A/HRC/42/30
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
9 September 2019
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-second session
9–27 September 2019
Agenda items 2 and 5
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and reports of the Office of
the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Human rights bodies and mechanisms
Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and
mechanisms in the field of human rights
Report of the Secretary-General*, **
Summary
The present report is submitted pursuant to resolution 12/2 of the Human Rights
Council. The Secretary-General highlights activities, policy developments and good
practices within the United Nations system and beyond to address intimidation and
reprisals against those seeking to cooperate or having cooperated with the United Nations,
its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. It presents the activities of
the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Assistant SecretaryGeneral for Human Rights, the senior official leading the efforts of the United Nations in
this area. The report contains information on alleged acts of intimidation and reprisals,
including in follow-up to cases included in the previous report (A/HRC/39/41) and prior to
that. Owing to the word limit, more information on selected cases is set out in annex I.
Information on follow-up to cases included in previous reports is provided in annex II. The
report concludes with a summary of trends and recommendations to address and prevent
acts of intimidation and reprisals.
* The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent developments.
** The annexes to the present report are circulated as received, in the language of submission only.
GE.19-15332(E)
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