A/HRC/29/51 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 16 June 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-ninth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ben Emmerson* Summary The present report is the fourth annual report submitted to the Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ben Emmerson. In section II, the Special Rapporteur lists the key activities he undertook from 17 December 2013 to 31 December 2014 and, in section III, he examines the humans rights challenges posed by the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and makes recommendations to States. * Late submission. GE.15-09859 (E) 