A/HRC/33/29 United NationS General Assembly Distr.: General 21 July 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-third session 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 Report on best practices and lessons learned on how protecting and promoting human rights contribute to preventing and countering violent extremism Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 30/15. It highlights domestic law and policy developments in the area of preventing and countering violent extremism, with particular focus on the critical role the promotion and protection of human rights plays in this regard. GE.16-12646(E) 