A/HRC/36/48 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 21 July 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-sixth session 11-29 September 2017 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, prepared pursuant to Council resolution 33/5. In this report, the Independent Expert examines the impact of assistive and robotics technology, artificial intelligence and automation on the human rights of older persons — a frontier issue that urgently requires further consideration. The report provides an overview of the existing international and regional human rights standards and analyses the potential and challenges of the use of such technology for the enjoyment by older persons of their human rights. This analysis is followed by the Independent Expert’s conclusions and recommendations aimed at assisting States in designing and implementing appropriate and effective frameworks to ensure the promotion and protection of the rights of older persons. GE.17-12406(E) 