A/72/350 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 August 2017 Original: English Seventy-second session Item 73 (b) of the provisional agenda* Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression** Note by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report prepared by the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 25/2. * A/72/150. ** The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent developments. 17-14273 (E) 140917 *1714273*

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