A/HRC/8/13 page 2 Summary By resolution 7/7 of 28 March 2008 on the protection and promotion of human rights while countering terrorism, the Human Rights Council requested the High Commissioner for Human Rights to “implement the mandate given to her by the Commission on Human Rights in its resolution 2005/80 and the General Assembly in its resolution 60/158”, and to report to the Council. This report is submitted in accordance with the Council resolution. The present report builds on the previous comprehensive report on this subject (A/HRC/4/88), which was submitted to the fourth session of the Human Rights Council pursuant to resolution 2/102 and the report of the Secretary-General submitted more recently to the General Assembly (A/61/353) pursuant to resolution 60/158, which remain relevant. The report highlights the need to protect and promote all human rights and effective counter-terrorism measures. These are two complementary and mutually reinforcing objectives which must be pursued together as part of States’ duty to protect. It outlines the High Commissioner’s activities particularly in the context of the Secretary-General’s Global Strategy to counter terrorism. It also considers specific human rights concerns which arise in international cooperation while countering terrorism. It concludes with the identification of a number of practical challenges related to complying with human rights obligations in the context of counter-terrorism.