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Appendix F to Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997

Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1998.

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APPENDIX F

53rd UNHRC Voting Record

The following resolutions were adopted without a vote (by consensus) at the 53rd session of the UN Commission on Human Rights:

1997/5. Question of Western Sahara

1997/6. Middle East peace process

1997/8. The right to food

1997/11. Human rights and extreme poverty

1997/13. Violence against women migrant workers

1997/14 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

1997/15 Migrants and human rights

1997/16 Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities

1997/17. Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights

1997/18. Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief

1997/19. Traffic in women and girls

1997/20. Contemporary forms of slavery

1997/21. Minimum humanitarian standards

1997/22. Work of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities

1997/23. Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors and the independence of lawyers

1997/24. Question of a draft optional protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

1997/25. United Nations staff

1997/26. Question of enforced or involuntary disappearances

1997/27. Right to freedom of opinion and expression

1997/28. Hostage-taking

1997/29. The right to restitution, compensation and rehabilitation for victims of grave violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms

1997/30. A permanent forum for indigenous people in the United Nations system

1997/31. Working Group of the commission on Human Rights to elaborate a draft declaration in accordance with paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994

1997/32. Working Group on Idigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People

1997/33. The protection of human rights in the context of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

1997/34. Regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights

1997/35. Preparations for the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declarations of Human Rights

1997/36. Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality

1997/37. Human rights and thematic procedures

1997/38. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

1997/39. Internally displaced persons

1997/40. National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights

1997/41. Development of public information activities in the field of human rights, including the World Public Information Campaign for Human Rights

1997/43. Integrating the human rights of women throughout the United Nations system

1997/44. The elimination of violence against women

1997/45. Regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Asian and Pacific region

1997/46. Advisory services, technical cooperation and the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights

1997/47. Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights

1997/48. Assistance to States in strengthening the rule of law

1997/49. Situation of human rights in Cambodia

1997/50. Question of arbitrary detention

1997/51. Assistance to Quatemala in the field of human rights

1997/52. Situation of human rights in Hati

1997/56. Cooperation with representatives of United Nations human rights bodies

1997/57. Situation of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)

1997/58. Situation of human rights in Zaire

1997/59. Situation of human rights in The Sudan

1997/61. Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

1997/64. Situation of human rights in Myanmar

1997/65. Situation of human rights in Afghanistan

1997/66. Situation of human rights in Rwanda

1997/67. Situation of human rights in Equatorial Guinea and assistance in the field of human rights

1997/68. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for human rights

1997/69. Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action

1997/70. Question of a draft declaration on the right and responsibility of individuals, groups and organs of society to promote and protect universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms

1997/71. Human rights and bioethics

1997/72. Right to development

1997//73. Measures to combat contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

1997/74. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

1997/75. Human rights and mass exoduses

1997/76. Strengthening of the Office of the High Commissioner/Centre for Human Rights

1997/77. Situation of human rights in Burundi

1997/78. Rights of the child

The following resolutions were adopted by vote at the 53rd session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (letter designations refer to the vote chart):

A. 1997/1. Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine (adopted 25-1-13)

B. 1997/2. Human Rights in the occupied Syrian Golan (adopted 26-1-23)

C. 1997/3. Israeli settlements in the occupied Arab territories (adopted 47-1-2)

D. 1997/4. Situation in occupied Palestine (adopted 28-1-21)

E. 1997/7. Human Rights and unilateral coercive measures (adopted 37-8-7)

F. 1997/9. Adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights (adopted 32-12-8)

G. 1997/10. Effects on the full enjoyment of human rights of the economic adjustment policies arising from foreign debt and, in particular, on the implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Development (adopted 34-15-3)

H. 1997/12. Question of the death penalty (adopted 27-11-14)

I. 1997/42. Human rights and terrorism (adopted 28-0-23)

J. 1997/53. Situation of Human Rights in Nigeria (adopted 28-6-19)

K. 1997/54. Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (adopted 26-7-19)

1997/55. Human rights situation in southern Lebanon and West Bekaa (adopted 51-1-1)

L. 1997/55. Human rights situation in southern Lebanon and West Bekaa (adopted 51-1-1)

M. 1997/60 Situation of human rights in Iraq (adopted 31-0-22)

N. 1997/62 Situation of human rights in Cuba (adopted 19-10-24)

O. 997/63. Situation of human rights in East Timor (adopted 20-14-18)

The following procedural votes were also taken at the 53rd session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (letter designations refer to vote chart):

Vote on Chinese motion to take no action on the draft resolution on the situation of human rights in China. (No-action motion adopted by a vote of 27-17-9.)

