31/L.64 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
Bangladesh
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Burundi
China
Cuba
India
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 13 should read
13. Calls upon all States to promote and enable public participation and to
promote transparency, accountability and effective governance in the prevention of and the
fight against corruption involving State officials, business representatives and other non-
State actors, and in raising public awareness regarding the existence, causes and gravity of
and the threat posed by corruption, including all possible impact on the enjoyment of
economic, social and cultural rights, and also calls upon all States to respect, promote and
protect, as appropriate, the freedom of everyone to seek, receive, publish and disseminate
information concerning corruption;
* Non-member State of the Human Rights Council.
United Nations A/HRC/31/L.64