A/HRC/35/L.49 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 Netherlands, Switzerland, Uruguay:* amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/35/L.21 35/… Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons After paragraph 9, insert a new paragraph reading 9 bis. Calls upon States to combat the risks of physical and psychological abuse that older women face due to discriminatory societal attitudes and the non-realization of their human rights, as well as some harmful traditional and customary practices, including within families, often exacerbated by poverty and lack of access to legal protection; * State not a member of the Human Rights Council. GE.17-10200(E) 