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 JULY Alena Douhan Daniela Kravetz The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council are English, Russian Spanish, English 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 United Nations human rights machinery and Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its covers all rights: civil, cultural, economic, political, and social. 2020 causes and consequences Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Dubravka Šimonovic As of November 2018, there are 56 Special Procedures (44 English, thematic mandates and 12 mandates relating to countries or English [email protected] territories) with currently 80 mandate-holders. [email protected] With the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Procedures Independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity Independent Expert on the situation of human rights undertake country visits; act on individual cases and concerns Victor Madrigal-Borloz in Mali of a broader, structural nature by sending communications to Spanish, English Alioune Tine States in which they bring alleged violations to their attention; [email protected] English conduct thematic studies and convene expert consultations, [email protected] develop international human rights standards, engage in advocacy, raise public awareness; and provide advice and Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and support for technical cooperation. Special Procedures report disposal of hazardous substances and wastes Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights annually to the Human Rights Council; the majority of the in Myanmar Baskut Tuncak mandates also report to the General Assembly. English Thomas H. Andrews [email protected] English The Special Rapporteurs (SR), Independent Experts (IE) and [email protected] members of the Working Groups (WG) serve in their personal capacities and undertake to uphold independence, efficiency, Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking competence and integrity through probity, impartiality, honesty water and sanitation Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Léo Heller and good faith. They are not United Nations staff members and in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 do not receive financial remunerations. English, Spanish Stanley Michael Lynk [email protected] English [email protected]

Special Rapporteur on the right to development HOW TO FIND INFORMATION ON SPECIAL PROCEDURES Saad Alfarargi Independent Expert on the situation of human rights Arabic, English in Somalia The OHCHR website (http://www.ohchr.org) provides information [email protected] Isha Dyfan on the system of Special Procedures, including details on each English mandate (also accessible by clicking on the photos in this Directory). [email protected] The website also contains details of the Coordination Committee as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights well as country visits, links to reports and press statements. in Belarus Anaïs Marin Independent Expert on the situation of human rights French, English in the Sudan [email protected] Aristidi Nononsi OHCHR SPECIAL PROCEDURES BRANCH French, English [email protected] c/o OHCHR-UNOG Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights 8-14 Avenue de la Paix in Cambodia 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Rhona Smith English Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Fax: +41 22 917 90 06 [email protected] in the Syrian Arab Republic Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro English, French, Spanish To send information on alleged human rights violations to special procedures Independent Expert on the situation of human rights [email protected] in Central African Republic Yao Agbetse E-mail: [email protected] English, French [email protected] For media enquiries OF SPECIAL PROCEDURES DIRECTORY HOLDERS MANDATE

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Tomás Ojea Quintana Designed by the UN Geneva Production and Support Service 2008254 (E) — July 2020 — HRC/NONE/2017/74/Rev.3/iPub Spanish, English [email protected] 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 situation of human rights 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 defenders and human rights Ricardo Sunga III Dante Pesce right of peoples to self-determination Catalina Devandas Aguilar Mary Lawlor Chris Kwaja English English, Spanish English, Spanish English English, French [email protected] [email protected] English [email protected] [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 education Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy Dominique Day Anita Ramasastry violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the and lawyers right of peoples to self-determination Kombou Boly Joseph Cannataci Diego García-Sayán English English Saeed Mokbil French, English English, French [email protected] [email protected] Spanish, English English, French [email protected] [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 Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, Michal Balcerzak Surya Deva Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the healthy and sustainable environment Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples E. Tendayi Achiume English English right of peoples to self-determination David R. Boyd José Francisco Cali Tzay [email protected] [email protected] Sorcha MacLeod English English English, Spanish [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 Sabelo Gumedze Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally English English or arbitrary executions displaced persons [email protected] [email protected] Working Group on discrimination against women Agnes Callamard Cecilia Jimenez Damary English and girls French, English English [email protected] Elizabeth Broderick Working Group of experts on people [email protected] [email protected] of African descent English [email protected] Ahmed Reid Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation English Bernard Duhaime Special Rapporteur on the right to food of children, including child prostitution, child Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic pornography and other child sexual abuse material [email protected] French, English, Spanish Working Group on discrimination against women Michael Fakhri and equitable international order Mama Fatima Singhateh [email protected] and girls English Livingstone Sewanyana English Ivana Radacic [email protected] English [email protected] English [email protected] Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances [email protected] Working Group on arbitrary detention Luciano Hazan Leigh Toomey Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and Spanish, English other related international financial obligations of States Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, English [email protected] Working Group on discrimination against women Independent Expert on human rights and international including its causes and its consequences and girls on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly [email protected] economic, social and cultural rights solidarity Tomoya Obokata Meskerem Techane Obiora C. Okafor Yuefen Li English Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances English English Working Group on arbitrary detention English, Chinese [email protected] Henrikas Mickevicius [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sètondji Roland Jean-Baptiste Adjovi English, Russian [email protected] French, English Working Group on discrimination against women and girls Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection [email protected] Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination of human rights and fundamental freedoms while Melissa Upreti of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances against persons affected by leprosy and their family members countering terrorism Tae-Ung Baik English Alice Cruz Fionnuala Ni Aolain Working Group on arbitrary detention [email protected] English English, Spanish English, French José Guevara English, Chinese [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Spanish, English Working Group on discrimination against women [email protected] and girls Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances Alda Facio Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman Houria Es Slami assembly and of association Working Group on arbitrary detention Spanish, English, French or degrading treatment or punishment Clement Nyaletsossi Voule Felipe González Morales Seong-Phil Hong French, Arabic, English [email protected] Nils Melzer [email protected] French, English Spanish, English English French, English [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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 Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a Special Rapporteur on minority issues Elina Steinerte Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of Ikponwosa Ero component of the right to an adequate standard of living Fernand De Varennes women and children English, Russian the right of peoples to self-determination Balakrishnan Rajagopal English English, French Maria Grazia Giammarinaro [email protected] Jelena Aparac [email protected] English [email protected] English, French English [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the Working Group on the issue of human rights and trans- rights by older persons Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, national corporations and other business enterprises of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of Karima Bennoune enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical the right of peoples to self-determination and mental health Claudia Mahler reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence Elzbieta Karska English, French Lilian Bobea Dainius Puras English Fabian Salvioli English [email protected] Spanish, English English [email protected] Spanish, English [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]