UNITED E NATIONS Economic and Social Distr. Council GENERAL E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.5 6 March 2006 ENGLISH/FRENCH/SPANISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sixty second session Agenda item 17 (b) of the provisional agenda PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS Report submitted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders, Hina Jilani Addendum Compilation of developments in the area of human rights defenders* * The reason for the late submission of this report is the need to reflect the latest information. As it considerably exceeds the word limitation, this report is circulated as received in the languages of submission only. GE.06-12253 (E) 240506 E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.5 page 2 Compilation of developments in the area of human rights defenders CONTENTS Paragraphs Page Introduction .............................................................................................. 1 - 10 6 Afghanistan .............................................................................................. 11 - 27 8 Albania ..................................................................................................... 28 - 44 11 Algeria ..................................................................................................... 45 - 56 14 Angola ...................................................................................................... 57 - 83 16 Argentina ................................................................................................. 84 - 95 20 Armenia ................................................................................................... 96 - 111 23 Australia ................................................................................................... 112 - 125 26 Azerbaijan ................................................................................................ 126 - 149 28 Bahrain ..................................................................................................... 150 - 167 32 Bangladesh ............................................................................................... 168 - 184 35 Belarus ..................................................................................................... 185 - 209 39 Bolivia ...................................................................................................... 210 - 221 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina .......................................................................... 222 - 230 46 Botswana .................................................................................................. 231 - 243 47 Brazil ...................................................................................................... 244 - 258 49 Bulgaria..................................................................................................... 259 - 267 52 Burundi .................................................................................................... 268 - 278 53 Cambodia.................................................................................................. 279 - 292 55 Cameroon ................................................................................................. 293 - 305 57 Central African Republic ......................................................................... 306 - 315 60 Chad ...................................................................................................... 316 - 326 61 Chile ...................................................................................................... 327 - 341 63 China (People’s Republic of) ................................................................... 342 - 368 66 Colombia .................................................................................................. 369 - 391 71 Costa Rica ................................................................................................ 392 - 405 76 Côte d’Ivoire ............................................................................................ 406 - 417 78 Croatia ...................................................................................................... 418 - 429 80 Cuba ......................................................................................................... 430 - 442 81 E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.5 page 3 CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page Democratic Republic of the Congo .......................................................... 443 - 465 84 Denmark ................................................................................................... 466 - 474 88 Dominican Republic ................................................................................. 475 - 481 89 Ecuador ..................................................................................................... 482 - 495 90 Egypt ......................................................................................................... 496 - 522 93 El Salvador ............................................................................................... 523 - 538 97 Equatorial Guinea ..................................................................................... 539 - 551 100 Eritrea ....................................................................................................... 552 - 566 102 Estonia ...................................................................................................... 567 - 574 104 Ethiopia ..................................................................................................... 575 - 593 106 European Union ........................................................................................ 594 - 606 109 Fiji ............................................................................................................. 607 - 613 111 Finland ...................................................................................................... 614 - 619 113 France ....................................................................................................... 620 - 626 113 Gambia ..................................................................................................... 627 - 637 114 Georgia ..................................................................................................... 638 - 655 116 Guatemala ................................................................................................. 656 - 681 118 Guinea Bissau ........................................................................................... 682 - 695 123 Haiti .......................................................................................................... 696 - 708 125 Holy See ................................................................................................... 709 - 714 127 Honduras ................................................................................................... 715 - 728 128 Hungary .................................................................................................... 729 - 737 131 India .......................................................................................................... 738 - 751 132 Indonesia ................................................................................................... 752 - 770 134 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ......................................................................... 771 - 791 138 Ireland ....................................................................................................... 792 - 801 141 Israel ......................................................................................................... 802 - 836 142 Jamaica ..................................................................................................... 837 - 845 149 Jordan ....................................................................................................... 846 - 859 150 Kazakhstan ................................................................................................ 860 - 877 152 E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.5 page 4 CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page Kenya ....................................................................................................... 878 - 891 156 Korea (Republic of) ................................................................................. 892 - 900 157 Kuwait ...................................................................................................... 901 - 913 159 Kyrgyzstan ............................................................................................... 914 - 923 161 Lebanon ................................................................................................... 924 - 930 163 Liberia ...................................................................................................... 931 - 941 164 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya .......................................................................... 942 - 950 166 Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) ...................................... 951 - 965 167 Malaysia ................................................................................................... 966 - 984 170 Maldives .................................................................................................. 985 - 1000 173 Mali .......................................................................................................... 1001 - 1015 176 Mauritania ................................................................................................ 1016 - 1022 178 Mauritius .................................................................................................