A/HRC/16/63 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 February 2011 Original: English Human Rights Council Sixteenth session Agenda item 5 Human rights bodies and mechanisms Preliminary study of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the advancement of the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas* * GE.11-11048 The present document was submitted late owing to the holding of the sixth session of the Advisory Committee from 17 to 21 January 2011.