A/HRC/24/38 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–4 3 II. Activities ................................................................................................................ 5–11 3 III. Democratic and equitable deficits ........................................................................... 12–24 4 IV. Obstacles ................................................................................................................ 25–41 10 V. Good practices ......................................................................................................... 42–50 14 VI. Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................... 51–60 16 A. Recommendations to States ............................................................................ 54–56 17 B. Recommendations to the Council ................................................................... 57 20 C. Recommendations to Civil Society and National Human Rights Institutions 58–60 21 Excerpts or full texts of relevant documents .................................................................................... 23 Annex 2