A/HRC/25/49/Add.1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 3 March 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-fifth 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina (13 – 24 May 2013) Summary The Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights made an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 13 to 24 May 2013 at the invitation of the Government. The purpose of her visit was to assess, in a spirit of cooperation and dialogue, both the achievements of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the challenges remaining in the implementation of cultural rights, understood as rights of all persons to express their identities and to have access to, participate in, and contribute to cultural life in all its aspects, without hindrance or fear. The Special Rapporteur addressed a number of key issues relating to cultural rights, focusing on access to cultural heritage, the writing and teaching of history, memorialization processes, particularly through memorials and monuments, and the measures taken to ensure the free interaction of people, irrespective of background and status, through education, culture and the arts, sports and science. * ** Late submission. 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 only. GE.14-11722 *1411722*