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COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION
GuidelinesHuman Rights and
International Humanitarian Law
EN
March 2009
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GuidelinesHma Rght aitratoa Hmatara law
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PReFACe
Wh th eu ach th Commo Forg a scrty Pocy t yar ago, t
pac Hma Rght at th hart of th pocy. Th tmm from or covcto that
rpctg a promotg th r of aw a w a famta rght a from ot
oy f th eu bt ao or trt. Th eropa scrty stratgy, aopt
2003 a rvw at yar, tat cary that prag goo govrac, pportg
oca a potca rform, ag wth corrpto a ab of powr, tabhg
th r of aw a protctg hma rght ar th bt ma of trgthg th
tratoa orr."
A tgra part of or Hma Rght Pocy a r of G o ofmportac to th uo. Th G ar practca too to hp eu rprtato
th f bttr avac or pocy. Th frt G, o th dath Paty, wa
aborat 1998. it wa foow by x othr foc o Tortr, daog wth
Thr Cotr, Chr Affct by Arm Cofct, Hma Rght dfr, th
Rght of th Ch a Voc Agat Wom.
Th frt fv G wr pbh a a brochr for yar ago; th w to
a tho G aopt c th. i prparato for pbhg th bookt, a
of th or G rwt a rvw a rovato to rfct chag both
th uo a th xtra vromt that hav tak pac c 2005.
Thr o othr ovato th to yo ho yor ha: for th frt tm,
w hav c a g vop 2005 by Mmbr stat ga xprt o th
topc of itratoa Hmatara law. Bca of th xpov growth of oprato
a mo coct r th eropa scrty a dfc Pocy a a a
rt of or covcto that cotrtrrorm b coct wth th framwork of
tratoa aw, th G o iHl growg mportac.
Javr soaa,
scrtary Gra/Hgh Rprtatv for CFsP
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dath Paty1. (1998) (pat o 2008) ............................................................................. 7
Tortr a othr cr, hma or grag2.
tratmt or phmt (2001) (pat o 2008) ...................................................12
Hma Rght aog wth thr cotr3. (2001) (pat o 2009) ..............21
C4. hr a arm cofct (2003) (pat o 2008) ...................................................30
Hma Rght dfr5. (2004) (pat o 2008) .....................................................40
Promoto a Protcto of th Rght of th Ch6. (2007) .......................................47
Voc agat wom a gr a combatg7.
a form of crmato agat thm (2008) ..............................................................65
Promotg Compac wth8.
itratoa Hmatara law (iHl) (2005) ...................................................................76
COnTenTs
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i. itrocto
Th ut nato, inter alia th
itratoa Covat o Cv a Potca
Rght (iCCPR), th Covto o th
Rght of th Ch (CRC) a th eCOsOC
safgar Garatg Protcto of th
Rght of Tho Facg th dath Paty,
ha tabh trct coto oy r
whch th ath paty may b . Thsco Optoa Protoco to th iCCPR
prov for tat to commt thmv to
prmat aboto of th ath paty.
Th eropa uo ha mov byo th
a po aboto for tf a othr.
drg th 62
o of th Gra
Amby, th Pary of th Gra
Amby aopt th Thr Commttroto o a Moratorm o th of
th ath paty (62/149). Th eropa
uo actvy partcpat th cro-
rgoa aac whch ccfy a
g th tatv throgh th Gra
Amby a a eu partr co-poor
th tatv. i th roto, th Gra
Amby ca o a stat that t
mata th ath paty to:
Rpct tratoa taar that
prov afgar garatg
th protcto of th rght of thofacg th ath paty, partcar
mmm taar;
Progrvy rtrct th of ath
paty a rc th mbr of
offc for whch t may b mpo;
etabh a moratorm o xcto
wth a vw to compty abohg
th ath paty.Th Gra Amby roto ao
ca po stat whch hav aboh
th ath paty ot to rtroc t.
Th GA roto wth th
roto o th ath paty a aopt
by th Commo o Hma Rght ovr
th pat ca a coctv o,
th at bg roto 2005/59.
At th Octobr 1997 Coc of erop
smmt, Ha of Govrmt, cg
a eu mmbr tat, ca for vra
aboto of th ath paty. Morovr,
w mmbr tat of th Coc of
erop hav commtt thmv to
moratora a to ratfy th 6th Protoco of
th eropa Covto o Hma Rght(eCHR) commttg thm to prmat
aboto. Th 13th Protoco of th eCHR,
whch ha b g by a eu mmbr
dath Paty1.
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tat a tr to forc o 1 Jy 2003,
commt th mmbr tat cocr to
prmat aboto of th ath paty
a crcmtac.
Th Commtt of M tr of th Coc
of erop c sptmbr 2007 to
car a eropa day agat th dath
Paty whch to b mark ach yar o
10 Octobr. i dcmbr 2007, th eropa
day wa ao car by th eropa uo.
Artc 2 of th eu Chartr of FamtaRght prov that o o ha b
com to th ath paty, or
xct. A eropa uo mmbr tat
ar fy commtt to th provo a
mpmt thm practc.
i th Orgazato for scrty a
Cooprato erop (OsCe), partcpatg
stat ar commtt r th Cophagocmt to xchag formato o th
aboto of th ath paty a to mak
th avaab to th pbc. Th eu ff
th by rgar tatmt wth th OsCe'
Hma dmo framwork.
Th Rom statt of th itrat oa
Crma Cort a w a th tatt of
th itratoa Trba for th FormrYgoava a th itratoa Trba
for Rwaa, a of whch th eu pport,
cota o provo for th ath paty,
otwthtag th fact that thy wr
t p to a wth ma voato of
hmatara aw cg goc.
Th eu w kp th G r rg-
ar rvw a wo vag coctg
ch a rvw vry thr yar.
ii. Opratoa papr
Th eu cor that aboto of th ath
paty cotrbt to th hacmtof hma gty a th progrv
vopmt of hma rght.
Th objctv of th eropa uo ar:
To work towar vra aboto of
th ath paty a a trogy h
pocy vw agr by a eu mmbr
tat; f cary wth th mmat
tabhmt of a moratorm o th
of th ath paty wth a vw to
aboto.
Whr th ath paty t xt,
to ca for t to b progrvy
rtrct a to t that t b carr
ot accorg to mmm taar
a t ot th attach papr, wh
kg accrat formato abot thxact mbr of pro tc to
ath, awatg xcto a xct.
Th objctv ar a tgra part of th
eu hma rght pocy.
Th eropa uo w cot to
tfy t tatv, cg carato
or march o th ath paty,
tratoa fora a towar othr
cotr, th ght of th attach
Mmm staar Papr.
Th eropa uo w cor, ca by
ca, a o th ba of rvat crtra,
whthr to mak march to othr
cotr ovr th of th ath paty.
Th ma mt of th eu approach wb a foow:
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General demarches
Whr rvat, th eropa uo w
ra th of th ath paty taog a cotato wth thr
cotr. emt th cotact w
c:
Th eu ' ca fo r vra ab o t o
of th ath paty, or at at for a
moratorm.
Whr t mata, th eu w
mpha that tat ho oy thath paty wth th provo
cota th mmm taar a
t ot th attach papr, ba o
th provo cota tratoa
hma rght aw a othr tratoa
taar, a thy ho mata
maxmm traparcy, cg
throgh pbhg formato abot
th ath paty a t .
Th prc atr of ch approach w
tak to corato, inter alia:
Whthr th cotry ha a propry
fctog a op jca ytm;
W h t h r t h c o t r y h a m a
tratoa rtakg ot to th
ath paty, .g., cocto wth
rgoa orgaato a trmt;
Whthr th ga ytm of th cotry,
a t of th ath paty, co
to pbc a tratoa crty,
a whthr thr ar cato that
th ath paty wy
cotravto of mmm taar.
Partcar corato w b gv to makg
eu march o th of th ath p-aty
at tm at whch a cotry' pocy o th
ath paty fx, .g., whr a offca or
de facto moratorm o th ath paty to
b , or whr th ath paty to b
rtroc throgh gato.
Partcar corato w b gv to
rport a fg by rvat trato-
a hma rght mcham.
A march or pbc tatmt may b
ma whr cotr tak tp towar
aboto of th ath paty.
Individual cases
i ato, whr th eropa uo bcom
awar of va ath paty ca whch
voat mmm taar, th eu w cor
makg pcfc march. Acto w b
cor o a ca by ca ba.
sp w oft b ta th ca.Mmbr tat propog ch march
ho thrfor prov a mch backgro
a pob rawg o a avaab orc.
Th ho c brf ta of th ag
crm, crma procg, th prc
atr of th voato of th mmm
taar, th tat of ay appa a, f
kow, th xpct at of xcto.
Whr thr ffct tm corato
ho b gv to kg, from Ha of
Mo, ta formato a avc o
th ca pror to march bg ma.
Human rights reporting
eu Ha of Mo ho c a
aa-y of th appcato a of th
ath paty a th ffct of eu acto
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th rpct thr hma rght rport,
cg th hma rght fact ht.
Possible results of EU interventions:other initiatives
Th eu' objct v, whr pob, to
pra thr cotr to aboh th
ath paty. To th , th eu w
corag cotr to cor accg
to th sco Optoa Protoco to th
iCCPR a comparab rgoa trmt.
Atoay, whr th ot pob, theu w vrth mata aboto a a
objctv, a w:
ecorag tat to ratfy a compy
wth itrat o a hma r g ht
trmt, pcay tho ratg to
th of th ath paty, cg
th iCCPR;
e c o r a g a o f fr b a t r a a mtatra cooprato, tr aa
coaborato wth cv octy, cg
t h g a f w t h t h a m o f
tabhg a far a mparta jca
proc for crma ca.
Action in multilateral fora
Th eu w ra th of th ath
p-aty rvat mtatra fora az a approprat opportt to pt
bfor thm tatv am at trocg
a moratorm o th of th ath
paty a, cor, aboto.
Whvr approprat, th eu w k to
c rfrc to th tabhmt of a
moratorm o xcto a th aboto
of th ath paty ocmt proc
r th procg of th mtatra
fora.
Th eu w corag rvat tratoa
orgaato to tak approprat tp to
corag tat to ratfy a compy wth
tratoa trat a taar ratg
to th ath paty.
iii. Mmm taar papr
Whr tat t o matag th ath
paty, th eu cor t mportat that th
foowg mmm taar ho b mt:
Capta phmt may b mpo
oy for th mot ro crm, t bg
rtoo that thr cop ho ot
go byo ttoa crm wth tha
or othr xtrmy grav coqc.
Th ath paty ho ot b
mpo for o-vot act ch a
faca crm, rgo practc or
xpro of cocc a xa
rato btw cotg at or
a a maatory tc.
Capta phmt may b mpo
oy for a crm for whch th ath
paty wa prcrb at th tm of
t commo, t bg rtoo
that f, bqt to th commo of
th crm, provo ma by aw for
th mpoto of a ghtr paty, th
offr ha bft thrby.
Capta phmt may ot b mpo
o:
Pro bow 18 yar of ag at
th tm of th commo of thr
crm;
Prgat wom or w mothr;
Pro who hav bcom a.
