Special proceedings of the UN Human Rights Council-Wikipedia
The Special procedure ( English Special Procedures ) are mechanisms of the UN Human Rights Council. For this purpose, individuals or groups become special rapporteurs (see list of UN special rapporteurs), working groups (English: working groups ) or independent experts (English: independent experts ) appointed. Depending on the mandate, a distinction is made between geographical (country -specific) and thematic special procedures. The work of the special rapporteurs also includes missions on site and public reports on the human rights situation in the individual states or regions.
In August 2018 there were special rapporteurs to eight countries: [first]
Independent experts are available to the following four countries:
Since 2012 there have been independent experts on the following countries:
In August 2018 there were a total of 44 special thematic procedures that were either looked after by a special rapporteur, an independent expert or a working group. [5]
Special rapporteur [ Edit | Edit the source text ]
- Adequate standard of living, since 2000
- Children’s trade, child prostitution and child pornography, since 1990
- Cultural rights, since 2009
- Right to education, since 1998
- Extral shelves, summary or arbitrary executions, since 1982
- Right to adequate nutrition, since 2000
- Right to freedom of assembly and freedom of organization, since 2010
- Right to religious freedom, since 1986
- Right to physical and mental health, since 2002
- Location of human rightsists, since 2000
- Independence of judges and lawyers, since 1994
- Right indigenous peoples, since 2001
- Rights of migrants, since 1999
- Racism, xenophobia and similar forms of intolerance, since 1993
- Protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism, since 2005
- Torture and abuse, since 1985
- Effects of pollution on human rights, since 1995
- Human trafficking, especially women and children, since 2004
- Violence against women, since 1994
- Right to development, since 2016
- Rights of people with disabilities, since 2014
- Right to a clean environment, since 2012
- Rights of people with leprosy and their families, since 2017
- Right to privacy (privacy), since 2015
- Negative effects of one -sided compulsory measures, since 2014
- Rights of minorities, since 2005
- Management and disposal of pollutants, since 1995
- Internal displaced, since 2004
- Extreme poverty, since 1998
- Current forms of slave trade, since 2007
- Truth, justice and reparation, since 2011
- Right to water and sanitary facilities, since 2008
Working groups [ Edit | Edit the source text ]
( Stand: January 2023 ) [6]
- since 2002 UN working group on human rights for people of African descent
- Since 1991 UN working group on human rights and arbitrary arrests
- since 1980 UN working group on human rights and violent and involuntary disappearance
- since 2005 UN working group on human rights and the use of mercenaries against the right of self-determination of the peoples
- since 2011 UN working group on human rights and transnational companies
- since 2010 UN working group on human rights and the discrimination against women
Independent experts [ Edit | Edit the source text ]
( Stand: January 2023 ) [7]
- since 2013 Independent expert for the Central African Republic
- since 2013 Independent expert for Mali
- Maximilian Mertel: The “Special Procedures” of the UN Human Rights Council . VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, Saarbrücken 2010, S. 1–2, 4–5 .
- ↑ Special procedures Country visits. Accessed on August 15, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Special Rapporteur on Eritrea. In: Ohchr. Accessed on August 15, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Independent Expert on Côte d´Ivoire. In: Ohchr. Accessed on August 15, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Independent Expert on Haiti. In: Ohchr. Accessed on August 15, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Special procedures Country visits. Accessed on August 15, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ https://spinternet.ohchr.org/viewallcountrymandates.aspx?type=tm accessed on January 6, 2023
- ↑ https://spinternet.ohchr.org/viewallcountrymandates.aspx?type=tm
- ↑ https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/ie-albinism/ms-ikponwosa-ero-former-un-independent-expert-enjoyment-human -rights -persons -albinism accessed on January 8, 2023
- ↑ OHCHR | Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order. Accessed on August 15, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/ie-central-rrican-republic/mr-yao-agbetse accessed on January 6, 2023
- ↑ https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/ie-mali accessed on January 6, 2023
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