A/HRC/35/4 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 1 May 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session 6-23 June 2017 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 Conscientious objection to military service Analytical report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 20/2, in which the Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare, in consultation with all States, relevant United Nations agencies, programmes and funds, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions, a quadrennial analytical report on conscientious objection to military service, in particular on new developments, best practices and remaining challenges. GE.17-06943(E) 