Capta phmt may b mpo oy
wh th gt of th pro charg
ba po car a covcg
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vc avg o room for atratv
xpaato of th fact.
Capta phmt mt oy b carrot prat to a fa jgmt
rr by a pt a
mparta comptt cort aftr ga
procg, cg tho bfor
pca tr ba or jr ct o,
whch gv a pob afgar
to r a far tra, at at qa to
tho cota Artc 14 of th
itratoa Covat o Cv aPotca Rght, cg th rght of
ayo pct of or charg wth a
crm for whch capta phmt may
b mpo to aqat ga atac
at a tag of th procg, a
whr approprat, th rght to cotact a
coar rprtatv.
Ayo tc to ath ha hav
a ffctv rght to appa to a cort of
hghr jrcto, a tp ho b
tak to r that ch appa bcom
maatory.
Whr appcab, ayo tc to
ath ha hav th rght to bmt a
iva compat r itratoa
procr; th ath tc w
ot b carr ot wh th compat
rma r corato r tho
procr; th ath paty w ot b
carr ot a og a ay rat ga or
forma procr, at th tratoa or
at th atoa v, pg.
Ayo tc to ath ha hav
th rght to k paro or commtato
of th tc. Amty, paro or
commtato of th tc of ath
may b grat a ca of capta
phmt.
C ap ta p hmt may o t b
carr ot cotravto of a tat'
tratoa commtmt.
Th gth of tm pt aftr havg
b tc to ath may ao b a
factor.
Whr capta phmt occr, t
ha b carr ot o a to fct thmmm pob ffrg. it may ot
b carr ot pbc or ay othr
grag mar.
Th ath paty ho ot b
mpo a a act of potca rvg
cotravto of th mmm
taar, .g., agat cop pottr.
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i. Prpo
Th prpo of th g to prov
th eu wth a opratoa too to b
cotact wth thr cotr at a v a
w a mtatra hma rght fora
orr to pport a trgth ogog
ffort to prvt a racat tortr a
-tratmt a part of th wor. Th
trm "tortr" th g accorac wth th fto prov
Artc 1 of th Covto agat Tortr
a Othr Cr, ihma a dgrag
Tratmt or Phmt. For th prpo
of th g -tratmt ma
a form of cr, hma or grag
tratmt or phmt, cg corpora
phmt, whch prv th va
of t phyca a mta tgrty. Wh
arg pcfc cocr abot tortr
a -tratmt th prmary prpo, th
g w ao cotrbt to rforcg
th eu' hma rght pocy gra.
ii. itrocto
Th eropa uo fo o th
prcp of brty, mocracy, rpct forhma rght a famta from,
a th r of aw. Th prcp ar
commo to th Mmbr stat. Rpct
for hma rght fatr amog th kyobjctv of th eu' commo forg a
crty pocy (CFsP).
Tortr a -tratmt ar amog th mot
abhorrt voato of hma rght a
hma gty. Accorg to th uvra
dcarato of Hma Rght o o ha
b bjct to tortr or to cr, hma
or grag tratmt or phmt. noxcpto ar prmtt r trato-
a aw. A cotr ar obgat to compy
wth th cotoa prohbto of a
form of tortr a -tratmt. dpt
th ffort by th tratoa commty
tortr a -tratmt prt a part of
th wor. impty for th prptrator of
tortr a -tratmt cot to prva
may cotr.
To work towar th prvto a th
racato of a form of tortr a -
tratmt wth th eu a wor-w a
trogy h pocy vw of a eu mmbr
tat. Promoto a protcto of th rght
a prorty of th eu' hma rght pocy.
i t work towar th prvto aracato of tortr a -tratmt th
eu g by rvat tratoa a
rgoa orm a taar o hma
Tortr a othr cr, hma2.or grag tratmt or phmt
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Monitoring and reporting
i thr proc rport, th eu Ha
of Mo w c a aay of thoccrrc of tortr a -tratmt
a th mar tak to combat t. Th
Ha of Mo w ao prov proc
vaato of th ffct a mpact of
th eu acto. Th Ha of Mo w
hav th pobty of g mbay
rprtatv a obrvr to tra
whr thr a rao to bv that
fat hav b bjct to tortr
or -tratmt.
Assessment
Th Coc Work g Gro p o Hma
R g h t ( C O H O M ) a t h r v a t
Gographc Workg Grop w o th
ba of th rport of th Ha of Mo
a othr rvat formato, ch arport a rcommato from un
spca Rapportr a Traty Bo a
w a o-govrmta orgaato,
tfy tato whr eu acto ar
ca po, agr o frthr tp or mak
rcommato to hghr v.
The Council will review the guidelinesat least every three years.
EU action in relations with third countries
Th eu' objc tv to f c th r
cotr to tak ffctv mar agat
tortr a -tratmt a to r
that th prohbto agat tortr a -
tratmt forc. i t cotact wth
thr cotr, th eu w, wh mcary, xpr th mpratv
for a cotr to ahr to a compy
wth th rvat tratoa orm a
taar a w coqty mpha
that tortr a -tratmt ar forb
r tratoa aw. Th eu w mak
t objctv kow a a tgra part of
t hma rght pocy a w tr th
mportac t attach to th prvto of
tortr a -tratmt wth a vw to t
goba racato.
To achieve these objectives, the EU will
take, inter alia, the following actions:
Political dialogue: Th hma rght
compot of th potca aog
btw th eu a thr cotr a
rgoa orgaato ha, whr rvat,
c th of tortr a -tratmt.
Dmarches: Th eu w mak march
a pbc tatmt rgg rvat
thr cotr to rtak ffctvmar agat tortr a -tratmt.
Th eu w , whr b, rqt
formato o agato of tortr or -
tratmt. Th eu w ao ract to potv
vopmt that hav tak pac.
i w ocmt va ca of
tortr a -tratmt th eu w rg
(by cofta or pbc march) th
athort th cotry cocr to
r phyca afty, prvt ab,
prov formato a appy rvat
afgar. Acto o va ca w
b trm o a ca-by-ca ba a
may form part of a gra march.
Bilateral and multilateral co-operation:
Combatg a prvtg tortr a -
tratmt w b cor a prorty
batra a mtatra co-oprato for
th promoto of hma rght, tr aa
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coaborato wth cv octy, cg
th ga f a th f of trag.
Partcar attto ho b gv to ch
co-oprato wth th framwork of th
eropa itrmt for dmocracy a
Hma Rght (eidHR).
In its actions against torture the EU will
urge third countries to take, inter alia, the
following measures:
Prohibit and condemn torture and ill-treatment:
prohbt tortr a -tratmt aw,
cg crma aw;
com, at th hght v, a form
of tortr a -tratmt;
tak ffctv gatv, amtratv,
jca a othr mar to prvt
th occrrc of act of tortr a-tratmt ay trrtory r t
jrcto;
prvt th , procto a tra
of qpmt whch g to
fct tortr or othr cr, hma
or grag tratmt or phmt
a prvt th ab of ay othr
qpmt to th .
Adhere to international norms and
procedures:
acc to th unCAT, th iCCPR a
r-vat rgoa trmt, a w
a to gv favorab corato to
acco to th OPCAT.
gv favorab corato to acc
to th itratoa Covto for th
Protcto of A Pro from eforc
dapparac;
wthraw rrvato compatb wth
th prpo a objct of th CAT a
th iCCPR;
cor wthrawg othr rrvato
to th CAT a th iCCPR a othr
rvat trat;
cor a owg va a
trtat compat r th CAT,
CedAW a th iCCPR;
acc to th statt of th itratoa
Crma Cort;
compy wth th rqt for trm
mar of protcto, rg, co
a rcommato of tratoa
hma rght bo;
co-oprat wth th rvat un
mcham, partcar th un spca
Rapportr o Tortr, th un spca
Rapportr o Voc agat Wom,
th un spca Rapportr o traffckg
pro, th un spca Rapportr o
th promoto a protcto for hma
rght wh cotrg trrorm, th
un spca Rapportr o xtrajca,
mmary or arbtrary xcto, th un
spca Rapportr o cotmporary
form of racm, th Workg Grop
o cotmporary form of savry, th
Workg Grop o Arbtrary dtto,
th Workg Grop o forc or
votary apparac a, whr
approprat, th un spca Rapportr
appot for th cotry cocr;
co-oprat wth th sbcommtt for
th Prvto of Tortr a cot
to pbcato of th sbcommtt
rport o vt to thr cotr,
r that o o forcby rtr
to a cotry whr h or h rk bg
bjct to tortr or -tratmt;
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cotr whr th ath paty
t app, r that ato
to th mtato cota Artc 6
iCCPR, xcto, a w a ath row
coto, mt b ch a to ca
th at pob phyca a mta
ffrg;
co-oprat wth th rvat Coc
of erop mcham, partcar
th co of th eropa Cort of
Hma Rght a rcommato
of th Commtt for th Prvto ofTortr, a cot to pbcato of
th Commtt' rport o vt to thr
cotr.
A d o p t a n d i m p l e m e n t s a f e g u a r d s
and procedures relating to places of
detention:
a o p t a m p m t g a a
procra afgar agat tortra -tratmt orr to r
that pro prv of thr brty
ar broght bfor a jca athorty
wthot ay a that thy hav acc
to awyr a mca car wthot
ay a rgary thraftr a r
that th pro prv of thr brty
ca form thr ratv a othr
rvat thr part wthot ay;
ba crt pac of tto rg
that a pro prv of thr brty
ar h offcay rcog pac
of tto a that thr whrabot
ar kow;
r that procr for tto
a trrogato ar coformty
wth rvat tratoa a rgoataar;
mprov th coto pac whr
pro prv of thr brty ar h
orr to coform wth tratoa
a rgoa taar.
Establish domestic legal guarantees:
r that tatmt obta throgh
tortr a -tratmt ha ot b
vok a vc ay procg,
xcpt agat a pro acc of
tortr a vc that th tatmt
wa ma;
aboh a form of jca corpora
p-hmt;r that o xcptoa crcmtac
whatovr, cg a tat of war or a
thrat of war, tra potca tabty
or ay othr pbc mrgcy, may b
vok a a jtfcato of tortr or -
tratmt;
r that o orr from a pror
offcr or a pbc athorty may b
vok a a jtfcato of tortr or -
tratmt;
r that aw forcmt offca,
mtary, mca a othr rvat
pro w ot b ph for
ot obyg orr to commt act
amotg to tortr or -tratmt.
Combat impunity:brg tho rpob for tortr
a -tratmt to jtc tra that
coform to tratoa orm for a
far tra a whch xc th ath
paty or xtrat thm for procto
aothr tat whr th garat
ar ff;
coct prompt, mparta a ffctv
vtgato of a agato of tortr
accorac wth th itab R
ax to CHR roto 2000/43;
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r to th gratt pob xtt
that amty ot grat rpct of
act of tortr, a r that amt
o ot prv va of th rght
to a ffctv rmy, cg
compato a rhabtato.
Groups requiring special protection:
tabh a mpmt taar a
mar ratg to wom, chr,
rfg, aym-kr, tray
pac pro, mgrat a othrgrop rqrg pca protcto
agat tortr a -tratmt.
