A/HRC/43/22 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 31 January 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-third session 24 February–20 March 2020 Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Question of human rights in Cyprus Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary The present report, which covers the period from 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019, provides an overview of human rights concerns in Cyprus, including in regard to the right to life and the question of missing persons, the principle of non-discrimination, freedom of movement and the right to seek asylum, property rights, freedom of religion or belief and cultural rights, freedom of opinion and expression, and the right to education. In the report the importance of a gender perspective in relation to the peace process is also emphasized. * The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent information. GE.20-01466(E) 