34/L.46 Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
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.17-04549(E)
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
South Africa: amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/34/L.5
34/… Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
The ninth preambular paragraph should read
Stressing that respect and support for the activities of human rights defenders,
including women human rights defenders, human rights defenders active in the areas of
environment, corporate accountability, indigenous issues, children, anti-racism and
advocacy against racially motivated killings, and cultural rights, are essential to the overall
enjoyment of human rights,