Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights in Eritrea JUNE Idriss Jazairy Sheila B. Keetharuth The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council are English, French, Arabic English, French, independent human rights experts with mandates to report and [email protected] [email protected] advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. The system of Special Procedures is a central element of the human rights machinery and covers all rights: civil, cultural, economic, political, and social. 2016 Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its Independent Expert on the situation of human rights causes and consequences in Haiti As of 1 December 2015, there are 55 Special Procedures (41 Dubravka Šimonovic Gustavo Gallón thematic mandates and 14 mandates relating to countries or English, English, French, Spanish territories) with currently 79 mandate-holders. [email protected] [email protected] With the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Procedures Special Rapporteur on the implications for human Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights undertake country visits; act on individual cases and concerns rights of the environmentally sound management and in the Islamic Republic of Iran of a broader, structural nature by sending communications to disposal of hazardous substances and wastes States in which they bring alleged violations to their attention; Baskut Tuncak English conduct thematic studies and convene expert consultations, English [email protected] [email protected] develop international human rights standards, engage in advocacy, raise public awareness; and provide advice and support for technical cooperation. Special Procedures report Independent Expert on the situation of human rights annually to the Human Rights Council; the majority of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking in Mali mandates also report to the General Assembly. water and sanitation Suliman Baldo Léo Heller Arabic, French, English The Special Rapporteurs (SR), Independent Experts (IE) and English, Spanish [email protected] [email protected] members of the Working Groups (WG) serve in their personal capacities and undertake to uphold independence, efficiency, competence and integrity through probity, impartiality, honesty Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and good faith. They are not United Nations staff members and Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in do not receive financial remunerations. in Belarus Yanghee Lee Miklós Haraszti English, French, Spanish English [email protected] [email protected] HOW TO FIND INFORMATION ON SPECIAL PROCEDURES

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 The OHCHR website (http://www.ohchr.org) provides information in Cambodia Michael Lynk on the system of Special Procedures, including details on each Rhona Smith English mandate (also accessible by clicking on the photos in this Directory). English [email protected] The website also contains details of the Coordination Committee as [email protected] well as country visits, links to reports and press statements.

Independent Expert on the situation of human rights Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia in Central African Republic Bahame Tom Mukirya Nyanduga OHCHR SPECIAL PROCEDURES BRANCH Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum English French, English [email protected] c/o OHCHR-UNOG [email protected] 8-14 Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland

Independent Expert on the situation of human rights Independent Expert on the enhancement of capacity in the Sudan Fax: +41 22 917 90 06 building and technical cooperation with Côte d'Ivoire Aristidi Nononsi in the field of human rights To send information on alleged human rights violations Mohammed Ayat French, English [email protected] to special procedures Arabic, French, English [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights For media enquiries OF SPECIAL PROCEDURES DIRECTORY HOLDERS MANDATE in the Syrian Arab Republic Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea E-mail: [email protected] English, French, Spanish [email protected] English [email protected] Designed by Production and Support Service at United Nations, Geneva 1610843 (E) — June 2016 — HRC/NONE/2016/75 Working Group of experts on people Working Group on the issue of human rights and trans- Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty of African descent national corporations and other business enterprises violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the with disabilities enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of and human rights Ricardo Sunga III Dante Pesce right of peoples to self-determination Catalina Devandas Aguilar physical and mental health Philip Alston Anton Katz Dainius Puras English English, Spanish English, Spanish English, French [email protected] [email protected] English [email protected] English [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Working Group of experts on people Working Group on the issue of human rights and trans- of African descent national corporations and other business enterprises Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education Mireille Fanon-Mendes-France to be appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Joseph Cannataci right of peoples to self-determination Kishore Singh defenders English, French English, French Saeed Mokbil English, French Michel Forst [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] English, French [email protected] French, English [email protected] [email protected] Working Group of experts on people Working Group on the issue of human rights and trans- of African descent national corporations and other business enterprises Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of Michal Balcerzak Surya Deva Independent Expert on the issue of human rights racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the intolerance English English right of peoples to self-determination obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges healthy and sustainable environment and lawyers [email protected] [email protected] Gabor Rona Mutuma Ruteere John Knox Mónica Pinto English English English [email protected] Spanish, English, French [email protected] Working Group of experts on people Working Group on the issue of human rights and trans- [email protected] [email protected] of African descent national corporations and other business enterprises Sabelo Gumedze Pavel Sulyandziga English Russian Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples [email protected] [email protected] Working group on the issue of discrimination against Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary women in law and in practice or arbitrary executions Victoria Lucia Tauli-Corpuz English Emna Aouij English [email protected] Working Group of experts on people English of African descent French [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ahmed Reid Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances English Bernard Duhaime Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography [email protected] French, English, Spanish Working group on the issue of discrimination against Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally Maud De Boer-Buquicchio [email protected] women in law and in practice Special Rapporteur on the right to food displaced persons Kamala Chandrakirana Chaloka Beyani English, French [email protected] English English English Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Working Group on arbitrary detention Ariel Dulitzky Leigh Toomey Spanish, English Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, English [email protected] Working group on the issue of discrimination against including its causes and its consequences women in law and in practice [email protected] Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic Urmila Bhoola Frances Raday Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and and equitable international order other related international financial obligations of States English Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances English on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly Alfred de Zayas [email protected] Working Group on arbitrary detention Henrikas Mickevicius [email protected] economic, social and cultural rights English, Spanish, French, Russian Sètondji Roland Jean-Baptiste Juan Bohoslavsky [email protected] Adjovi English, Russian [email protected] English, Spanish French, English Working group on the issue of discrimination against [email protected] women in law and in practice Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection [email protected] of human rights and fundamental freedoms while Eleonora Zielinska Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances Independent Expert on human rights and international countering terrorism solidarity Tae-Ung Baik English Working Group on arbitrary detention [email protected] Virginia Dandan English, Chinese Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection English José Guevara of the right to freedom of opinion and expression English [email protected] [email protected] Spanish, English [email protected] Working Group on the issue of discrimination against [email protected] women in law and practice English Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances [email protected] Alda Facio Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman Houria Es Slami Working Group on arbitrary detention Spanish, English, French Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants or degrading treatment or punishment Seong-Phil Hong French, Arabic, English [email protected] François Crépeau Juan Ernesto Méndez [email protected] Spanish, English, English Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful French, English [email protected] assembly and of association [email protected] [email protected] English Working Group on arbitrary detention Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of persons with albinism [email protected] Vladimir Tochilovsky Special Rapporteur on minority issues Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of Ikponwosa Ero women and children Russian, English the right of peoples to self-determination Rita Izsák-Ndiaye English Maria Grazia Giammarinaro [email protected] Patricia Arias English [email protected] English, French English, Spanish, French [email protected] Special 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