A/HRC/33/48 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Idriss Jazairy, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 27/21 and 30/2. 2. The Human Rights Council, in its resolution 30/2, and the General Assembly, in its resolution 70/151, requested the Special Rapporteur to focus on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights of victims and to address the issues of remedies and redress with a view to promoting accountability and reparations in his next reports. 3. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur focuses on the issues of remedies and redress and, in line with his mandate, reviews, assesses and evaluates the various mechanisms available to victims of unilateral coercive measures. The report will be supplemented by the report that the Special Rapporteur will submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, in which he will examine the conceptual aspects of the remedies relating to violations of human rights owing to the application of unilateral coercive measures in international law, human rights law and humanitarian law. 4. Given the complexity of the subject matter and its multifaceted and intricate aspects, the findings set out in this report, as well as the conclusion and the recommendations formulated, are preliminary and tentative. The Special Rapporteur welcomes any comments, information and suggestions that Governments, non-governmental organizations and any other interested parties may have on remedies and redress in relation to the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights. II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur 5. Since 15 July 2015, the Special Rapporteur has sent requests for official visits to the European Union and Zimbabwe and a reminder to the United States of America. At the time of writing the present report, he had not received any replies. The Special Rapporteur received an invitation to visit the Syrian Arab Republic. 6. Between 15 July 2015 and 30 June 2016, the Special Rapporteur issued eight press releases, three of which were issued jointly with other special procedures. 7. On 17 September 2015, the Special Rapporteur participated in the first biennial panel discussion on the issue of unilateral coercive measures and human rights, held in Geneva. 8. On 26 October 2015, the Special Rapporteur presented his first report to the General Assembly (A/70/345), which consisted of a preliminary review of the human rights adversely affected by unilateral coercive measures. 9. The Special Rapporteur carried out his first official country visit to the Sudan from 23 to 30 November 2015 (see A/HRC/33/48/Add.1). He thanks the authorities of the Sudan for their engagement with his mandate. At the end of his visit, the Special Rapporteur issued a press statement containing his preliminary observations and recommendations.1 1 See www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16824&LangID=E. 3