A/HRC/4/37 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs I. II. Page ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD OF REVIEW ................... 1 - 11 5 A. Communications transmitted to Governments ......................... 3 5 B. Country visits ............................................................................ 4 5 C. Cooperation with the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations .............................................. 5 5 D. Cooperation with non-governmental organizations ................. 6-7 6 E. Non-governmental organizations’ participation in the work of the Human Rights Council .......................................... 8 - 10 6 F. Other activities .......................................................................... 11 7 THE WORK OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS ................................................................... 12 - 84 7 A. Legal context for activities for the promotion of economic social and cultural rights ........................................................... 13 - 35 7 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights ............................ 14 7 2. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ................................................................... 15 - 17 8 3. Economic, social and cultural rights in other relevant international human rights instruments .............................. 18 - 26 8 4. Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights .......... 27 - 30 9 5. Relevant general comments of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ................................ 31 - 35 11 B. Human rights defenders and their work on economic, social and cultural rights ........................................................... 36 - 77 11 1. Land rights, natural resources and environmental issues ... 38 - 47 12 2. Labour rights, including trade union activities ................... 48 - 53 13