A/HRC/43/3/Add.1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 January 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-third session 24 February–20 March 2020 Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Situation of human rights in Guatemala Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights*, ** Summary In her report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights describes the situation of human rights and the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner in Guatemala from 1 January to 31 December 2019. She highlights advances made and persisting challenges in the promotion and protection of human rights, with a focus on issues related to democratic space, justice and the fight against impunity, and equality and non-discrimination. The report concludes with recommendations to various State institutions and other stakeholders. * The summary of the report is being circulated in all official languages. The report itself, which is annexed to the summary, is circulated in the language of submission and in Spanish only. ** Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.20-00707(E) 