Council Decision 2012/440/CFSPShow full title

Article 3 Mandate

In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:

(a)

contribute to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy, in particular the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, including by formulating recommendations in this regard;

(b)

contribute to the implementation of Union guidelines, toolkits and action plans on human rights and international humanitarian law;

(c)

enhance dialogue with governments in third countries and international and regional organisations on human rights as well as with civil society organisations and other relevant actors in order to ensure the effectiveness and the visibility of the Union’s human rights policy;

(d)

contribute to better coherence and consistency of the Union policies and actions in the area of protection and promotion of human rights notably by providing input to the formulation of relevant policies of the Union.