A/HRC/RES/36/21 and in this regard calls upon all States and invites international and regional organizations, human rights mechanisms, such as the special procedures and the treaty bodies, United Nations agencies and bodies, national human rights institutions, civil society and academic institutions to contribute to the fulfilment of these tasks; 10. Reiterates its strong rejection of any act of intimidation or reprisal against individuals and groups who seek to cooperate, cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, and recalls in this regard that the Human Rights Council, its President and the Bureau should address allegations of acts of intimidation or reprisal in the most appropriate way; 11. Notes that the Presidents of the Human Rights Council have used their good offices to address allegations of intimidation and reprisal experienced by those engaging with the Council, and encourages the Presidents of the Council to continue to address allegations of intimidation and reprisal and to provide information on cases brought to their attention at each session of the Council; 12. Invites United Nations human rights mechanisms to continue to include in their reports to the Human Rights Council and to the General Assembly respectively a reference to credible allegations of intimidation or reprisal against those who seek to cooperate, cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, while providing an appropriate opportunity to the State concerned to respond to the allegations transmitted to them, and to reflect the State’s response in their reports; 13. Decides that the presentation of the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights will be followed by an interactive dialogue with a view to ensuring adequate attention to the report and to sharing good practices, challenges and lessons learned, based on the principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue, and aimed at strengthening the capacity of Member States to comply with their human rights obligations for the benefit of all people. 41st meeting 29 September 2017 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 28 to 0, with 19 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Albania, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Latvia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Togo, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)] 4

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