A/HRC/36/44 on remedies and redress in relation to the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights. II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur 9. Between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017, the Special Rapporteur issued seven press releases, three of which were issued jointly with other special procedure mandate holders. 10. On 4 April 2016, the Special Rapporteur participated in the eighteenth session of the Working Group on the Right to Development, where he engaged in an interactive dialogue with experts on the implementation and realization of the right to development. 11. On 12 October, the Special Rapporteur presented a statement at the International Seminar on the Right to Development, organized by the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Abu Dhabi. In the statement he reflected on the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development and considered ways of using that right to promote effective and sustainable development. 12. On 16 October, the Special Rapporteur presented his report (A/71/287) to the General Assembly. In the report the Special Rapporteur reviewed the conceptual aspects of remedies for violations of human rights caused by unilateral coercive measures in international law. 13. The Special Rapporteur carried out an official country visit to the Russian Federation from 24 to 28 April 2017 (see A/HRC/36/44/Add.1). He thanks the authorities of the Russian Federation for their engagement with his mandate. At the end of his visit, the Special Rapporteur issued a press statement conveying his preliminary observations and recommendations, observing that sanctions might have led to economic losses to the European Union and the Russian Federation totalling $155 billion, without apparent benefit. He noted that targeted sanctions against individuals lack any form of due process, which violated the rule of law. 14. The Special Rapporteur carried out an official visit to the institutions of the European Union from 19 to 22 June 2017 (see A/HRC/36/44/Add.2). He thanks the authorities of the European Union for their engagement with his mandate. At the end of his visit, the Special Rapporteur issued a press statement conveying his preliminary observations and recommendations. III. Follow-up to previous recommendations of the Special Rapporteur 15. Since his appointment, the Special Rapporteur has submitted annual reports to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly, containing observations and recommendations relating to his mandate. 16. The Special Rapporteur reiterates all his previous recommendations, in particular the recommendation that a consolidated central register should be set up at the level of the United Nations to recapitulate the list of all unilateral coercive measures in force. This register should be kept according to the standards currently applied to Security Council sanctions and made public. Targeted or sender/source States or groups of States should be invited to notify the Council of unilateral coercive measures in force at their initiative and of the evolution of those measures. Such a mechanism could draw on the model of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, which includes data on international arms transfers as well as information provided by Member States on military holdings, procurement through national production and relevant policies. 17. The Special Rapporteur has duly noted the concerns expressed by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 34/13, where it underlined the necessity of examining the wide range of impact of unilateral coercive measures on international humanitarian and human rights law, and on the economy, peace, security and social fabric of States, as well as the 4