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Regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian and Pacific region

The Commission on Human Rights,

Recalling that the General Assembly, in its resolutions 41/153 of

4. December 1986, 43/140 of 8 December 1988 and 45/168 of 18 December 1990, affirmed the value of regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian and Pacific region,

Recalling also its resolutions 1988/73 of 10 March 1988, 1989/50 of

7 March 1989, 1990/71 of 7 March 1990 and 1991/28 of 5 March 1991,

Taking note of resolution 45/2 adopted by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on 5 April 1989,

Bearing in mind that intergovernmental arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights have been established in other regions,

Recognizing the valuable contribution that could be made by national institutions in the field of human rights to the concept of regional arrangements,

Recognizing also thất non-governmental organizations may have a valuable role to play-in this process,

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Recalling that a seminar on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights was to have taken place in Jakarta in 1991,

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General (E/CN.4/1992/24); Requests the Secretary-General to ensure a continuing flow of human rights materials to the library of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific;

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Encourages all member States and associate members of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and other parties to make full use of the depositary centre of that organization;

4. Encourages once again United Nations development agencies in the Asian and Pacific region to coordinate with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in their efforts to promote the human rights dimension in their activities;

5. Welcomes the organization of regional workshops on various human rights issues, including regional and national institutions and arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights, which have been held in the Asian and Pacific region;

6. Encourages all States in the Asian and Pacific region to consider further the establishment of regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights in the region and, in this regard, requests once again the Secretary-General to organize, within existing resources, a seminar to discuss this matter in 1992;