A/HRC/34/40 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 30 March 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session 27 February-24 March 2017 Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran* Report of the Secretary-General Summary The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 71/204, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fourth session. The report reflects the patterns and trends in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and provides information on the progress made in the implementation of resolution 71/204, including recommendations to improve implementation. In its resolution, the General Assembly called upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to address the substantive concerns highlighted in the previous reports of the Secretary-General and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice. * The present report is being submitted late in order to take account of information received from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. GE.17-05051(E) 