Condemnatory Country-Specific Resolutions:
Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan (A/HRC/28/L.3)
Sponsor: Pakistan on behalf of the OIC
Vote result: 29 in favor, 1 against (United States), 17 abstentions (EU, Botswana, Japan, South Korea)
Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination (A/HRC/28/L.32)
Sponsor: Pakistan on behalf of the OIC
Vote result: 45 in favor, 1 against (United States), 1 abstention (Ghana)
Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan (A/HRC/28/L.33)
Sponsor: Pakistan on behalf of the OIC
Vote result: 45 in favor, 1 against (United States), 1 abstention (Paraguay)
Human rights situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (A/HRC/28/L.34)
Sponsors: Pakistan on behalf of the OIC
Vote result: 43 in favor, 1 against (United States), 3 abstentions (FYROM, Paraguay, Botswana)
The continuing grave deterioration in the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/28/L.6)
Sponsors: France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Lebanon tabled an amendment to remove the reference to a selectively listed organization (Hezbollah) from OP13, which they believed to be politically motivated and unbalanced. As a result, a vote was held on this amendment the result of which was: 10 in favor (Cuba, China, Brazil, Russia), 23 against (United States, EU, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, UAE), 14 abstentions (India, South Africa)
Vote result (on the entire resolution): 29 in favour (United States, EU, Saudi Arabia), 6 against (Venezuela, Russia, Cuba, Algeria, Bolivia, China), 12 abstentions (India, Pakistan, South Africa, Brazil)
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (A/HRC/28/L.17)
Sponsors: Moldova, Sweden, FYROM, United States
Vote result: 20 in favour (United States, EU), 11 against (China, Cuba, Pakistan, Russia, Venezuela), 16 abstentions (Algeria, Brazil, South Africa, UAE)
Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (A/HRC/28/L.18)
Sponsors: Japan, European Union
Vote result: 27 in favour (United States, EU, Argentina), 6 against (Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, China, Viet Nam, Bolivia), 14 abstentions (South Africa, Saudi Arabia, India)
Non-Condemnatory Country-Specific Resolutions:
Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya(A/HRC/28/L.7/Rev.1)
Sponsor: Algeria on behalf of the African Group
Adopted without a vote.
Situation of human rights in Myanmar (A/HRC/28/L.21/Rev.1)
Sponsor: Latvia on behalf of the European Union
Adopted without a vote
Assistance technique et renforcement des capacités en matières de droits de l’homme en République du Mali (A/HRC/28/L.9)
Sponsor: Algeria on behalf of the African Group
Adopted without a vote
Capacity Building in Strengthening HR in Iraq in Light go the Abuses Committed by Da’esh and associated terrorist groups (A/HRC/28/L.29)
Sponsor: Iraq
Adopted without a vote
Renforcement de la coopération technique et des services consultatifs en Guinée(A/HRC/28/L.31/Rev.1)
Sponsor: Algeria on behalf of the African Group
Adopted without a vote as orally revised.
Déclaration du Président du Conseil des droits de l’homme sur Situation des droits de l’homme en Haïti (A/HRC/28/L.37)
Sponsors: France, Haiti
Adopted without a vote
Counter-productive Thematic Resolutions:
Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights(A/HRC/28/L.1)
Sponsor: Iran on behalf of NAM
Adopted without a vote
Use of remotely piloted aircraft or armed drones in counterterrorism and military operations in accordance with int’l HR law (A/HRC/28/L.2)
Sponsor: Pakistan
Vote result: 29 in favour (Algeria, Argentina, Cuba, Paraguay, Qatar, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Ireland), 6 against (United Kingdom, United States, South Korea, FYROM, Japan, France), 12 abstentions (Netherlands, Latvia, Germany, UAE, India, Germany)
Non-repatriation of finds of illicit origin on the enjoyment of human rights and the impact of international cooperation (A/HRC/28/L.8)
Sponsor: Algeria on behalf of the African Group
Vote result: 33 in favour (Argentina, Cuba, China, Pakistan, Qatar, Venezuela, Viet Nam), 2 against (United States, Japan), 12 abstentions (EU)
Open-ended intergovernmental working group on private military and security companies (A/HRC/28/L.11/Rev.1)
Sponsor: Algeria on behalf of the African Group, Cuba, Venezuela
Vote result: 32 in favour (Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, South Africa, UAE, Argentina, Cuba), 13 against (EU, South Korea), 2 abstentions (United States, Kazakhstan)
Composition of staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/28/L.13)
Sponsor: Cuba
Ireland argued that OP17, a clause inviting the General Assembly to give consideration to this resolution as necessary, and relevant sections of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit for the implementation of this resolution, was problematic as it threatens to change the relationship between the OHCHR and the council. OP17 Vote result: 24 in favor (of it remaining in the resolution) (Russia, South Africa, India, Cuba, China) 16 against (United States, EU, South Korea, Japan), 0 abstentions
Vote result: 31 in favour (Algeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Qatar, Algeria, Argentina, Cuba) 16 against (EU, United States, South Korea, Japan), 0 abstentions (as orally revised, and including OP17)
The effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights(A/HRC/28/L.14)
Sponsor: Cuba
Vote result: 31 in favour (Algeria, Argentina, Cuba, Pakistan, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela) 14 against (United States, EU, Japan), 1 abstention (Mexico)
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights (A/HRC/28/L.15)
Sponsor: Cuba
Adopted without a vote
Right to food (A/HRC/28/L.16)
Sponsor: Cuba
Adopted without a vote
Effects of Terrorism on the Enjoyment of Human Rights (A/HRC/28/L.30)
Sponsors: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia (Palestine)
Orally revised
Vote result: 25 in favor (Algeria, Cuba, Pakistan, Russia, Venezuela) 16 against (United States, EU, South Korea), 6 abstentions (Botswana, Qatar)
Positive Thematic Resolutions:
Combating intolerance of persons based on religion or belief (A/HRC/28/L.4)
Sponsors: Pakistan on behalf of the OIC
Adopted without a vote
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights of persons with albinism(A/HRC/28/L.10)
Sponsor: Algeria on behalf of the African Group
Adopted without a vote
Freedom of religion or belief (A/HRC/28/L.12)
Sponsor: Latvia on behalf of the European Union
Adopted without a vote
Human rights, democracy and rule of law (A/HRC/28/L.24)
Sponsors: Morocco, Norway, Peru, South Korea, Romania, Tunisia
Vote result: 28 in favor, 0 against, 19 abstentions (China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Venezuela, Viet Nam)
Prevention of Genocide (A/HRC/28/L.25)
Sponsor: Armenia
Six proposed amendments were submitted. The 1st by Cuba, the 2nd by Venezuela, and the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th by Pakistan. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th were withdrawn. The 1st amendment, which sought to remove language referring to the new framework for analysis of atrocity crimes and the responsibility to protect, was rejected in a vote (result: 14 in favor (Cuba, China, India, South Africa, UAE, Saudi Arabia), 23 against (EU, US, South Korea, Brazil), 10 abstentions). The 5th amendment, arguing against “any attempt to introduce non-consensual notions” was rejected by vote (result: 15 in favor (Cuba, China, India, UAE, South Africa, Saudi Arabia), 23 against (United States, EU,South Korea, Japan, Brazil), 9 abstentions)
Adopted without a vote (L.25 as a whole).
Other Resolutions
Combating intolerance of persons based on religion or belief (A/HRC/28/L.4)
Sponsors: Pakistan on behalf of the OIC
Adopted without a vote
The right to privacy in the digital age (A/HRC/28/L.27)
Sponsors: Austria, Brazil, Germany, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland
Adopted without a vote