Allow domestic procedures for complaints
and reports of torture and ill-treatment:
tabh a oprat ffctv omtc
procr for rpog to a
vtgatg compat a rport of
tortr a -tratmt accoracwth th itab R;
r that ag vctm of tortr
or - tratmt, wt , tho
coctg th vtgato a thr
fam ar protct from voc,
thrat of voc or ay othr form of
tmato or rpra that may ar
prat to th rport or vtgato.
Provide reparation and rehabilitation for
victims:
prov rparato for th vctm of
tortr a -tratmt a thr
pat, cg far a aqat
faca compato a w a
approprat mca car a oca a
mca rhabtato,
cotrbt aay to th ut nato
Votary F for Vctm of Tortr
prfraby wth a btata cra
th v of cotrbto.
Allow domestic visiting mechanisms:
a ow v t by taby qa f
rprtatv of cv octy a
pt bo to pac whr
pro prv of thr brty ar
h.
Establish national institutions:
cor cratg a opratg a,
whr approprat, trgthg
pt atoa ttto (.g.
hma rght ombpro or hma
rght commo) whch ca ffctvy
ar th prvto of tortr a -
tratmt.
Provide effective training:
tra aw forcmt offca a
mtary pro a w a mca
p r o (c v a m tary) to
compy wth th rvat tratoa
taar;
r th trag of th jcary,
proctor a awyr o th rvat
tratoa taar;
r that trafr of qpmt a
trag for mtary, crty or poc
o ot factat tortr a -
tratmt;
r that trag programm for aw
forcmt pro c trag
o th prvto of voc agat
wom, o th rght of th ch a o
crmato o ch gro a rac
a xa ortato.
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Support the work of medical
professionals:
ab mca profoa to workpty a coftay wh
prparg obrvato o ag ca
of tortr a -tratmt;
protct octor, forc xprt a
othr mca profoa who rport
ca of tortr a -tratmt.
Conduct autopsies:
r that mco-ga atop arcarr ot by tra forc pcat
accorac wth tratoay
rcog taar;
prov for propr forc xamato
a ca of ro jry of ta
pro.
Other initiatives
Th eu w:
cot to ra th of tortr
a -tratmt mtatra fora,
ch a th un, th Coc of erop
a th OsCe. Th eu w cot to
actvy pport th rvat roto
at th un bo cg th Gra
Amby a th Hma Rght
Coc;
pport th rvat tratoa a
rgoa mcham (.g. th Commtt
Agat Tortr, th sbcommtt o
th Prvto of Tortr, th eropa
Commtt for th Prvto of Tortr,
th rvat un spca Mcham) a
tr th for tat to co-oprat
wth th mcham;pport th un Votary F for th
Vctm of Tortr a th votary f
tabh r OPCAT a corag
othr cotr to o o;
offr jot or batra co-oprato o thprvto of tortr a -tratmt;
pport pbc cato a awar-
rag campag agat tortr a -
tratmt;
pport th work of rvat atoa
a tratoa nGO to combat
tortr a -tratmt a mata a
aog wth thm;
cot to f projct rtak
to mprov trag of pro a
coto pac of tto a
w mata t btata pport
for rhabtato ctr for vctm of
tortr acro th wor.
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i ato to th t of trmt c
th troctory part of th gth eu may vok, whr rvat, t
cotact wth thr cotr cocrg
tortr a -tratmt th foowg orm
a taar a prcp.
Chartr of Famta Rght of th
eropa uo, partcar artc 4
a 19(2)
un dcarato o th Protcto of APro from Bg sbjct to Tortr
a Othr Cr, ihma or dgrag
Tratmt or Phmt
un dcarato o th emato of
Voc Agat Wom
un Covto Ratg to th stat of
Rfg
un dcarato o th Protcto of APro from eforc dapparac
un Prcp o th effctv Prvto
a ivtgato of extra-ga, Arbtrary
a smmary excto
un staar Mmm R for th
Tratmt of Pror
un Bac Prcp for th Tratmt of
Prorun Boy of Prcp for th Protcto
of A Pro r Ay Form of
dtto or impromt
un R for th Protcto of Jv
dprv of thr lbrty
un dcarato of Bac Prcp of
Jtc for Vctm of Crm a Ab of
Powrun Bac Prcp o th ipc
of th Jcary
un Bac Prcp o th Ro of
lawyr
un G of th Ro of Proctorun staar Mmm R for no-
Ctoa Mar
un Co of Coct for law eforcmt
Offca
un Bac Prcp o th u of Forc
a Frarm by law eforcmt
Offca
un Prcp o Mca ethc rvatto th Ro of Hath Pro ,
partcary Phyca, th Protcto
of Pror a dta agat
Tortr a Othr Cr, ihma a
dgrag Tratmt or Phmt
un Bac Prcp a G o
th Rght to a Rmy a Rparato
Prcp o th effctv ivtgatoa docmtato of Tortr a Othr
Cr, ihma or dgrag Tratmt
or Phmt (itab Protoco)
ax to un Commo o Hma
Rght roto 2000/43
safgar garatg protcto
of th rght of tho facg th ath
paty (eCOsOC roto 1984/50)
Va dcarato a Programm of
Acto
Gra Commt by th un Commtt
agat Tortr, partcar no. 1 o
artc 3, a no. 2 o Artc 2
Gra Commt by th un Hma
Rght Commtt, partcar no. 20
o Artc 7, no. 21 o Artc 10 a
no. 29 o Artc 4 of th itratoa
Covat o Cv a Potca Rght
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Gra Rcommato o. 12, 14 a
19 of th Commtt o th emato
of dcrmato agat Wom
Afrca Chartr o Hma a Pop'
Rght
Afrca Chartr of th Rght a Wfar
of th Ch
Amrca Covto o Hma Rght
itr-Amrca Covto to Prvt
a Ph Tortr
itr-Amrca Covto o Forcdapparac of Pro
itr-Amrca Covto o th
Prvto, Phmt a eracato
of Voc agat Wom
Rcommato of th Commtt of
Mtr of th Coc of erop:
o. R (87) 3 eropa Pro R
o. R (98) 7 Cocrg th thca aorgaatoa apct of hath car
pro
o. R (99) 3 O th Harmoato of
Mco-ga Atopy R
o . R (99) 22 C o crg Pr o
Ovrcrowg a Pro Popato
ifato.
o. R (00) 19 o th ro of pbcprocto th crma jtc
ytm
o. R (00) 21 o th from of xrc
of th profo of awyr.
o. R (01) 10 o th eropa Co ofPoc ethc
o. R (03) 05 o mar of tto of
aym kr
o. R (03) 17 o forcmt
o. R (03) 20 cocrg w way of
ag wth jv qcy a
th ro of jv jtc
o. R (03) 22 o cotoa ra(paro)
o. R (03) 23 o th maagmt by
pro amtrato of f tc
a othr og-trm pror
o. R (04) 10 Cocrg th protcto
of th hma rght a gty of
pro wth mta orr
o. R (05) 9 o th protcto of wta coaborator of jtc
o. R (06) 2 eropa Pro R
o. R (06) 6 o itray dpac
Pro
o. R (06) 8 o atac to crm
vctm
eu Rgato o tra tortr
qpmt of Jy 30 2005.
eu Co of Coct o arm xport.
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i t coco of 25 J 2001 th Coc
wcom th Commo commcato of
8 May 2001 o th eropa uo' ro
promotg hma rght a mocratato
thr cotr , whch rprt a
vaab cotrbto towar trgthg
th cohrc a cotcy of th eu'
pocy o hma rght a mocratato.i t coco th Coc raffrm t
commtmt to th prcp of cohrc
a cotcy, tgrato of hma rght
to a t acto, op of t poc
a tfcato of prorty ara. A part of
th proc of mpmtg tho Coc
coco, th Workg Party o Hma
Rght (COHOM) rtook to tabh
g o hma rght aog
cotato wth th gographca workg
part, th Workg Party o dvopmt
Cooprato (COdeV) a th Commtt
o mar for th vopmt a
cooato of mocracy a th r of
aw, a for th rpct of hma rght a
famta from.
ii. Crrt tato
Th eropa uo gag hma
rght aog wth a mbr of cotr.
Th o aog ar thmv atrmt of th uo' xtra pocy.
Thy ar amog a rag of mar whch
th eu may to mpmt t pocy o
hma rght, a cottt a ta
part of th eropa uo' ovra
tratgy am at promotg taab
vopmt, pac a tabty, whch, a
mpha by th Wor smmt carato
of 2005, approv by co a at th
hght v by th un Gra Amby,
ar trpt wth rpct for hma
rght a mtay rforc o aothr.
Th co to t at ch a aog
, accorac wth th g o
hma rght aog wth thr cotr
aopt 2001, to b ma by th Coc
of th eropa uo. Howvr, t ho
ao b a that thr room for gratr
cotcy th eu' crrt approach
towar aog. i fact, w ar fac wth
a crag mbr of ch aog,
a frthrmor ch aog tak pac
at vry ffrt v (.g. at th v of
xprt from th capta or ha of mo)
a vry ffrt fora. Th co to
crat w aog mt thrfor btak wth rgar for th atcpat
a va a th rorc avaab for
thr mpmtato.
Hma Rght aog3.wth thr cotr
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Th, ffrt typ of aog xt,
cg:
daog or co of a rathr graatr ba o rgoa or batra trat,
agrmt or covto or tratgc
partrhp ag ytmatcay wth
th of hma rght. Th c
partcar:
rato wth caat cotr;
th Cotoo Agrmt wth th ACP
stat;rato btw th eu a lat
Amrca;
th Barcoa proc (Mtrraa
cotr) a th ghborhoo pocy
(cotr of th Caca partcar);
potca aog wth Aa cotr
th cotxt of AseAn a AseM;
rato wth th Wtr Baka;
batra rato th framwork of
aocato a cooprato agrmt.
daog focg xcvy o hma
rght. At prt thr ar vra rgar,
tttoa aog vot oy to
hma rght btw th eropa uo
a a thr cotry or rgoa orgaato
(.g. aog wth Cha, cotatowth Ra, aog wth th fv stat
of Ctra Aa a aog wth th
Afrca uo). Th ar hghy trctr
aog a cotato h at th v
of hma rght xprt from th capta.
At o tm th eropa uo ao
mata a hma rght aog wth
th iamc Rpbc of ira. Othr ar h
at th v of ha of mo (.g. ia,
Pakta a Vtam).Th fact that ch
aog xt o ot hav to ma that
th hma rght ot ao c
at othr v of th potca aog.
i ato, th cotxt of varo coop-rato or aocato agrmt wth thr
cotr, thr ar pcfc b-commtt
or grop ag wth th hma rght
. Th th ca partcar wth
varo cotr o th othr hor of
th Mtrraa ch a Morocco, Ta,
lbao, Jora, egypt, ira a th
Pata Athorty.
