Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions
Estonia has been in the core group of the following resolutions: situation of human rights in the Russian Federation; mandate of Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change; preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights; and elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members.
Voting record
Since it first became a member of the Council in 2014, Estonia has (in the absence of consensus) voted in favour of or has joined consensus on every resolution tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention), and country-specific resolutions under item 2. Estonia has nearly always voted in favour of item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory), with the exception of one abstention in 2014. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Estonia has joined consensus or voted in favour of all texts. For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Estonia has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, it has voted in favour of resolutions on: the question of the death penalty; arms transfers; firearms; peaceful protests; human rights, democracy and the rule of law; extremism; sexual orientation and gender identity; and education as a tool to prevent racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. It has voted against resolutions on the right to peace, racism, and terrorism, and has abstained from voting on texts on drones, integrity of the judicial system, and on several texts on racism.
For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social, and cultural rights, Estonia has joined consensus on the majority of texts. Resolutions that it has voted against are: texts on protection of the family, the effects of foreign debt, international solidarity, and unilateral coercive measures. Estonia has abstained on resolutions on the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin, on a resolution on access to medicines and on a resolution on the effects of foreign debt.
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:
0
Regional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 78
200
Subregional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 50
417
Political group
statements
Average of statements for all countries: 109
114
Cross-regional
group statements
Average of statements for all countries: 96
52
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
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