A/HRC/61/50 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 7 January 2026 Original: English Human Rights Council Sixty-first session 23 February–2 April 2026 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development How freedom of religion or belief relates to death and honouring the deceased Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Nazila Ghanea Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Nazila Ghanea, explores how extensively and deeply freedom of religion or belief relates to death and honouring the deceased. GE.25-21055 (E) 070126 070126