A/HRC/39/17
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
10 August 2018
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-ninth session
10–28 September 2018
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 rights of indigenous
peoples
Note by the Secretariat
The Secretariat has the honour to present to the Human Rights Council the report of
the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, prepared pursuant to Council
resolution 33/12. In the report the Special Rapporteur briefly refers to the activities
undertaken since the submission of her last report, provides a thematic study on attacks
against and the criminalization of indigenous human rights defenders and reflects on
available prevention and protection measures. She concludes with recommendations on
how various stakeholders can prevent violations and improve protection.
GE.18-13273(E)