A/HRC/45/36
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
25 September 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-fifth session
14 September–2 October 2020
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. The report contains
information on alleged acts of intimidation and reprisal, including in follow-up to cases
included in the previous report (A/HRC/42/30) 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 reprisal.
* The present report was submitted after the deadline so as to include the most recent information.
** The annexes to the present report are circulated as received, in the language of submission only.
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