A/HRC/13/22
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
30 December 2009
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirteenth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya*
Summary
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Margaret
Sekaggya, presents her second report to the Human Rights Council, submitted pursuant to
Human Rights Council resolution 7/8.
In chapter I of the report, the Special Rapporteur provides an account of her
activities during the reporting year. She draws the attention of Member States to the 266
communications that have been sent under the mandate during the past year. More detailed
information on these communications is contained in addendum 1 to the present report.
In chapter II, the Special Rapporteur focuses on the security and protection of
human rights defenders. She further provides an overview of the trends and challenges that
human rights defenders face regarding the security and the environment in which they carry
out their activities for the promotion and protection of human rights, as well as situations of
insecurity and physical protection programmes at the national, regional and global levels.
In chapter III, the Special Rapporteur outlines her recommendations to States,
national human rights institutions, regional intergovernmental human rights organizations
and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
* Late submission.
GE.10-10012 (E)
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