A/HRC/31/69 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 26 May 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran* Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, prepared pursuant to Council resolution 28/21. In the report the Special Rapporteur describes developments in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran that have transpired since the submission of his report to the General Assembly (A/70/411). The Special Rapporteur outlines the activities he has undertaken since the renewal of his mandate by the Human Rights Council at its twenty-eighth session, examines ongoing issues and presents some of the most recent and pressing developments in the country’s human rights situation. Although the report is not exhaustive, it provides a picture of the prevailing situation as observed in the preponderance of reports submitted to and examined by the Special Rapporteur. It is envisaged that a number of important issues not covered in the present report will be addressed in the Special Rapporteur’s future reports to the General Assembly and the Council. * The present report was submitted after the deadline owing to the need for consultations with the Member State. GE.16-08503(E) 