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UNITED NATIONS		A
	General Assembly	Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/7/78 14 July 2008 Original: ENGLISH

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Seventh session
Agenda item 1

Organizational and procedural matters

3 March-1 April 2008

report of the human rights council on its seventh session

Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Alejandro Artucio (Uruguay)

CONTENTS

Chapter Page

Part One: Resolutions adopted by the Council at its seventh session 7

7/1. Human rights violations emanating from Israeli military attacks and

incursions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly the
recent ones in the occupied Gaza Strip 7

7/2. Composition of the staff of the Office of the United Nations

High Commissioner for Human Rights 8

7/3. Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights 11

7/4. Mandate of the independent expert on the effects of foreign debt and
other related international financial obligations of States on the full
enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and
cultural rights 13

7/5. Mandate of the independent expert on human rights and

international solidarity 15

7/6. Mandate of the independent expert on minority issues 18

7/7. Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while
countering terrorism 20

7/8. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights

defenders 23

7/9. Human rights of persons with disabilities 25

7/10. Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality 28

7/11. The role of good governance in the promotion and protection of

human rights 31

7/12. Enforced or involuntary disappearances 33

7/13. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography 37

7/14. The right to food 39

7/15. Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea 45

7/16. Situation of human rights in the Sudan 47

7/17. Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination 49