A hoc aog xtg to CFsP-rat
topc ch a that of hma rght. Th
eu crrty mata ch aog, for
xamp wth sa, at th v of ha of
mo o th pot.
daog th cotxt of pca rato
wth crta thr cotr, o th ba of
broay covrgg vw. Wth th ut
stat, Caaa, nw Zaa, Japa a
th aocat cotr, for xamp, th
moty tak th form of x-mothy mtg
of xprt, wth th Troka rprtg th
eu, bfor th Hma Rght Coc a
th aa ut nato Gra Amby.
Provo ao ma for cotato wth
th Afrca uo pror to th mtg of
th Hma Rght Coc a th ThrCommtt of th un Gra Amby.
Th ma objctv of th aog
to c of commo trt a
th pobt for cooprato wth
mtatra hma rght bo.
i ato to aog at eu v, a mbr
of Mmbr stat ao mata aog
wth varo thr cotr at atoa v.
Th g o hma rght aog
hav vra am, amy to:
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tfy th ro pay by th trmt
th goba framwork of th CFsP a
th eu' pocy o hma rght;
t r g t h t h c o h r c a
cotcy of th eropa uo'
ap p ro ach to war hma r g ht
aog by aayg o a ca-by-
ca ba th a va of
opg a aog o hma rght a
th rtg workoa for th COHOM;
factat of that trmt by
fg th coto whch t to
b app a ma ffctv;
otfy th thr part ( partcar,
tratoa orgaato, o-
govrmta orgaato, cv octy,
th ma, th eropa Paramt,
thr cotr) of th approach.
Potca aog wth th ACP cotr
r th Cotoo Agrmt hav thr
ow ta arragmt a procr
a a ow Artc 8 of th Agrmt.
Howvr, for cotcy' ak, xchag
of w a xprc mt b h o a
rgar ba th COHOM Workg Party
framwork.
iii. Bac prcp
Th erop a u o r t ak to
tfy th proc of tgratg hma
rght a mocratato objctv
("matramg") to a apct of
t xtra poc. Accorgy, th
eu w r that th of hma
rght, mocracy a th r of aw w
b c a ftr mtg a
co wth thr cotr a ata v, whthr mtra tak, jot
commtt mtg or forma aog
by th Prcy of th Coc, th Troka,
ha of mo or th Commo. it w
frthr r that th of hma rght,
mocracy a th r of aw c
programmg co a cotry
tratgy papr.
Howvr, orr to xam hma rght
gratr pth, th eropa uo
may c to tat a hma rght-
pcfc aog wth a partcar thr
cotry. dco of that k w b tak
accorac wth crta crtra, wh
matag th gr of pragmatm a
fxbty rqr for ch a tak. ethr th
eu tf w tak th tatv of ggtg
a aog wth a thr cotry, or t w
rpo to a rqt by a thr cotry.
iV. Objctv of hma rght
aog
Th objctv of hma rght aogw vary from o cotry to aothr a
w b f o a ca-by-ca ba.
Th objctv may c:
cg qto of mta trt
a hacg cooprato o hma
rght tr aa, mtatoa fora
ch a th ut nato;
rgtrg th cocr ft by th eu at
th hma rght tato th cotry
cocr, formato gathrg a
avorg to mprov th hma
rght tato that cotry.
Morovr, hma rght aog ca
tfy at a ary tag probm ky
to a to cofct th ftr.
V. i covr hma rghtaog
Th to b c rg hma
rght aog w b trm o a
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ca-by-ca ba. Howvr, th eropa
uo commtt to ag wth tho
prorty whch ho b c o
th aga for vry aog. Th c
th gg, ratfcato a mpmtato
of tratoa hma rght trmt,
cooprato wth tratoa hma rght
procr a mcham, combatg th
ath paty, combatg tortr, combatg
a form of crmato, chr'
rght, a partcar tho of chr
arm cofct, wom' rght, fromof xpro, th ro of cv octy a
th protcto of hma rght fr,
tratoa cooprato th f of
jtc, partcar wth th itratoa
Crma Cort,promoto of th proc of
mocratato a goo govrac, th
r of aw a th prvto of cofct. Th
aog am at hacg hma rght
cooprato co ao c accorgto th crcmtac om of th prorty
rfrr to abov, ( partcar th
mpmtato of th ma tratoa
hma rght trmt ratf by th
othr party), a w a prparg a
foowg p th work of th Hma Rght
Coc Gva, of th Thr Commtt
of th un Gra Amby nw York a
of tratoa a/or rgoa cofrc.
Thy ar h o a rcproca ba, whch
ab th thr cotry to ra th hma
rght tato th eropa uo.
iV. Procr for th tato of
hma rght aog
Ay co to tat a hma rght
aog w frt rqr a amt ofth hma rght tato th cotry
cocr. Th co to mbark o
a prmary amt w b ma
by th Workg Party o Hma Rght
(COHOM), vovg a far a cary
th gographca workg part, th
Workg Party o dvopmt Cooprato
(COdeV) a th Commtt o mar
for th vopmt a cooato of
mocracy a th r of aw, a for th
rpct of hma rght a famta
from. Th amt tf w b ma
by COHOM coorato wth th othr
Workg Part. Amogt othr thg th
amt w ook at vopmt th hma rght tato, th xtt to
whch th govrmt wg to mprov
th tato, th gr of commtmt
how by th go-vrmt rpct of
tratoa hma rght covto, th
govrmt' ra to cooprat wth
ut nato hma rght procr
a mcham a w a th govrmt'
attt towar cv octy. Th amtw b ba, inter alia, o th foowg
orc: rport by ha of mo,
rport by th un a othr tratoa
or rgoa orgaato, rport by th
eropa Paramt a by th varo
o-govrmta orgaato workg
th f of hma rght, a Commo
tratgy papr for th cotr cocr.
Ay co to op a hma rght
aog w frt rqr th fg of
th practca am whch th uo k to
achv by trg to aog wth th
cotry cocr, a w a a amt
of th a va to b ga from ch
aog. Th eropa uo w ao
th mm-trm, o a ca-by-ca ba,
tabh crtra for marg th prograchv rato to th bchmark a
ao crtra for a pob xt tratgy bt
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wthot that bg th coto for th
achg of a hma rght aog.
exporatory tak w b h bfor ahma rght aog wth th cotry
cocr ach. Th am of tho
tak w b twofo: frt to f th
objctv to b pr by ay cotry
accptg or rqtg a hma rght
aog wth th eu a to trm
pob way of crag that cotry'
commtmt towar tratoa hma
rght trmt, tratoa hma
rght procr a mcham a
th promoto a protcto of hma
rght a mocratato gra; a
bqty to pat th formato
th rport foowg th prmary
amt. Th tak w ao prov
a opportty to xpa to th cotry
cocr th prcp ryg theu' acto, a w a th uo' am
propog or accptg a hma rght-
pcfc aog. Th xporatory tak
w prfraby b by a eu Troka tam
of hma rght xprt r-prtg
th capta, co cotato wth
th Ha of Mo accrt th
cotry cocr. A amt of th
xporatory tak w th carr ot. Theropa uo w c th ght of
that amt whthr or ot t wh
to cot o a mor trctr a
tttoa ba.
Ay co to tat a hma rght-
pcfc aog w rqr co
wth th Workg Party o Hma Rght
a t pror agrmt. Th fa coto tat a hma rght aog a to
f th practca arragmt for ch
a aog, whthr at th v of xprt
from th capta or at oca v by th
ha of mo, wth th Coc of
th eropa uo.
Th gographca workg part a, f
cary, th Workg Party o dvopmt
ooprato (COdeV) a th Commtt
o mar for th vopmt a
cooato of mocracy a th r
of aw, a for th rpct of hma rght
a famta from, ho ao b
vov th co-makg proc.
sho th amt b a gatv o a/
or th eropa uo c ot to tat a
hma rght aog, th eropa uo
w cor whthr othr approach mght
b approprat, ch a mpha o th
hma rght apct of th potca aog
wth th cotry cocr, tr aa by
cg pcat hma rght kowg
th potca aog tam.
Th Wo rk g Par ty o Hma Rght
(COHOM) w b rpob for foowg p
th aog a for ttg th aga
a th caro, whr cary togthr
wth th othr bo cocr, vz. th
gographca workg part, th Ha of
Mo, th Workg Party o dvopmt
Cooprato (COdeV) a th Commtto mar for th vopmt a
cooato of mocracy a th r of
aw, a for th rpct of hma rght a
famta from.
Vii. Practca arragmt for
hma rght aog
Fxbty a pragmatm ar th kywor
th cotxt of th practca arragmt
for hma rght aog, whch ho th
b trm o a ca-by-ca ba, by
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jot agrmt wth th cotry cocr.
Th arragmt w covr apct ch a
whr a how oft th aog to b
h a th v of rprtato rqr.
i prcp, a th aog ho at for
at at o f ay, wth th xcpto of
tho h wth stat harg vw mar
to tho of th eropa uo, a, a far
a pob, mtao trprtato
ho b prov orr to mak
maxmm of th tm avaab for th
co. Frthrmor, wh t tgat
a aog, th eropa uo mt mak
t car to th thr cotry that t rrv
th rght to rfr to va ca a
to prov t, at ach mtg, wth a t
of va ca rpct of whch
t xpct to rcv a rpo. Th t
co b accompa by a rqt for th
ra of th pro who ca ha bra, a, f cary, tho va
ca co b c at th v of th
potca aog. Whr approprat, th
eropa uo w pbh a pr ra
at th of th aog, to b pot o
th wbt of th Gra scrtarat of
th Coc a of th rvat Commo
gato. Corato w ao b gv,
o a ca-by-ca ba, to orgag a jotpr cofrc a trvw wth th
pr aftr ach o of a aog.
To r that th co ar a frtf
a pob, th aog ho, a far a
fab, b h at th v of govrmt
rprtatv rpob for hma rght.
For th ak of cotty, th eropa
uo ho b rprt by th Troka,at th v thr of rprtatv from th
capta or of Ha of Mo.
Th eropa uo w r that
aog mtg ar rgary h th
cotry cocr. Th approach ha th
avatag of gvg th eu gato a
bttr opportty to gag for tf th
tato o th pot a, bjct to th
agrmt of th cotry' athort, to
cotact th pop a ttto whch
t trt. Tratoay, aog who
prmary prpo to c of mta
trt a to trgth hma rght
cooprato ar h Br. That tratoho prfraby b mata.
A far a pob, th eropa uo w
ak th athort of cotr vov
th hma rght aog to c thr
-gato rprtatv of th varo
ttto a Mtr rpob for
hma rght mattr, ch a th Jtc
a itror Mtr, th poc, proamtrato tc. lkw, cv octy co
bcom vov r th mot tab
arragmt th prmary amt of
th hma rght tato, th coct of
th aog tf (partcary by orgag,
crta ca, mar wth rprtatv
of cv octy of th thr cotry a of th
eropa uo orr to c pcfc
thmatc gratr pth parawth th forma aog), a foowg
p a ag th aog. Th eropa
uo co th gfy t pport for
fr of hma rght cotr wth
whch t mata xchag of th k.
Th eu w a far a pob gv th hma
rght aog a gr of g
traparcy v--v cv octy.
