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Document Type: Amendment Resolution

Date: 2017 Mar

Session: 34th Regular Session (2017 Feb)

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

GE.17-04544(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session

27 February–24 March 2017

Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,

political, economic, social and cultural rights,

including the right to development

Russian Federation:* amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/34/L.5

34/… Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

The eleventh preambular paragraph should read

Underscoring that domestic law consistent with the Charter of the United Nations

and other international obligations of States in the field of human rights and fundamental

freedoms is the framework within which all individuals, groups and organs of society

engaged in the promotion and protection of universally recognized human rights and

fundamental freedoms should operate,

* State not a member of the Human Rights Council.