts of member states in the development and strengthening of national systems for the promotion and protection of human rights,
RESOLVES:
1. To reaffirm the commitment of member states of the Organization to continue strengthening and improving the inter-American human rights system, in particular the functioning of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
2. To reaffirm the intent of the Organization of American States to continue taking concrete measures aimed at implementing the mandates of the Heads of State and Government on the strengthening and improvement of the inter-American human rights system, as set forth in the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas:
a. Universalization of the inter-American human rights system;
b. Compliance with judgments of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and follow-up of the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights;
c. Facilitation of access for individuals to the inter-American human rights system;
d. A substantial increase in the budget of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and that of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights so that, within a reasonable time, the organs of the system may address their growing activities and responsibilities; and
e. Examination of the possibility that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights may come to operate on a permanent basis, taking into account, among other things, the views of those organs.
3. To underscore recent progress made in the specific areas of the inter-American human rights system identified in the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas, namely:
a. i. Signature by Chile of the Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, or “Protocol of San Salvador”;
ii. Ratification by Peru of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, and its signature and ratification by Mexico;
iii. Signature by Chile of the Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty;
iv. Ratification by Suriname of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, or “Convention of Belém do Pará”; and
v. Ratification by Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay of the Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities;
b. The increase in Regular Fund resources allocated to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the voluntary contributions by Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States, as well as by Finland and Spain, to facilitate the work of those bodies;
c. Application of the new Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; and
d. The ongoing support from member states of the Organization for the organs of the human rights system and the important work of those organs to protect and promote human rights in the Hemisphere.
4. To instruct the Permanent Council to complement and consolidate the progress referred to in operative paragraph 3 by:
a. Continuing to examine ways to bring about an effective and adequate increase in the financial resources allocated to the organs of the inter-American human rights system in the program-budget of the Organization;
b. In addition, encouraging the member states of the Organization to contribute to the Specific Fund for Strengthening the Inter-American System for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights;
c. Continuing to examine the possibility that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights may come to operate on a permanent basis, taking into account the information provided by the presidents of those bodies on April 19, 2002 (CP/CAJP-1933/02 and CP/CAJP-1931/02);
d. Holding a meeting of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs to consider means of promoting compliance by member states with the judgments of the Court and follow-up on the recommendations of the Commission by member states; and
e. Studying, with the support of the General Secretariat and taking into account the views of both the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the relationship between the rules of procedure of those organs and the provisions of their statutes and of the American Convention on Human Rights.
5. To instruct the Secretary General to include among his high-level activities the promotion of accession to all inter-American human rights instruments.
6. To promote the strengthening of national systems for the protection and promotion of human rights in member states and, to that end, to request the pertinent organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization to develop cooperative relations and information exchange with the Network of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights of the Americas.
7. To request the areas, units, and offices of the General Secretariat involved with human rights issues to work with the Permanent Council in implementing this resolution.
8. To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth regular session on the implementation of this resolution.
