A/HRC/35/L.39 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 20 June 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session 6–23 June 2017 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Belarus,* China, Egypt, Russian Federation:* amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/35/L.15 35/… Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women: engaging men and boys in preventing and responding to violence against all women and girls Paragraph 8 should read 8. Continues to express particular concern at the systemic and structural discrimination and violence faced by women engaged in the promotion and protection of universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms, and calls upon States to fulfil their obligations to prevent violations and abuses against all those engaged in the promotion and protection of universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms, including though practical steps to prevent threats, harassment and violence, and to combat impunity by ensuring that those responsible for violations or abuses, including all types of gender-based violence and threats, committed by States or non-State actors, are promptly brought to justice though impartial investigations; * State not a member of the Human Rights Council. GE.17-10188(E) 