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A/HRC/33/19
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
16 August 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-third session
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 recent developments that have taken place
within the United Nations system and beyond in relation to the issue of reprisals. The
report also contains information gathered between 1 June 2015 and 31 May 2016 on
alleged cases of intimidation and reprisal against those seeking to cooperate,
cooperating or having cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and
mechanisms in the field of human rights, including in follow-up to cases included in the
previous two reports (A/HRC/27/38 and A/HRC/30/29). It concludes with
recommendations aimed at addressing and preventing all such cases.
* The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent developments.
GE.16-14150(E)