A/71/373
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 September 2016
Original: English
Seventy-first session
Item 69 (b) of the provisional agenda*
Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights
questions, including alternative approaches for improving the
effective enjoyment of human rights and
fundamental freedoms
Promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion
and expression
Note by the Secretary-General **
The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the
report prepared by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the
right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, submitted in accordance
with Human Rights Council resolution 25/2.
* A/71/150.
** The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent
developments.
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