A/HRC/23/34/Add.1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 11 March 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-third session 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 in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed Addendum Mission to the Russian Federation (16 – 26 April 2012)* Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights presents her conclusions and recommendations following her official visit to the Russian Federation from 16 to 26 April 2012 at the invitation of the Government. The purpose of the visit was to assess, in the spirit of cooperation and dialogue, the measures taken in the country to ensure the right to participate in cultural life, including the rights to artistic freedom, to manifest one‟s own cultural identity, and to have access to and enjoy cultural heritage. The Special Rapporteur also considered issues relating to the participation of concerned individuals and communities in the identification, classification and stewardship of cultural heritage. * GE.13-11801 The summary of the present report is circulated in all official languages. The report itself, contained in the annex to the summary, is circulated in the language of submission and in Russian only.