Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions
Situation of human rights in Eritrea; Promoting the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the work of the Human Rights Council; Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights; High-level panel discussion on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council; Situation of human rights in Eritrea.
Voting record
Since it first became a member of the Council in 2006, Djibouti has (in the absence of consensus) voted against item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention) resolutions on the situation in Sudan, has abstained during votes on texts on Belarus, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and has voted in favour of resolutions on the situations in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Syrian Arab Republic. Djibouti abstained during a 2012 item 2 vote on the situation in Sri Lanka. During votes on item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Djibouti has consistently voted in favour. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Djibouti has joined consensus on all resolutions except for one that was voted on during the period of its membership: on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Djibouti voted in favour).
For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Djibouti has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, it has usually voted in favour. Notwithstanding, it voted against a 2011 resolution on sexual orientation, and has abstained on resolutions on religious discrimination (sponsored by the EU, 2009), religious intolerance (EU, 2007) and torture (Denmark, 2009).
For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Djibouti has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.
HRC participation
During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:
324
Regional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 98
284
Subregional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 46
107
Political group
statements
Average of statements for all countries: 109
78
Cross-regional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 61
0
Other joint
statements
Average of statements for all countries: 5
HRC member empty chair?
Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.
Cooperation with international human rights system
Most overdue report
Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments