A/HRC/22/34 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 December 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-second session Agenda items 2 and 5 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Human rights bodies and mechanisms Summary of the Human Rights Council panel discussion on the issue of intimidation or reprisal against individuals and groups who cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights Summary The present summary was prepared in accordance with Human Rights Council decision 18/118, in which the Council decided to convene, at its twenty-first session, a panel discussion under agenda item 5 on the issue of intimidation or reprisal against individuals and groups who cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. The panel discussion, organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was held on 13 September 2012. GE. 12 -18834