A/HRC/48/28
Advance Edited Version
Distr.: General
1 December 2021
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-eighth session
13 September–1 October 2021
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
In the present report, 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, observations on, and
recommendations for addressing and preventing, intimidation and reprisals, and information
on allegations of intimidation and reprisal received during the reporting period of 1 May
2020 to 30 April 2021, including follow-up to cases included in previous reports.
* The present report was submitted to the conference services 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.