A/HRC/23/45 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 11 March 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-third session 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 Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Virginia Dandan Summary The Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Virginia Dandan, submits the present report in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 21/10. The present report provides a summary of activities undertaken by the Independent Expert from September 2012 to February 2013. It also presents an update on her plan of work for future activities. In the addendum (A/HRC/23/45/Add.1), the Independent Expert submits her full report of the country study mission to Brazil carried out from 25 to 29 June 2012. GE.13-11787