A/HRC/31/L.50 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 22 March 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development China, Cuba, Egypt,* Pakistan,* Russian Federation: amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/31/L.28 31/… Protecting human rights defenders addressing economic, social and cultural rights The twenty-first preambular paragraph should read Expressing grave concern at the serious nature of risks faced by individuals, groups and organs of society engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights, including threats, attacks and acts of intimidation and reprisal against them in different parts of the world, and gravely concerned about the resulting negative impact on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, including violations and abuses in this regard, * Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. GE.16-04619(E) *1604619*