A/HRC/32/21 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 15 April 2016 Original: English Human Rights CouncilThirty-second 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 Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary In its resolution 29/10, the Human Rights Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit a report on the different ways in which the civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms have been effectively regulated, with a view to assessing the contribution that such regulations make to the protection of human rights, in particular the right to life and security of person, and to identify the best practices that may guide States to further develop relevant national regulation. The present report is submitted pursuant to that request. GE.16-06217(E) 