A/HRC/40/65 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 15 January 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Fortieth session 25 February–22 March 2019 Agenda items 3 and 5 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Human rights bodies and mechanisms Second session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law* Report of the Chair Summary In accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 28/14 and 34/41, the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law was held in Geneva on 22 and 23 November 2018 with the theme “Parliaments as promoters of human rights, democracy and the rule of law”. The present report contains a summary of the discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the Forum. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.19-00610(E) 