HRC63 - EU General Comment - National Human Rights Institutions
UN Human Rights Council
63rd Session – Item 8
Resolution L.15 – GC
National Human Rights Institutions
EU General Comment
Mr. President,
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the EU members that are members of the Council. This general comment has been agreed by the EU as a whole.
We thank Australia and Timor-Leste for presenting the resolution on National Human Rights Institutions. The EU appreciates the Core Group’s constructive approach to negotiations.
We attach great importance to the role of National Human Rights Institutions in promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. We welcome the resolution’s recognition of the role of NHRIs in strengthening participation, promoting the rule of law, developing and enhancing public awareness of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and contributing to the prevention of human rights violations and abuses.
We also commend the efforts of the Core Group to streamline the text while bringing a timely thematic focus on human rights and digital technologies. We further appreciate the Core Group’s intention to present future iterations of this resolution on a triennial basis, which supports the Council’s ongoing efforts to rationalize its work.
The EU Member States that are members of the Council will support this resolution and call on the full membership to do the same.
Thank you.