A/HRC/39/58 Contents Page I. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Establishment of regional and subregional human rights mechanisms ............................................ 3 III. Achievements of regional and subregional human rights arrangements .......................................... 6 IV. Challenges faced by regional and subregional human rights arrangements ..................................... 8 V. Role of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the advancement of regional and subregional human rights arrangements .................................. 11 VI. Contribution of other actors to regional and subregional human rights arrangements ..................... 12 VII. Implications for the protection of human rights through regional and subregional human rights arrangements .................................................................................................................................... 14 Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................................................. 16 VIII. 2