A/HRC/31/L.48 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 22 March 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development China, Cuba, Egypt,* Pakistan,* Russian Federation: amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/31/L.28 31/… Protecting human rights defenders addressing economic, social and cultural rights The eighteenth preambular paragraph should read Recognizing, as appropriate, the urgent need to address, and to take necessary steps to prevent and stop, the use of legislation that, where it exists, hinders or limits unduly the ability of individuals, groups and organs of society engaged in the promotion and protection of universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms to exercise their work, including by reviewing and, where necessary, amending relevant legislation and its implementation in order to ensure compliance with the obligations of the State under international human rights law, * Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. GE.16-04617(E) *1604617*