Attachments
Human Rights Council Fifty-eighth session 24 February–4 April 2025
Agenda items 2 and 3
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Summary
The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 55/15. It contains information on relevant developments of United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms, and on the activities undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that contribute to the promotion of and respect for the provisions of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. The report covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024.
In the report, the High Commissioner concludes that in order to enhance the implementation of the Declaration and to ensure the full enjoyment of the rights of persons belonging to minorities, States should advance the adoption and implementation of comprehensive anti-discrimination laws, as well as develop and put into practice effective anti-discrimination measures and policies aimed at effectively eliminating all forms of discrimination against persons belonging to such minorities and strengthening advocacy against discrimination. The High Commissioner also reiterates that political and religious leaders should speak out firmly and promptly against all incitement to violence and hatred