A/HRC/34/L.46 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 21 March 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session 27 February–24 March 2017 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development South Africa: amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/34/L.5 34/… Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders The ninth preambular paragraph should read Stressing that respect and support for the activities of human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, human rights defenders active in the areas of environment, corporate accountability, indigenous issues, children, anti-racism and advocacy against racially motivated killings, and cultural rights, are essential to the overall enjoyment of human rights, GE.17-04549(E) 