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Viii. Cotcy btw Mmbr
stat' batra aog a
eu aogiformato xchag ta f
maxmm cotcy btw Mmbr
stat' batra aog a eu aog
to b r. exchag of th k,
partcary o th c a th
otcom of co, co b coct
by COReu or th Workg Party o Hma
Rght (COHOM). Th pomatc pot of th
crrt Prcy th cotry cocr
co ao gathr rvat formato o
th pot. Whr approprat, forma ad
hocmtg btw th mmbr of th
Workg Party o Hma Rght (COHOM),
th r-vat gographca workg part,
a th eropa Paramt co b
cor. it wo ao b pob to
cor hog forma ad hocmtgwth othr cotr whch mata hma
rght aog wth th cotry cocr
(a th ca of th crrt aog wth
Cha). sch mtg ho vov th
COHOM Workg Party, a th gographca
workg part or ty grop.
Th atac affor by th eropa
uo th ara of hma r ght a
m o c r a t a t o t h c o t r w t h
whch t mata a aog ho tak
to accot vopmt th aog
a t otcom. To that , th eropa
Commo w rgary otfy COHOM of
th of f from th eropa itrmt
for dmocracy a Hma Rght (eidHR), o
that a xchag of vw ca b h o th
cotcy of ch atac mar wthth prort f by COHOM, wth
rgar ao for ay atac prov by th
Mmbr stat that ara.
iX. Cotcy btw
hma rght aog a eu
Roto to th unGA ath HRC
Hma rght aog a Roto
bmtt by th eropa uo to th
unGA or th HRC o th hma rght
tato crta cotr ar two try
parat form of acto. Accorgy, th
fact that thr a hma rght aog
btw th eu a a thr cotry w ot
prvt th eu thr from bmttg a
Roto o th hma rght tato
that cotry or from provg pport for
a tatv by th thr cotry. nor w th
fact that thr a hma rght aog
btw th eu a a thr cotry prvt
th eropa uo from ocg
brach of hma rght that cotry,
tr aa th approprat tratoafora, or from rag th mattr mtg
wth th thr cotr cocr at vry
v.
X. Ag hma rght
aog
A hma rght aog w b a
o a rgar ba by COHOM, cojcto
wth th rvat gographca workgparty, prfraby, a a far a pob, vry
othr yar.
Th amt may b ma by th crrt
Prcy, at by th Coc scrtarat
or, va ca, by cag o th
rvc of a xtra cotat.it w b
bmtt for co a co to th
Workg Party o Hma Rght (COHOM) cooprato wth th gographca workg
part, th Workg Party o dvopmt
Cooprato (COdeV) a th Commtt
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kowg w b tak o a ca-by-
ca ba, bt wth a y to cotty.
Athogh th typ of co o
ot affor th pobty of ag wth
hma rght ay grat pth, th
eropa uo w avor to ra th
prorty rfrr to paragraph 5 wth
th cotry cocr.
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i. Chr a arm cofct
i th pat ca ao, arm cofct ar
tmat to hav cam th v of ovr
two mo chr a phycay mam
x mo mor. Cofct prv chr
of part, car-gvr, bac oca rvc,
hath car a cato. Thr ar om
twty mo pac a rfg chr,
a w a o mo orpha, wh othrar h hotag, abct or traffck.
sytm of brth rgtrato a jv
jtc ytm coap. At ay gv tm,
thr ar tmat to b at at 300,000 ch
or partcpatg cofct.
Chr hav pca hort a og trm
pot-cofct , ch a for tracg
of famy mmbr, rr a ocartgrato, pycho-oca rhabtato
programm, partcpato armamt,
m o b a t o a r t g r a t o
programm a w a wth tratoa
jtc framwork. i th rgar, th eu
wcom th crato of a foow-p form
to th Par Commtmt, whch foc o
cooratg a factatg tratoa
pport for ch programm.
i may tato, thr rma a
cmat of mpty for tho commttg
crm agat chr, a procrb bytratoa hmatara aw a th
Rom statt of th itratoa Crma
Cort.Th eu r th famta
ro of tratoa crma jrcto
fghtg mpty a arg th
rvat voato of tratoa aw
cocrg th ga a rcrtmt
of ch or.
Th Covto o th Rght of th Ch
(CRC) amot vray ratf, bt by
o ma vray app. Partcary
tato of arm cofct, chr ffr
proportoaty, a varty of way,
a wth og atg ffct. Th mpact of
arm cofct o ftr grato may
ow th for cofct to cot or
to r-mrg. Th Optoa Protoco to thCRC o th vovmt of chr arm
cofct am at cotrg th tato.
T h e u w c o m t h a t m p o r t a t
tratoa mcham hav b
tabh ag wth chr a
arm cofct, partcar, th spca
Rprtatv of th un scrtary Gra
for Chr a Arm Cofct, a thscrty Coc Workg Grop o Chr
a Arm Cofct. Coqty, th
eu a t mmbr stat ha tak to
Chr a arm cofct4.
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corato a, whr approprat,
c o o r a t t h r a c t o w t h t h
mcham, a vw to maxm mpact
of thr rpctv trvto.
ii. Prpo
Promoto a protcto of th rght of th
ch a prorty of th eu' hma rght
pocy. Th eropa uo (eu) cor
t of crtca mportac to ar th
of chr a arm cofct ot oy
bca chr ar ffrg th prta w hap th ftr bt bca thy
hav hrt a aab rght, a t
ot th CRC, t Optoa Protoco a
othr tratoa a rgoa hma
rght trmt. Th eu am to ra
th awar of th by gvg mor
promc to eu acto th f, both
wth th eu a t rato wth thr
part.
Th eu rtak to ar th hort,
mm a og trm mpact of arm
cofct o chr a ffctv a
comprhv mar, makg of th
varty of too at t poa, a bg
o pat a ogog actvt (ovrvw of
eu acto Ax i). Th eu objctv
to fc thr cotr a o tatactor to mpmt tratoa a
rgoa hma rght orm, taar
a trmt, a w a tratoa
hmatara aw (a t Ax ii)
a to tak ffctv mar to protct
chr from th ffct of arm cofct,
to th of chr arm forc
a arm grop, a to mpty for
crm agat chr. Th eu rcog
th mportac of rg coorato
a cotty btw th varo poc
a acto targtg th tato of
chr affct by arm cofct th
varo pocy ara, cg CFsP/esdP,
xtra atac a hmatara a.
iii. Prcp
Th eu fo o th pr cp of
brty, mocracy, rpct for hma rght
a famta from, a th r of
aw. Th prcp ar commo to th
Mmbr stat. Rpct for hma rght
fatr amog th ky objctv of th eu'
Commo Forg a scrty Pocy (CFsP),whch c th eropa scrty a
df Pocy (esdP). Rpct for hma
rght ao part of th Commty
poc rgarg tra a vopmt
co-oprato a hmatara atac.
Th promoto a protcto of th rght
of a chr a prorty cocr of th
eu a t Mmbr stat. i t work tor th protcto of chr affct by
arm cofct, th eu g by rvat
tratoa a rgoa orm a
taar o hma rght a hmatara
aw cg, tr aa, tho cota
Ax ii.
Th eu pport th work of th rvat
actor, partcar th un scrtary Gra,th spca Rprtatv of th scrtary
Gra for Chr a Arm Cofct, th
Workg Grop of th scrty Coc o
Chr a Arm Cofct, uniCeF, uniFeM,
OHCHR, unHCR, undP, ilO, th Commtt
o th Rght of th Ch, th Hma Rght
Commtt, th Hma Rght Coc, th
Thr Commtt, th Coc of erop, OsCe/
OdiHR a w a un spca Mcham aothr rvat actor ch a th iCRC, th
Hma scrty ntwork a cv octy
orgaato. Th eu ao pport th work
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of ch protcto twork a Tak Forc
motorg un Roto 1612 o th
gro. Th eu w pro-actvy cotrbt
a work wth th actor to r that th
xtg tratoa afgar to th rght
of th ch ar trgth a ffctvy
mpmt.
iV. G
R g a r m o t o r g , r p o r t g a
a mt fo rm th b a fo r th
tfcato of tato whr eu acto ca for. Whr eu- cr maagmt
oprato ar cocr, co makg
w proc o a ca-by-ca ba, barg
m th potta maat for th pcfc
acto a th ma a capabt at th
poa of th eu.
Monitoring and reporting
i thr proc rport a whr rvat,
a f kowg, a coorato
wth, th rportg a motorg ytm
of th un tabh throgh unsC
roto 1539 (2004) a 1612 (2005), th
eu Ha of Mo, Ha of Mo of
cva oprato, eu Mtary Commar
(throgh th cha of comma) a w a
th eu spca Rprtatv w ca aay of th ffct of cofct or
oomg cofct o chr. Th rport
ho ar partcar voato a
ab agat chr, rcrtmt a
poymt of chr by arm a arm
grop, kg a mamg of chr,
attack agat choo a hopta,
bockag of hmatara acc, xa
a gr-ba voc agat chr,abcto of chr a th mar
tak to combat thm by th part ca.
Wh th x voato prov a prmary
foc, thy o ot xc motorg
a rportg of, a rpo to, othr
voato commtt agat chr a
rvat ach cotry tato. Thy w
c thr orma rportg proc
vaato of th ffct a mpact of eu
acto o chr cofct tato
whr approprat. Whr rvat, Ha
of Mo may prpar adhoc rport o
cotry tato, cg a pat o
th mpmtato of rvat cotry
tratg whch may covr ao th .lo ar from eu cr maagmt
oprato may form aothr mportat
orc of formato for th comptt
workg part prov thy ar ot
caf.
Th Commo w raw th attto
of th Coc a Mmbr stat to
rvat rportg th ara a provfrthr formato, whr approprat a
cary, o Commty-f projct
am at chr a arm cofct a
pot-cofct rhabtato. Mmbr stat
w f to th ovrvw by provg
formato o batra projct th ara.
Assessment and recommendations for
action
Th Co c Workg Gro p o Hma
Rght (COHOM) co co-orato wth
othr rvat workg part w o th
ba of th abov mto rport a
othr rvat formato, ch a rport
a rcommato from th unsG
(cg th t of part to arm cofct
that rcrt or chr a ax to
th aa rport to th un scrty Coc
o chr a arm cofct), th spca
Rprtatv of th scrtary Gra for
Chr a Arm Cofct, th un scrty
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Coc workg grop o Chr a arm
cofct,uniCeF, un spca Mcham
a hma rght Traty Bo a w a
o-govrmta orgaato, at rgar
trva tfy tato whr eu acto
ar ca po, partcar whr aarmg
tato ar whch ca for mmat
attto, a mak rcommato for
ch acto to th approprat v (PsC/
Corpr/Coc).
EU tools for action in relations with third
countries
Th eu ha a varty of too for acto at
t poa. Th eu w b o xtg
tatv orr to cooat, trgth
a avac eu acto for chr affct
by arm cofct (a Ax i). i ato,
th too at th eu poa c, tr
aa, th foowg:
Political dialogue: Th hma rght
compot of th potca aog at a
v btw th eu a thr cotr
a rgoa orgaato ha, whr
rvat, c a apct of th rght a
w bg of th ch rg pr-cofct,
cofct a pot-cofct tato.
