A/HRC/42/20 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 21 August 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Human rights in the administration of justice Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 36/16. In the report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights addresses violence, death and serious injury in situations of deprivation of liberty, drawing on the experience of United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms, as well as submissions from States, civil society and other relevant stakeholders. The High Commissioner examines the types of violence that result in deaths and serious injury, as well as the environmental factors that contribute to such deaths. The High Commissioner also considers measures that can be adopted to address these issues, including measures to ensure accountability, as well as other practical measures and good practices. * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent information. GE.19-14213(E) 