35/L.44 Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

GE.17-10267(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session

6–23 June 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/35/L.27

35/… Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

1. Paragraphs 1, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 22

Delete and violent extremism conducive to terrorism

2. Paragraph 8

Delete or violent extremism conducive to terrorism

3. Paragraph 13

The paragraph should read

13. Recognizes the important role of education, respect for cultural diversity,

preventing and combating discrimination, employment and inclusion in helping to prevent

terrorism, and welcomes the engagement of relevant United Nations agencies with Member

States to implement strategies to prevent extremism through education;

4. Paragraph 14

The paragraph should read

14. Also recognizes the importance of preventing extremism, and invites Member

States and regional and subregional organizations to consider developing national and

regional plans of action in this regard;

5. Paragraph 17

The paragraph should read

* State not a member of the Human Rights Council.

17. Calls upon States to highlight the important role of women in countering

terrorism, and to consider, when appropriate, the impact of counter-terrorism strategies on

women’s and children’s human rights and women’s and children’s organizations, and to

seek consultations with these organizations when developing strategies to counter

terrorism;