Dmarches: eu w mak march a pbc tatmt rgg rvat
thr cotr to tak ffctv mar
to r protcto of chr from th
ffct of arm cofct, to th
of chr arm forc a arm
grop, a to mpty. Th eu spca
Rprtatv a Ha of Mo w
b tak to cot to ar th mattr
wth o tat actor whr rvat. Whrapproprat, th eu w ao ract to potv
vopmt that hav tak pac.
Multilateral co-operation: th Commty
gag fg projct ratg to
chr a arm cofct vra f,
partcar for darmamt, dmobato,
Rtgrato a Rhabtato (ddRR)
a throgh hmatar a a tac.
Th Commo w tfy pobt
for xtg ch pport, for xamp
th cotxt of t Cotry stratgy
Papr a t M Trm Rvw, payg
pcf c attto to th tat o
prorty cotr. Th Commo w aopcfcay cor th k btw rf,
rhab tato a vopmt. i th
cotm, th Commo ha rcog
th mportac of pport to cato
mrgc, whch ha to b tgrat
to comprhv ogr-trm poc.
Mmbr stat w qay k to rfct
prort t ot th g thr
batra co-oprato projct.
Crisis management operations: rg th
pag proc, th qto of protcto
of chr ho b aqaty ar.
i cotr whr th eu gag wth
cr maagmt oprato, a barg
m th maat of th oprato a
th ma a capabt at th poa
of th eu, th opratoa pag hotak to accot, a approprat, th
pcfc of chr, barg m
th partcar vrabty of th gr ch.
i prt of th rvat unsC roto,
th eu w gv pca attto to th
protcto, wfar a rght of chr
arm cofct wh takg acto am at
matag pac a crty.
Makg of th varo too at t poa,
th eu w k to r that pcfc
of chr w b tak to accot
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ary-warg a prvtv approach
a w a acta cofct tato, pac
gotato, pac agrmt, rg
that crm commtt agat chr b
xc from a amt, pot-cofct
pha of rcotrcto, rhabtato,
rtgrato a og-trm vopmt.
Th eu w k to r that th oca
commty, cg chr, vov
th pac proc. i th cotxt, th eu w
tak avatag of a b o xprc
ga wth th un ytm a rgoaorgaato. Gr a tho chr,
who ar rfg, pac, parat,
abct, affct by HiV/Aids, ab,
bjct to xa xpotato or tto
ar partcary vrab.
Training: th co-orat eu Trag
Cocpt th f of cr maagmt
ho tak accot of th mpcatoof th g. i ght of th, th eu
rcomm trag ch protcto.
Other measures: th eu mght cor
makg of othr too at t poa
whr approprat, ch a th mpoto
of targt mar. Wh eu agrmt
wth thr cotr ar approachg rwa
th eu w cor carfy th cotry
rcor o rpct for chr rght, wth
partcar rfrc to chr affct by
arm cofct.
V. impmtato a foow-p
COHOM frthrmor rqt to:
ovr th mpmtato of eu acto
tak accorac wth th g
a to that vop moat to
rr paragraph 12 opratoa, a
w a to ovr th mpmtato
of rvat cotry tratg. i th
cotxt, rfrc ma to th 25
J 2001 Gra Affar Coc'
coco, whch rca that th
Commty acto ho b cott
wth th eu' acto a a who;
rvw a pat o a rgar ba th
eu t of prorty cotr;
promot a ovr matramg of
th of chr a arm cofct
throghot a rvat eu poc a
acto, a w a to co-oprat wth
othr eu bo th ara of crty
a vopmt to comprhvy
protct th rght of chr;
rtak ogog rvw of th
mpmtato of th g,
co co-orato wth th rvat
workg grop, spca Rprtatv,
Ha of Mo, Ha of Mo
of cva oprato a eu MtaryCommar (throgh th cha of
comma);
cot to xam, a approprat,
frthr way of co-oprato wth th
un a othr tratoa a rgoa
trgovrmta orgaato, nGO
a w a corporat actor th ara;
rport to PsC o a aa ba o
progr ma towar ffg th
objctv t ot th g;
bmt a vaato of th g
to th Coc wth rcommato for
mprovmt or pat a a wh
approprat;
O that ba, cor tabhg a
foca pot (for tac a pca grop
of xprt or spca Rprtatv) to
r th ftr mpmtato of
th g.
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ANNEX I
Non-exhaustive list of international norms,
standards and principles the EU may invokein contacts with Third Countries concerning
children affected by armed conflict
i. un hma rght trmt
Treaties and protocols
Covto o th Rght of th Ch,
1989 ;
Optoa Protoco ii to th Covto
o th Rght of th Ch o th
vovmt of chr arm
cofct, 2002;
Optoa Protoco i to th Covto
o th Rght of th Ch o th a
of chr, ch prottto a ch
porography, 2002;
ilO Covto 182 cocrg th
Prohbto a immat Acto for th
emato of th Wort Form of Ch
labor, 1999.
Security Council Resolutions
scrty Coc Roto 1539 (2004,
Chr a arm cofct);
scrty Coc Roto 1612 (2005,
Chr a arm cofct).
Resolutions by the General Assembly
related to Children and Armed Conflict
Roto o th rght of th ch
troc by th eu, joty wth
GRulAC, th Hma Rght Coc
a Thr Commtt of un Gra
Amby o a yary ba. Th
roto cota paragraph o
chr a arm cofct.
ii. itratoa Hmatar a law,
Rfg a idP
Gva Covto ratv to th
Tratmt of Pror of War, 1949;
Gva Covto ratv to th
Protcto of Cva Pro Tm of
War, 1949;
Protoco Atoa to th Gva
Covto of 12 Agt 1949, a
Ratg to th Protcto of Vctm of
itratoa Arm Cofct (Protoco
i), 1978;
Protoco Atoa to th Gva
Covto of 12 Agt 1949, a
Ratg to th Protcto of Vctm
of no-itratoa Arm Cofct
(Protoco ii), 1977;
Covto ratg to th stat of
Rfg, 1951;
Protoco ratg to th stat of
Rfg, 1967;
G g P r c p o i t r a
dpacmt, 1998.
iii. itratoa Crma law
Rom statt of th itratoa
Crma Cort, 2002;
Am statt of th itratoa
Trba for th Procto of Pro
Rpob for sro Voato
of itratoa Hmatara law
Commtt th Trrtory of th Formr
Ygoava c 1991, 1993 (a am
1998, 2000, 2002);
statt of th itratoa Crma
Trba for Rwaa, 1994;statt of th itratoa Trba for
srra lo.
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iV. Othr rvat tratoa
prcp, g a
ormatv trmtT h P a r C ommt m t t o P r ot c t
Chr from uawf Rcrtmt or
by Arm Forc or Arm Grop
aopt o 6 Fbrary 2007.
Th Par Pr cp : Pr cp a
G o Chr Aocat wth
Arm Forc or Arm Grop aopt
o 6 Fbrary 2007.
Rport of th spca Rprtatv
of th scrtary-Gra for Chr
a Arm Cofct, itm 68 (a) o th
prov oa aga of th 2007 un
Gra Amby (A/62/228).
ehacg th eu Rpo to Chr
Affct by Arm Cofct Wth partcar
rfrc to vopmt pocy, sty
for th sova eu Prcy prparby Arw shrrff dcmbr 2007.
W yo t? Yog voc from
cof ct zo prpar 2007 by
t h u n i C e F O f f c o f t h s p c a
Rprtatv of th scrtary Gra
for Chr a Arm Cofct, uniCeF,
Goba Yoth Acto ntwork, unFPA, t
a.
V. Rgoa trmt
Afrca Chartr o th Rght a Wfar
of th Ch, 1990;
ANNEX II
EU Actions in the field of Children and
Armed Conflict (INDICATIVE)
FSP Instruments
Coc Coco of 10 dcmbr
2002 (oc. 15138/02, pag 9).
Coc coco o th ba
rvw of th eu G o Chr
& Arm Cofct of 12 dcmbr 2005
(oc. 14960/05, pag 15).
Coc Coco o Chr
extra Acto, May 2008.
eu g o tortr a othr cr,
hma or grag tratmt or
phmt (oc. 7369/01) a workg
papr to mpmt th g (oc.
15437/02).
eropa uo G o th dath
Paty (oc. 9199/98).
eropa uo G o Hma
Rght daog (oc. 14469/01).
eu G for th promoto a
protcto of th rght of th ch
aopt o 10 dcmbr 2007.
impmtato stratgy for G
o Chr a Arm Cofct aopt
o 25 Apr 2006 (oc. 8285/1/06 ReV 1).
Commo Poto o hma rght a
goo govrac Afrca (oc. 98/350/
CFsP).
Commo Poto o Rwaa, somaa,
srra lo, Zmbabw, dRC, ngra,
lbra, Agoa, Cba (cg th
mpoto of targt acto om
of th ca).
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Coc Commo Poto 2003/444/
CFsP of 16 J 2003 th itratoa
Crma Cort, OJ l 150, 18.06.2003, p. 67.
Jot Acto (dRC, soth Ota,
Boa Hrzgova, varo pca
rprtatv), a Commo stratg
(Ra, ukra, Mtrraa rgo).
eu Programm for Prvtg a
C o m b a t g i c t T r a f f c k g
Covtoa Arm of 26 J 1997.
eu Co of Coct o Arm export
aopt o 8 J 1998. Ogog work
to troc eu-w cotro o th
xport of paramtary qpmt.
Commo Poto o cofct amo
a Coc Rgato mpmtg
th Kmbry Proc crtfcato
chm for th tratoa tra
rogh amo (oc. 15328/02).
Crisis management (ESDP)
Coc Coco o Chckt for
tgrato of th protcto of chr
affct by arm cofct to esdP
Coc Coco o esdP of 14 May
2007.
Coc coco cocrg th
carato by th eu a th un o
cooprato btw th two cr
maagmt (oc. 12875/03).
Coc Coco of 21 Jy 2003 o
co-oprato btw th eu a th
un o cr maagmt: protcto
of cva eu- cr maagmt
oprato (oc. 11439/03).
draft g o protcto of cva
eu- cr maagmt oprato
(oc. 14805/03).
Comprhv eu cocpt for mo
th f of r of aw cr
maagmt, cg ax (oc.
9792/03).
impmtato of th eu programm
for th Prvto of Vot Cofct
(oc. 10680/03). Th programm t
ot th varo eu tatv rtak
th cotxt of cofct prvto,
cg trag of offca.
Harmoato of trag for eu
cva apct of cr maagmt
a rcrtg (oc. 11675/1/03) a
Commo Crtra for trag for eu
apct of cva apct of maagmt
(oc. 15310/03).
Th eC ha cotrbt to cra th
un capabt ara ch a rap
poymt, trag a ddRR. Th
Commo a th Coc scrtaratPocy ut hav ao vop cofct
cator (watch t of cotr
ffct tato). O programm
xamp th co-oprato wth th
Afrca uo orr to mprov
t capacty bg o th pacf
oto of cofct a k to k
co-oprato wth partr cotr
covrg pcfc ctor ch a gaxport of tmbr a watr rorc.
