A/HRC/31/21 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 1 February 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Question of human rights in Cyprus Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report, which covers the period from 1 December 2014 to 30 November 2015, provides an overview of specific human rights concerns in Cyprus, including with regard to the right to life and the question of missing persons, the principle of nondiscrimination, freedom of movement, property rights, freedom of religion and cultural rights, freedom of opinion and expression and the right to education, as well as the importance of a gender perspective when negotiating and implementing peace agreements. GE.16-01320(E) *1601320*