31/L.43 Protecting human rights defenders addressing economic, social and cultural rights

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Document Type: Amendment Resolution

Date: 2016 Mar

Session: 31st Regular Session (2016 Feb)

Agenda Item: Item3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

Human Rights Council Thirty-first session

Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,

political, economic, social and cultural rights,

including the right to development

China, Cuba, Egypt,* Iran (Islamic Republic of),* Pakistan,* Russian Federation:

amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/31/L.28

31/… Protecting human rights defenders addressing economic, social and cultural rights

The fifth preambular paragraph should read

Reaffirming the importance of the implementation of the Declaration, and that

promoting respect, support and protection for the activities of individuals, groups and

organs of society engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights is essential to

the overall enjoyment of human rights,

* Non-member State of the Human Rights Council.

United Nations A/HRC/31/L.43

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