Gra rvw of th impmtato
of th Chckt for th itgrato of th
Protcto of Chr affct by Arm
Cofct to esdP Oprato (oc.
9693/08).
eu Cocpt for pport to darmamt,
dmobato a Rtgratoaopt o 14 dcmbr 2006.
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Matramg Hma Rght a
Gr to eropa scrty a
dfc Pocy Compato of rvat
ocmt of 29 J 2007 (oc.
11359/07).
Cvcom avc o th Chckt for th
itgrato of th protcto of chr
affct by arm cofct to esdP
oprato gv o 29 May 2006 (oc.
9877/06).
Jot tatmt o un-eu cooprato
Cr Maagmt g Br o 7
J 2007.
Community instruments (development
co-operation, trade, humanitarian
assistance)
Coc Roto o Corporat soca
Rpobty (oc. 5049/03).
V a r o T r a a C o - o p r a t o
Agrmt, partcar th ACP-eu
Cotoo Partrhp Agrmt,
cota pcfc paragraph o chr,
cofct prvto, hma rght.
Atac a protcto of vrab
chr th wr cotxt
of povrty racato, thrfor,
th framwork of eC vopmt
cooprato. Chr ar a mportatfoca grop of xtra a, partcar
ctora poc ch a cato a
hath. nmro ch-rat actvt
ar f by th eC throgh eCHO, edF,
eidHR.
Atac a protcto of chr
vov arm cofct cha
throgh a mbr of Commoprogramm. Th promoto of chr
rght wa o of th prort for
fg r th eropa itatv for
Hma Rght a dmocracy 2001,
wa matram fg for th
pro 2002-2004, a ow rta
th w eropa itrmt for
dmocracy a Hma Rght.
i accorac wth th eropa
Co o Hmatara A, whch
rcog th partcar vrabt
of chr hmatara cr, th
Commo commtt to pay pca
attto to thm a to ar thr
pcfc . examp of hmataraoprato wth a ch compot
pport by th Commo c:
mobato, rhabtato a
rtgrato projct (ugaa), hath
a trto projct (sa, Coomba,
Pat), pychooca pport (srra
lo, sa, Wt Bak, Gaza strp
a lbao), fg of choo
mrgcy camp for pac pro
(dRC, sa, srra lo, amog
othr), famy tracg a rfcato
(Coomba).
eCHO ao f rarch a avocacy
actvt of sav th Chr, Bga
R Cro a othr a pport
uniCeF trgthg t capact
to ffctvy vr o t commtmtfor chr mrgc th ara of
ch protcto.
Commo Commcato Towar a
eu stratgy o th Rght of th Ch of
7 Jy 2006 (COM(2006) 367 fa).
smmary of CAAC-Rat eu Projct
prpar by th eropa Commo
(o papr).
Commo Commcato A spca
Pac for Chr eropa uo
extra Acto a attach Acto
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i. Prpo
spport for hma rght fr aray
a og-tabh mt of th eropa
uo' hma rght xtra rato
pocy. Th prpo of th G to
prov practca ggto for hacg
eu acto rato to th . Th
G ca b cotact wth thr
cotr at a v a w a mtatra
hma rght fora, orr to pport a
trgth ogog ffort by th uo to
promot a corag rpct for th rght
to f hma rght. Th G ao
prov for trvto by th uo for
hma rght fr at rk a ggt
practca ma of pportg a atg
hma rght fr. A mportatmt of th G pport for th
spca Procr of th un Hma Rght
Coc, cg th un spca Rapportr
o Hma Rght dfr a approprat
rgoa mcham to protct hma
rght fr. Th G w at
eu Mo (emba a Coat of eu
Mmbr stat a eropa Commo
dgato) thr approach to hma
rght fr. Wh th prmary prpo
of th G to ar pcfc
cocr rgarg hma rght fr,
thy ao cotrbt to rforcg th eu'hma rght pocy gra.
ii. dfto
Th fto of hma rght fr, for
th prpo of th G, raw po
opratv paragraph 1 of th un dcarato
o th Rght a Rpobty of iva,
Grop a Orga of socty to Promota Protct uvray Rcog Hma
Rght a Famta From (
Ax i), whch tat that "evryo ha
th rght, vay a aocato
wth othr, to promot a to trv for th
protcto a raato of hma rght
a famta from at th atoa
a tratoa v".
Hma rght fr ar tho va,
grop a orga of octy that promot
a protct vray rcog hma
rght a famta from. Hma
rght fr k th promoto a
protcto of cv a potca rght a w
a th promoto, protcto a raato
of coomc, oca a ctra rght.
Hma rght fr ao promot a
protct th rght of mmbr of grop ch
a go commt. Th fto
Hma Rght dfr5.
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o ot c tho va or grop
who commt or propagat voc.
iii. itrocto
Th eu pport th prcp cota
th dcarato o th Rght a
Rpobty of iva, Grop a
Orga of socty to Promot a Protct
uvray Rcog Hma Rght a
Famta From. Athogh th
prmary rpobty for th promoto
a protcto of hma rght wthstat, th eu rcog that va,
grop a orga of octy a pay
mportat part frthrg th ca of
hma rght. Th actvt of hma rght
fr c:
ocmtg voato;
kg rm for vctm of ch
voato throgh th provo of ga,pychoogca, mca or othr pport;
c o m b a t g c t r o f m p t y
whch rv to coak ytmatc a
rpat brach of hma rght a
famta from; a
matramg hma rght ctr a
formato o hma rght fr
at atoa, rgoa a tratoa
v.
Th work of hma rght fr oft
vov crtcm of govrmt poc
a acto. Howvr, govrmt ho
ot th a a gatv. Th prcp of
aowg room for pc of m
a fr bat o a govrmt' poc
a acto famta, a a tr
a tt way of tabhg a bttr
v of protcto of hma rght. Hma
rght fr ca at govrmt
promotg a protctg hma rght. A
part of cotato proc thy ca pay
a ky ro hpg to raft approprat
gato, a hpg to raw p
atoa pa a tratg o hma
rght. Th ro too ho b rcog
a pport.
Th eu ackowg that th actvt
of hma rght fr hav ovr th
yar bcom mor wy rcog. Thy
hav cragy com to r gratr
protcto for th vctm of voato.
Howvr, th progr ha b achv at
a hgh prc: th fr thmv hav
cragy bcom targt of attack a
thr rght ar voat may cotr.
Th eu bv t mportat to r
th afty of hma rght fr a
protct thr rght. i th rgar t
mportat to appy a gr prpctv
wh approachg th of hmarght fr.
iV. Opratoa g
Th opratoa part of th G
mat to tfy way a ma of
ffctvy workg towar th promoto
a protcto of hma rght fr,
wth th cotxt of th Commo Forg
a scrty Pocy.
Monitoring, reporting and assessment
eu Ha of Mo ar aray rqt to
prov proc rport o th hma rght
tato thr cotr of accrtato.
Th Coc Workg Party o Hma Rght
(COHOM) ha approv th ot of fact
ht to factat th tak. i wth
th fact ht Mo ho ar
th tato of hma rght fr
thr rportg, otg partcar th
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occrrc of ay thrat or attack agat
hma rght fr. i th cotxt
HoM ho b awar that th tttoa
framwork ca hav a major mpact o
th abty of hma rght fr to
rtak thr work afty. i ch
a gatv, jca, amtratv or
othr approprat mar, rtak
by stat to protct pro agat ay
voc, thrat, rtaato, facto or
jr avr crmato, prr or ay
othr arbtrary acto a a coqc ofthr gtmat xrc of ay of th rght
rfrr to th un dcarato o Hma
Rght dfr ar a rvat th
rgar.
Th eu Ha of Mo ar rqt to
a wth th tato of hma rght
fr at mtg of oca workg
grop o hma rght. Whr t cafor, HoM ho mak rcommato
to COHOM for pob eu acto, cg
comato of thrat a attack
agat hma rght fr, a w a
for march a pbc tatmt whr
hma rght fr ar at mmat or
ro rk. HoM may c to coct a
rgt oca acto to pport hma rght
fr who ar at mmat or rork, a to rport o thr acto to COHOM
a othr rvat workg part wth
r-commato cocrg th cop
for foowg p th eropa acto. HoM
ho ao rport o th ffctv of
eu acto thr rport. Frthrmor,
Mo ho pay partcar attto to
th pcfc rk fac by wom hma
rght fr.
Th HoM rpor t a othr rvat
f o r m a t o , c h a r p o r t a
rco mmat o f ro m th sp ca
Rapportr o Hma Rght dfr,
othr un spca Rapportr a Traty
bo a th Commor for Hma
Rght of th Coc of erop a w
a o-govrmta orgaato, w
ab COHOM a othr rvat workg
part to tfy tato whr eu
acto ca for a c o th acto
to b tak or, whr approprat, makrcommato for ch acto to PsC/
Coc.
Role of EU Missions in supporting and
protecting human rights defenders
i may thr cotr, eu Mo
(emba of eu Mmbr stat a
eropa Commo dgato) ar th
prmary trfac btw th uo a t
Mmbr stat a hma rght fr
o th gro. Thy thrfor hav a
mportat ro to pay pttg to practc
th eu' pocy towar hma rght
fr. eu Mo ho thrfor
k to aopt a proactv pocy towar
hma rght fr. Thy ho at th
am tm b awar that crta ca
eu acto co a to thrat or attack
agat hma rght fr. Thy ho
thrfor, whr approprat, cot wth
hma rght fr rato to acto
whch mght b cotmpat. if acto
tak o bhaf of th eu, eu Mo
ho prov fback to hma rght
fr a/or thr fam. Mar
that eu Mo co tak c:
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prparg oca tratg for th
mpmtato of th g, wth
partcar attto to wom hma
rght fr. eu Mo w bar
m that th G covr
hma rght fr who promot
a protct hma rght, whthr cv,
ctra, coomc, potca or oca. eu
Mo ho vov hma rght
fr a thr orgaato
th raftg a motorg of oca
tratg;orgag at at oc a yar a mtg
of hma rght fr a pomat
to c topc ch a th oca hma
rght tato, eu pocy th f,
a appcato of th oca tratgy
for mpmtg th eu G o
hma rght fr;
cooratg coy a harg
formato o hma rght fr,
cg tho at rk;
matag tab cotact wth
hma rght fr, cg
rcvg thm Mo a vtg
thr ara of work; corato co
b gv to appotg pcfc ao
offcr, whr cary o a br-
harg ba, for th prpo;
provg, a a whr approprat,
vb rcogto for hma rght
fr a thr work, throgh
approprat of th ma cg
th trt a w formato a
commcato tchoog pbcty,
vt or vtato for ch prpo a
prtg prz thy hav obta;
whr approprat, vtg hma
rght fr ctoy or r
ho arrt a attg thr tra a
obrvr.
