A/72/172
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
19 July 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
Protection against violence and discrimination based on
sexual orientation and gender identity
Note by the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit the report of the Independent
Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation
and gender identity, Vitit Muntarbhorn, in accordance with Human Rights Council
resolution 32/2.
* A/72/150.
17-12222 (E)
100817
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