The UNHRC had adopted a resolution on the battle with extremism

Elizabeth Isakov. The Council of the United Nations on human rights on the last working day of the week by the majority of votes adopted the 1st resolution on human rights and the battle against violent extremism, which agitates the country to counter terrorism While respecting human rights.

The draft decision, the name "human Rights and the prevention and combating violent extremism" was shown to the UNHRC by a group of 44 countries, including the USA, France, great Britain, Turkey and Ukraine. In his favor voted 37 countries, 7 abstaining, and 3 States voted against.

Speaking before the media on the results of voting, one of the authors of the decision, the permanent representative of Turkey to the UN office in Geneva Mehmet v?rden, Carucci (Mehmet Ferden Carikci) said that its adoption was a " historic event for the UNHRC and contributes to the protection of human rights and the battle against extremism ".

Resolution, for example, emphasizes that violent extremism does not have the opportunity to be associated with any religion, ethnic group or nationality. She also advocates countries to develop mechanisms to battle crime, which complied with all international Law, including humanitarian law and refugee laws and human rights.

When obgovarivaya of the document, Russia was asked to take it up for valaisiana and voted against. The text of the outcome document in General satisfied with Moscow, but does not fully reflect the desired rules for combating extremism. For example, there is no indication of a leading role and responsibility of the countries in countering terrorism and violent extremism, and the rules for its occurrence are limited only by human rights violations.

"We believe it is important to promoted currently offers in this area rest on a solid basis of international Law, respecting sovereignty and equality of States, the illegality of Scrivania in their internal Affairs. You cannot summon to battle against extremism in specific countries "over the head" of their legitimate governments, and With the help of external Scrivania in their internal Affairs. Such attempts, As is known, there were no good led ", - reported in circulation of the Russian delegation at the HRC.

in the capital of Russia is assured that, taking a resolution on the fight against violent extremism in its current form, the HRC is trying to reformat an already established during the UN strategy on counter-terrorism cooperation.

The Council of the United Nations on human rights held in Geneva from 14 September to 2 October. As expected, the results of the 30 session of the HRC will be made more than 30 resolutions.


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