32/L.56 Civil society space

GE.16-11107(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-second session

Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,

political, economic, social and cultural rights,

including the right to development

China, Russian Federation: amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/32/L.29

32/… Civil society space

The twelfth preambular paragraph should read

Deeply concerned that, in some instances, domestic legal and administrative

provisions, such as national security and counter-terrorism legislation, and other measures,

such as provisions on funding to civil society actors, or registration or reporting

requirements, have sought to or have been misused to hinder the work and endanger the

safety of civil society, and recognizing the urgent need to prevent and stop the misuse of

such provisions, and to review and, where necessary, amend any relevant provisions in

order to ensure their compliance with the relevant State’s international human rights

obligations,