31/L.60 Protecting human rights defenders addressing economic, social and cultural rights
Document Type: Amendment Resolution
Date: 2016 Mar
Session: 31st Regular Session (2016 Feb)
Agenda Item: Item3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
- Main sponsors5
- Co-sponsors3
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- In Favour
Burundi
China
Cuba
India
Indonesia
Nigeria
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Nam
Human Rights Council Thirty-first session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
China, Cuba, Egypt,* Pakistan,* Russian Federation: amendment to draft resolution
A/HRC/31/L.28
31/… Protecting human rights defenders addressing economic, social and cultural rights
Paragraph 9 should read
9. Continues to express particular concern about discrimination and violence
faced by women of all ages engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights, and
calls upon all States to give effect to the principles and objectives established by the
General Assembly in its resolution 68/181 by integrating a gender perspective into the
efforts to create a safe and enabling environment for the defence of human rights, including
economic, social and cultural rights;
* Non-member State of the Human Rights Council.
United Nations A/HRC/31/L.60