Type: Acts of the European Union: Resolution on the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

Authority: European Authorities - European Union: European Parliament

Date: 02/25/2010

Subject: The European Parliament stresses the importance of EU common positions on issues to be discussed during the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, even though the modalities regarding the actions of the EU Member States in the United Nations Human Rights Council following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty are not yet fully clear; it reiterates its call on EU Member States actively to oppose any attempt to undermine the concept of the universality, indivisibility and interdependence of human rights, and actively to encourage the UNHRC to give equal attention to discrimination on all grounds, including gender, race, age, sexual orientation and religion or belief.

Classification: Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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