A/HRC/43/52
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
24 March 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-third session
24 February–20 March 2020
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 right to privacy*, **
Summary
In the present report, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/16,
the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy highlights activities undertaken in 2019
concerning, inter alia, security and surveillance, health data and the use of personal data by
business enterprises. The thematic focus of the report is reflected in recommendations for
protecting against gender-based privacy infringements.
* The present report was submitted after the deadline to reflect the most recent information.
** Acknowledgements and bibliographical information for the present report may be found on the
website of the Special Rapporteur (www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Privacy/SR/Pages/
AnnualReports.aspx).
GE.20-04403(E)