Paragraph vote requested by the Russian Federation on operative paragraphs 18, 29 (d), 29 (f), 29 (g), 29 (h) and 31 of the resolution 1997/57) on the situation of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). (Paragraphs were retained by a vote of 35-0-16.)

COMMISSION MEMBER

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

ALGERIA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

A

Y

Y

A

A

A

Y

Y

ANGOLA

A

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

A

Y

A

A

Y

Y

A

ARGENTINA

A

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

Y

AUSTRIA

A

A

Y

A

A

N

N

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

BANGLADESH

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

A

N

Y

A

A

N

Y

Y

BELARUS

A

A

Y

A

Y

A

N

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

N

A

Y

A

BENIN

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

N

A

Y

A

A

A

Y

Y

BHUTAN

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

A

A

Y

A

N

N

Y

Y

BRAZIL

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

A

Y

BULGARIA

A

A

Y

A

N

A

N

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

CANADA

A

A

Y

A

N

N

N

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

CAPE VERDE

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

Y

A

A

Y

Y

A

CHILE

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

N

Y

CHINA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

Y

A

N

N

Y

A

COLOMBIA

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

A

A

Y

A

CUBA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

N

N

Y

A

N

N

Y

-

CZECH REPUBLIC

A

A

Y

A

A

A

A

Y

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

DENMARK

A

A

Y

A

A

N

N

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

A

A

A

A

Y

A

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

A

Y

A

Y

A

Y

ECUADOR

A

A

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

A

Y

EGYPT

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

A

A

Y

A

A

N

Y

Y

EL SALVADOR

A

A

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

A

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

ETHIOPIA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

A

A

Y

-

FRANCE

A

A

Y

A

A

N

N

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

GABON

-

-

-

-

Y

Y

Y

A

A

N

A

Y

A

A

A

Y

Y

GERMANY

A

A

Y

A

N

N

N

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

GUINEA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

A

A

Y

Y

A

A

Y

A

INDIA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

A

N

Y

A

N

N

Y

A

INDONESIA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

Y

A

N

N

Y

A

IRELAND

A

A

Y

A

A

A

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

ITALY

A

A

Y

A

A

N

N

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

JAPAN

A

A

Y

A

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

N

Y

KOREA

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

A

A

N

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

A

A

Y

MADAGASCAR

A

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

A

A

Y

A

A

N

Y

A

MALAYSIA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

N

Y

A

N

Y

A

A

N

Y

Y

MALI

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Y

A

A

Y

A

A

A

Y

A

MEXICO

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

Y

Y

Y

A

A

A

A

MOZAMBIQUE

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

Y

A

A

Y

Y

A

NEPAL

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

Y

A

A

N

Y

A

NETHERLANDS

A

A

Y

A

N

N

N

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

NICARAGUA

A

A

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

N

Y

PAKISTAN

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

A

N

Y

A

A

N

Y

Y

PHILIPPINES

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

A

Y

A

A

Y

A

A

N

A

Y

RUSSIA

A

A

Y

A

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

A

A

SOUTH AFRICA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

N

A

N

Y

SRI LANKA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

A

A

Y

A

A

N

Y

A

UGANDA

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

Y

A

Y

A

N

A

Y

Y

UKRAINE

A

A

Y

A

A

N

N

Y

A

Y

-

Y

Y

A

-

Y

Y

UNITED KINGDOM

A

A

Y

A

N

N

N

A

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

UNITED STATES

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

A

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

URUGUAY

A

A

A

A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

Y

ZAIRE

-

-

-

-

Y

Y

Y

A

-

N

Y

Y

Y

N

A

Y

Y

ZIMBABWE

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

A

A

A

A

Y

A

N

N

Y

A

 

Y = Yes
N = No
A = Abstention
- = Absent

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