A/77/178 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 July 2022 Original: English Seventy-seventh session Item 69 (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 Situation of human rights defenders Note by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 43/16. __________________ * A/77/150. 22-11216 (E) 280722 *2211216*

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