A/HRC/37/37/Add.1 Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Right to Education Project. The consultation engaged with States, civil society, human rights organisations and experts on developing human rights guiding principles on State obligations with regard to the provision of education, including private schools. From 4 to 6 April the Special Rapporteur attended in Sao Paolo, Brazil the release of the study on the Impacts of Strategic Litigation on Equal Access to Quality Education in Brazil, India and South Africa, prepared by the Open Society Foundation. This report reviewed the impact of strategic litigation on strengthening the right to education in 11 countries. Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment On 4 March, the Special Rapporteur organised a side-event on “Environmental Human Rights Defenders: Responding to a Global Crisis” in Geneva with other stakeholders. On 9 March, the Special Rapporteur organised a side-event on the interdependence of human rights and biodiversity in Geneva together with other stakeholders. On the same day he also organised a discussion of the Geneva Environment Network meeting on biodiversity and human rights. The Special Rapporteur worked on developing guidance on good practices on the issue of human rights and the environment. In preparation of the guidelines, he organized expert consultation and public consultation in October, and solicited written submissions aimed at incorporating views of wide range of stakeholders. The guidelines will be presented at the 37th session of the Council in March 2018. The Special Rapporteur has organized jointly with OHCHR and UNEP a webinar in October aimed at raising awareness on EHRDs among UN agencies. We collaborated with other UN agencies such as the UNECE, ECLAC as well as UNDP to raise awareness about important activities of EHRDs in the protection of human rights and the environment via public statement and by participating in meetings. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions In May, the Special Rapporteur participated in a policy forum on “Drug Issues, Different Perspectives in Manila. Special Rapporteur on the right to food In January, the Special Rapporteur participated in the meeting of the Committee of Food Security. The Special Rapporteur participated in a public conference on the rights of peasants in the context of the UN process towards adopting a Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas in November in Romania. Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights On 3 March, the Independent Expert participated on a side event on labour rights in the context of structural adjustment and austerity policy in Geneva. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression On 28 February and 1 March, the Special Rapporteur organized regional consultations in Beirut, with participants from the Middle East and North Africa, on threats to civic space and freedom of expression online. On 9 November, the Independent Expert organised an expert workshop in Geneva on Guiding Principles for human rights impact assessments for economic reform policies. This workshop convened experts from the human rights and development fields to discuss the Independent Expert’s project to develop guiding principles on human rights impacts assessments for economic reform policies with a view of informing his thematic report to be presented to the Human Rights Council. On 10 June, the Special Rapporteur participated on the Human Dimension Committee at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna. The Special Rapporteur presented his view on his mandate and his coming report on encryption and anonymity to the States participating to the Human Dimension Committee at the OSCE. 51