Promoting respect for human rights
defenders in relations with third
countries and in multilateral fora
Th eu' objct v to f c th r
cotr to carry ot thr obgato
to rpct th rght of hma rght
fr a to protct thm from attacka thrat from o-stat actor. i t
cotact wth thr cotr, th eu w,
wh m cary, xpr th
for a cotr to ahr to a compy
wth th rvat tratoa orm a
taar, partcar th un dcarato.
Th ovra objctv ho b to brg
abot a vromt whr hma rght
fr ca oprat fry. Th eu w
mak t objctv kow a a tgra
part of t hma rght pocy a w tr
th mportac t attach to th protcto
of hma rght fr. Acto
pport of th objctv w c th
foowg:
w h r t h P r c y o r t h H g h
Rprtatv for th Commo Forga scrty Pocy or th Proa
Rprtatv of th sG/HR o Hma
Rght or eu spca Rprtatv a
evoy or rprtatv of th Mmbr
stat or th eropa Commo ar
vtg thr cotr, thy w, whr
approprat, c mtg wth hma
rght fr rg whch va
ca a th ra by th work of
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hma rght fr ar ar, a
a tgra part of thr vt;
th hma rght compot of potcaaog btw th eu a thr
cotr a rgoa orgaato,
w, whr rvat, c th tato
of hma rght fr. Th eu w
r t pport for hma rght
fr a thr work, a ra
va ca of cocr whvr
cary. Th eu w b carf to
vov hma rght fr, rth mot approprat arragmt,
th prparato, foow-p a
amt of th aog accorac
wth th eu G o hma rght
aog;
eu Ha of Mo a eu emba
w rm thr cotr' athort of
thr obgato to mpmt ffctv
m a r t o p r ot c t h ma r g h t
fr who ar or co b agr;
workg coy wth othr k-m
cotr otaby th un Hma
Rght Coc a th un Gra
Amby;
rcommg, whr approprat,
to cotr wh thy ar r th
uvra Proc Rvw of th Hma
Rght Coc that thy brg thr
gato a practc to wth
th un dcarato o Hma Rght
dfr;
promotg th trgthg of xtg
rgoa mcham for th protcto
of hma rght fr, ch a th
foca pot for hma rght fra atoa hma rght ttto
of th OsCe Offc for dmocratc
ittto a Hma Rght, th
Commor for Hma Rght of
th Coc of erop, th spca
Rapportr o Hma Rght dfr
of th Afrca Commo o Hma
a Pop' Rght a th pca
Hma Rght dfr ut wth th
itr-Amrca Commo o Hma
Rght, a th crato of approprat
mcham rgo whr thy o
ot xt.
Support for Special Procedures of the
UN Human Rights Council, including the
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights
Defenders
Th eu rcog that th spca Procr
of th un Hma Rght Coc (a th
va a grop carr yg thm ot:
spca Rapportr, spca Rprtatv,ipt exprt a Workg Grop)
ar vta to tratoa ffort to protct
hma rght fr bca of thr
pc a mpartaty a thr
abty to act a pak ot o voato
agat hma rght fr worw
a rtak cotry vt. Wh th
s p c a R a p p o r t r o H m a R g h t
dfr ha a partcar ro th rgar,
th maat of othr spca Procr ar
ao of rvac to hma rght fr.
Th eu' acto pport of th spca
Procr w c:
coragg stat to accpt a a ma-
ttr of prcp rqt for cotry
vt r un spca Procr;
promotg, va eu Mo, th of un
thmatc mcham by oca hma
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rght commt a hma rght
fr cg, bt ot mt
to, factatg th tabhmt of
cotact wth, a xchag formato
btw, thmatc mcham a
hma rght fr;
c th spca Procr maat
caot b carr ot th abc of
aqat rorc, eu Mmbr stat
w pport th aocato of ffct
f from th gra bgt to
th Offc of th ut nato HghCommor for Hma Rght.
Practical supports for Human
Rights Defenders including through
Development Policy
Programm of th eropa uo a
Mmbr stat am at atg th
vopmt of mocratc proc
a ttto, a th promoto a
protcto of hma rght vopg
cotr ch a th eropa itrmt
for dmocracy a Hma Rght ar
amog a w rag of practca pport
for atg hma rght fr. Th
ca c bt ar ot cary mt to
th vopmt cooprato programm
of Mmbr stat. Practca pport cac th foowg:
pportg hma rght fr,
a w a nGO that promot a
protct hma r ght fr '
actvt, throgh ch actvt a
capacty bg a pbc awar
campag, a factatg cooprato
btw nGO, hma rght fr
a atoa hma rght ttto;
coragg a pportg th
tabhmt, a work, of atoa
bo for th promoto a protcto
o f h m a r g h t , t a b h
accorac wth th Par Prcp,
cg, natoa Hma Rght
ittto, Ombma' Offc a
Hma Rght Commo.
a t g th tab hmt of
twork of hma rght fr
at tratoa v, cg by
factatg mtg of hma rghtfr both wth a ot th
eu;
kg to r that hma rght
fr thr cotr ca acc
rorc, cg faca rorc,
from abroa a that thy ca b
form of th avaabty of tho
rorc a of th ma of rqtg
thm;
rg that hma rght cato
programm promot, tr aa, th un
dcarato o Hma Rght dfr;
provg mar for wft atac
a protcto to hma rght fr
agr thr cotr, ch a,
whr approprat, g mrgcy
va a factatg tmporary htr
th eu Mmbr stat.
Role of Council Working Parties
i accorac wth t maat COHOM
w kp r rvw th mpmtato
a foow-p to th G o Hma
Rght dfr co coorato a
cooprato wth othr rvat CocWorkg Part. Th w c:
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promotg th tgrato of th of
hma rght fr to rvat eu
poc a acto;
r t a k g r v w o f t h
mpmtato of th G at
approprat trva;
cotg to xam, a approprat,
frthr way of coopratg wth un
a othr tratoa a rgoa
mcham pport of hma rght
fr;
rportg to th Coc, va PsC a
CORePeR, a approprat o a aa
ba , o progr ma towar
mpmtg th G.
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i. itrocto
Th Covto o th Rght of th Ch
th mot wy ratf hma rght traty
htory. i cojcto wth t two Optoa
Protoco t cota a comprhv t of
gay bg tratoa taar for
th promoto a protcto of chr
rght. Togthr wth othr tratoa a
rgoa taar o th rght of th ch,cg tho aopt by th Coc of
erop, th trmt prov a o
foato for th joymt of hma
rght by a chr wthot crmato
of ay k, wh cotttg a rfrc for
promotg a motorg progr th
razato of th rght of th ch.
Frthr tratoa commtmt topromot a protct chr rght
wr ma at th un spca so o
Chr (unGAss) May 2002, provg a
tmbo tratgy for mpmtato a
for motorg progr. Wth th aopto
of th unGAss dcarato a Pa of
Acto A Wor ft for Chr 2002,
Ha of stat a Govrmt commtt
thmv to avacg th rght of th
ch worw a to mpmtg thagr goa, tratg a acto.
i ato, th Mm dcarato
a Mm dvopmt Goa wth
rct rvac for th rght of th ch
wr gobay or. Th Wor smmt
otcom ocmt 2005 rtrat th
mportac of achvg thr goa a
targt.
At th eu v, G th ara of
hma rght rv a a o rgoa
framwork for th eu work to promot a
protct hma rght th eu` ovra
xtra hma rght pocy, ao rgarg
chr` rght. To frthr th rght of th
ch, th eu ha for yar b gag
mt-factt acto comprg, partcar, th foowg mt:
impmtato of th 2003 eu Coc
G o Chr a Arm
Cofct;
Rag th rght of th ch wth Thr
Cotr, partcar th framwork
of potca aog;
Promoto a Protcto of th6.Rght of th Ch
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Fg, partcar throgh eidHR,
to projct to promot a protct
chr rght;
Throghot t argmt proc,
motorg progr avacg
th rght of th ch a pportg
th rform of ch protcto th
caat a potta caat
cotr;
i th ut nato, th eu, togthr
wth lat Amrca tat, aay
poor a roto o th Rght
of th Ch a rgary ca po
tat to g, ratfy a mpmt th
Covto o th Rght of th Ch
a t Optoa Protoco;
spport for th work of rvat
tratoa a rgoa actor
th ara of th rght of th ch,
partcar th un scrtary Gra,th un scrty Coc, un traty
bo, partcary th Commtt
o th Rght of th Ch, un spca
Procr a mcham a w a
pport for rvat un orgazato,
partcary uniCeF, OHCHR, ilO, WHO
a unFPA a rgoa mcham,
partcar th Coc of erop,
th OsCe, th eropa ntwork ofOmb o Chr a cv octy
orgazato;
i th eu dvopmt Pocy, th
eropa Co o dvopmt
c rpct for th rght of th
ch amog th eu Mmbr stat
throgh rfrc to ma tratoa
framwork o hma rght a th
Mm dvopmt Goa.
For th eC, thr a thr-track approach
o chr arg () pcfc k
voc agat chr, chr affct
by arm cofct, ch traffckg, tc, ()
chr rght a throgh pcfc
thm k cato a hath a w a
() crag matramg of chr
rght a o of th cro-cttg to
cor a programm a projct
f by th eC.
Gac not to mpmt th pocy
a eC g o matramg
chrrghtat th cotry v rqr
that chr rght ar covr r a
rght-ba approach a a cro-cttg
. sctor pocy ocmt ar frthr
too for acto.
i pt of th comprhv framwork of
trmt, taar a commtmt
o th rght of th ch a of frt pro-
gr achvg th agrobjctv,
th ay raty for mo of chr
worw t harp cotrat to th
commtmt a objctv: Chr
t fac major thrat to rvva, ack
opportt for qaty cato, propr
hath a oca car; thy ar vctm
of wort form of ch abor, xa
xpotato a ab, a, arm
cofct, varo form of voc; thy
ar forc to ary marrag a hav
to r harmf tratoa practc.
Chr bogg to vrab grop or
chr partcary ffct tato
fac partcar rk a ar xpo
to crmato, margazato a
xco. Gr chr fac pcfc rk
a partcar attto.
Th foow-p proc to th ut
nato Gra Amby spca
so o Chr 2002 (unGAss) a
th motorg work of th Commtt
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o th Rght of th Ch how that th
Covto o th Rght of th Ch t
ffcty mpmt a that may
tm-bo objctv of unGAss a w
a bchmark rgarg th Mm
dvopmt Goa ar far from bg
achv.
To ar th tato a to aow for
v mor ta a ytmatc acto
to avac chr rght t xtra
hma rght pocy, th eu ha rov to
hcforth ba th worw promoto
a protcto of th rght of th ch o
th foowg G.
ii. Potca Chapa: Prpo of th
G
Wth th EU Guidelines for the Promotion
and Protection of the Rights of the Child (the
Guidelines), th eu tr th mportacof ky tratoa a eropa ga
hma rght trmt, orm a
taar a w a potca commtmt
rvat to th promoto a protcto
of th rght of th ch, partcar th
uvra dcarato ofHma Rght,
dcarato of th Rght of th Ch, th
itratoa Covat o Hma Rght,
th Covto o th rght of th Cha t two Optoa Protoco, th eropa
Covto for th Protcto of Hma
Rght a Famta From, th