A/HRC/22/L.48 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 19 March 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-second session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development China*, Cuba*, Egypt*, Russian Federation*: draft amendment 22/… Amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/22/L.13 on protecting human rights defenders After paragraph 2, insert a new paragraph reading 2 bis. Underscores that the legal framework within which human rights defenders work peacefully to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms is that of national legislation, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations; * GE.13-12352 Non-Member State of the Human Rights Council.