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GuidelinesHuman Rights and

International Humanitarian Law

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March 2009


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GuidelinesHma Rght aitratoa Hmatara law

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GuidelinesHuMAn RiGHTs And

inTeRnATiOnAl HuMAniTARiAn lAW

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

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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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ANNEX

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.


23/87

i. itrocto

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

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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

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