A/HRC/31/L.59 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 Paragraph 8 should read 8. Recognizes the importance of national protection programmes for individuals, groups and organs of society engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights, and encourages States to consider, as appropriate, enacting relevant legislative and policy frameworks to this end, in consultation with relevant stakeholders; * Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. GE.16-04636(E) *1604636*