United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/37/49/Add.1 Distr.: General 16 January 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-seventh session 26 February–23 March 2018 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 freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Albania Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, on his mission to Albania from 8 to 17 May 2017. In the report, the Special Rapporteur examines the policies and practices adopted by Albania to promote and protect religious freedom, pluralism and interfaith harmony. He also addresses the challenges the country faces in ensuring that the right to freedom of religion or belief is fully realized and sustainable. GE.18-00674(E) 