A/HRC/28/63 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst

This report is the first submitted to the Council by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and the fifteenth thematic report on the situation of human rights defenders submitted since 2000. In the present report, submitted pursuant to Council resolutions 7/8 and 16/5, the Special Rapporteur provides an account of his activities during the reporting period and draws the attention of Member States to the communications sent to governments under the mandate during the past year. The Special Rapporteur submits his strategic workplan and explains how he intends to carry out his mandate. The Special Rapporteur outlines his conclusions and recommendations.