Special Procedures of the Commission on Human Rights
Thematic mandates
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Country mandates
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Title/Mandate
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Mandate established
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Mandate extended or renewed
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Name.and.country.of origin of the
current Special Rapporteur/
Representative/ Independent Expert
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On this post since
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in
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by resolution
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in
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by resolution
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Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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1991
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1991/42
(for 3
years)
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2000
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2000/36
(for 3
years)
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- Ms Manuela Carmema Castrillo (Spain),
- Ms
Leila Zerrougui (Algeria)
- Ms Soledad Villagra (Paraguay)
- Mr Tamŕs Ban (Hungary)
- Mr Seyed
Mohammad Hachemi (Islamic Republic of Iran)
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2003
2001
2000
2001
2001
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Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography
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1990
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1990/68
(for 1
year)
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1990
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2001/75
(for 3
years)
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Mr. Juan Miguel Petit (Uruguay) |
2001
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| Independent expert of the Commission on Human Rights
on the right to development |
1998
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CHR1998/72
(for 3
years)
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2001
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CHR 2001/9
(for 3 years)
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Mr. Arjun Sengupta (India) |
1998
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| Special Rapporteur on the right
to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of
physical and mental health |
2002
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CHR res.2002/31
(for 3 years)
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.
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.
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Mr.
Paul Hunt
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2002
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Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
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1980
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CHR 20 (XXXVI)
(for 1
year)
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2001
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CHR 2001/46
(for 3
years)
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- Mr. Diego Garcia-Sayan (Peru), Chairperson-Rapporteur
- Mr. Joel Adebayo Adekanye (Nigeria)
- Mr. Saied Rajaie Khorasani (Islamic Republic of Iran)
- Mr.
Stephen Toope (Canada)
- Mr. Darko Göttlicher
(Croatia)
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1988
2000
1980
2003
2004
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| Independent expert of the Commission on Human Rights
to examine the existing international criminal and human rights framework
for the protection of persons from enforced or involuntary disappearance |
2001 |
CHR
2001/46 (duration not specified)
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. |
. |
Mr. Manfred Nowak (Austria) |
2001
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the right to education |
1998
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1998/33
(for 3
years)
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2001
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CHR 2001/29
(for 3 years)
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Ms. Katarina Tomasevski (Croatia) |
1998
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Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on extrajudicial, summary
or arbitrary executions
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1982
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ECOSOC
1982/35
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2001
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CHR
2001/45
(for 3
years)
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Ms. Asma Jahangir (Pakistan) |
1998
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the right to food |
2000
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2000/10
(for 3
years)
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2003
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CHR 2003/25
(for 3 years)
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Mr. Jean Ziegler (Switzerland) |
2000
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
the situation of human rights defenders
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2000
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2000/61
(for 3
years)
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2003
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CHR 2003/64
(for 3 years)
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Ms. Hina Jilani (Pakistan) |
2000
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on adequate housing
as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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2000
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2000/9
(for 3 years)
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2003
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CHR 2003/27
(for 3 years)
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Mr. Miloon Kothari (India) |
2000
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of
indigenous people |
2001
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CHR 2001/57
(for 3
years)
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.
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res. 2001/57
(for 3 years)
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Mr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen (Mexico) |
2001
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the independence of judges and lawyers |
1994
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CHR 1994/41
(for 3
years)
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2003
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CHR 2003/43
(for 3
years)
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Mr. Leandro Despouy (Argentina)
Mr. Param Cumaraswamy (Malaysia) |
2003
1994
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Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the promotion and protection
of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
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1993
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CHR 1993/45
(for 3
years)
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1999
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CHR 2002/48
(for 3
years)
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Mr. Ambeyi
Ligabo (Kenya)
Mr. Abid Hussain (India)*
(until end of July 2002)
*New mandate-holder in the process of nomination
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2002
1993
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on freedom of religion or belief |
1986
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1986/20
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2001
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2001/42
(for 3
years)
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Mr. Abdelfattah Amor (Tunisia) |
1993
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| Representative of the Secretary-General on
internally displaced persons |
1992
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CHR 1992/73
(for 1
year)
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2001
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CHR 2001/54
(for 3
years)
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Mr. Francis Deng (Sudan) |
1992
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on use of mercenaries as a means
of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination |
1987
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CHR 1987/16
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2001
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CHR 2001/3
(for 3
years)
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Mr. Enrique Bernales Ballesteros (Peru) |
1987
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the human rights of migrants |
1999
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1999/44
(for 3
years)
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res. 2002/62
(for 3 years)
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Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro (Costa Rica) |
1999
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| Independent expert of the Commission on Human Rights
on human rights and extreme
poverty |
1998
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CHR 1998/25
(for 2
years)
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2000
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CHR 2002/30
(for 2
years)
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Ms. Anne-Marie Lizin (Belgium) |
1998
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on contemporary forms of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance |
1993
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CHR 1993/20
(for 3
years)
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1999
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ECOSOC 1999/12
(for 3
years)
res. 2002/68
(for 3 years)
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Mr. Maurice Glčglč-Ahanhanzo (Benin) (until
end of July 2002)
Mr. Doudou Dične (Senegal)
(as from end of July 2002) |
1993
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| Working group of five independent experts on people
of African descent to study the problems of racial discrimination
faced by people of African descent |
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CHR res. 2002/68**
(duration not specified)
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To be appointed
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| Working
Group on the effective implementation of the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action |
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CHR res. 2002/68**
(duration not specified)
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Independent expert of the Commission on Human Rights
on structural adjustment policies
and foreign debt*
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* 1998-2000:
Independent Expert on structural adjustment policies |
2000
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2000/82 and decision 2000/109
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2003 |
2003/21 (for 3 years)
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Mr. Bernards
Andrew Nyamwaya Mudho
(Kenya)
[Mr. Fantu Cheru (USA/Ethiopia), who was on this
post since 2000, resigned on 23 September 2001]
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2001
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Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the question of torture
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1985
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1985/33
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2001
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2001/62
(for 3
years)
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Mr. Theo
C. van Boven (Netherlands)
[Sir Nigel RODLEY (United Kingdom), who was on this post since
1993, resigned on 15 October 2001]
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2001
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| Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the adverse effects of the
illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes
on the enjoyment of human rights |
1995
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1995/81
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2001
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2001/35
(for 3
years)
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Ms. Fatma Zohra Ouhachi-Vesely (Algeria) |
1995
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Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on violence against women,
its causes and consequences
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1994
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1994/45
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2003
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CHR 2003/45
(for 3 years)
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Ms. Yakin Ertürk (Turkey) |
2003
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