Human Rights Special Procedures: Thematic Mandates

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1 (XV) (1963) [mandate],  5 (XVI) (1964), 5 (XVI) (1965),
  4 (XVII) (1965), 2 (XVIII) (1966), 2 (XIX) (1967), 5 (XX) (1967), 4 (XXI) (1968), 3 (XXII) (1969), 3 (XXIII) (1970) [mandate termination]
• Commission resolutions 5 (XIX) (1963), 1 (XXVI) (1970), 13 (XXVII) (1970), 5 (XXIX) (1973)
• ECOSOC resolution 1499 (XLVIII) (1970) 

Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Abu Rannat Special Rapporteur on equality in administration of justice (1963-1970)

• Reports:
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/237 (9 Dec. 1963) and Add.1 + Corr.1
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/246 (16 Nov. 1964)
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/253 (12 Oct. 1965)
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/266 (1 Nov. 1966)
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/281 (7 July 1967)
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/289 (15 July 1968)
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/296 (10 June 1969), also published as E/CN.4/Sub.2/296/Rev.1 (Feb. 1972) (71.XIV.3)

• Sub-Commission resolution 2 (XXXII) (1979) [mandate], 1983/4 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Special Rapporteur on the study of discriminatory
treatment in the administration of criminal justice (1979-1983)

•  Reports:
  •  E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.766 (16 July 1981)
  •  E/CN.4/Sub.2/1982/7 [final report] (14 July 1982)

• Sub-commission decision 1994/104 [mandate establishment]
• Sub-Commission decisions

• Sub-Commission decisions 1997/102, 1998/101
• Other resolutions and decisions

• Sub-Commission resolutions 2002/3 [mandate], 2005/5 
• No resolution terminating the mandate
• Other resolutions and decisions

E/CN.4/Sub.2/2001/WG.1/CRP.1 (1 June 2001)

Ms. Leïla Zerrougui Special Rapporteur on discrimination in the criminal justice system (2002-2005)

• Reports

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

Sub-Commission decision 2004/117 (Mr. Mohamed Habib Cherif),
2004/119 (Ms Françoise Hampson),
2005/106 (Ms Françoise Hampson and Mr. Mohamed Habib Cherif)

Requested mandate holder

Mr. El-Hadji Guissé as Special Rapporteur

E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/13 (21 June 2005) - Mr. Mohamed Habib Cherif
E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/15 (27 June 2005) - Ms Françoise Hampson
A/HRC/Sub.1/58/CRP.4 (3 Aug 2006) - Ms Françoise Hampson and Mr. Mohamed Habib Cherif 

• Sub-Commission decisions 2001/103, 2002/103, resolutions 2003/8, 2004/27, 2005/15
• Commission resolutions 2003/39, 2004/32, 2005/30​, 2005/33

Mr. Lois Joinet 
E/CN.4/Sub.2/2000/WG.1/CRP.2
E/CN.4/Sub.2/2001/WG.1/CRP.3 (9 Aug. 2001)
 

Mr. Lois Joinet Rapporteur

• Report: E/CN.4/Sub.2/2002/4 (9 July 2002)

Mr. Emmanuel Decaux Rapporteur

• Reports (2003-2006) 

Circumstances in which civilians lose their immunity from attack under international
humanitarian law and human rights law

Sub-Commission decision 2005/108

Ms Françoise Hampson

Working paper was not submitted due to the uncertainty of the transitional period from the 
​Commission on Human Rights to the Human Rights Council

Relationship between human rights law and international humanitarian law

Sub-Commission decisions 2004/118 (Françoise Hampson, Ibrahim Salama),
2005/108 (Françoise Hampson, Ibrahim Salama, Yozo Yokota)

Ms Françoise Hampson, Mr. Ibrahim Salama, Mr. Yozo Yokota

E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/14 (21 June 2005) by Ms Françoise Hampson and Ibrahim Salama

Working paper requested from Mr Ibrahim Salama by decision 2005/108 was not submitted
due to the uncertainty of the transitional period from the Commission on Human Rights to the
Human Rights Council

Working paper requested from My. Yozo Yokota by decision 2005/108 was submitted late due
to the uncertainty of the transitional period from the Commission on Human Rights to the
Human Rights Council and was issued as a conference room paper

Transitional justice with emphasis on Latin America

Sub-Commission decisions 2005/109, 2006/107

Mr. Janio Iván Tuñón Veilles

Working paper was not submitted due to the uncertainty of the transitional period from the
Commission on Human Rights to the Human Rights Council

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1998/5 [mandate], 2002/22 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Marc Bossuyt Special Rapporteur on the concept and practice of affirmative action (1999-2002) 

• Reports

• Council resolutions 28/6 (2015) [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Ms. Ikponwosa Ero Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism (from 2015)

• Reports

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1983/34 [mandate], 1985/33 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions​

Mr. Louis Joinet Special Rapporteur on amnesty laws and their role in safeguard and promotion of human rights (1983-1985)

• Reports

Issues of amnesties, impunity and accountability for violations of international humanitarian law
and international human rights law

Sub-Commission decision 2005/108

Mr. Yozo Yokota

Working paper was not submitted due to the uncertainty of the transitional period from the
Commission on Human Rights to the Human Rights Council

• Commission resolutions 1990/68 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Vitit Muntarbhorn Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (1991-1994)

• Reports 

Ms. Ofelia Calcetas-Santos Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (1994-2001)

• Reports

Mr. Juan Miguel Petit Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2001-2008)

• Reports 

Ms. Najat Maalla M'jid Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2008-2014)

• Reports 

Mr. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography / Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children, including Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Other Child Sexual Abuse Material (2014-2020)

• Reports 

Ms. Mama Fatima Singhateh Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children, including Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Other Child Sexual Abuse Material (from 2020)

• Reports

Ms Graça Machel Expert

• General Assembly resolution 51/77 (1996)  [mandate]
• Commission resolutions 1997/78

• Mr. Olara A. Otunnu (1997-2005) Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
• Karin Sham-Poo (2005) Interim Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict (Press-release)
• Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy (2006-2012) Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict (Press-release)
• Ms Leila Zerrougui (2012-2017) Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict (Press-release)
• Ms Virginia Gamba (2017-) Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict (Press-release)

• Reports of the Special Representatives

Mr. Manfred Nowak Independent Expert of the global study on children deprived of liberty (from 2016)

• Sub-Commission resolution 7 A (XXXII) (1979) [mandate], 18 (XXXIV) (1981), 1982/33 [mandate terminaiton], decision 1983/5
• Commission resolutions 17 (XXXVI) (1980), 1982/21, 1984/35, decision 1993/112, resolution 1995/27

Mr. Abdelwahab Bouhdiba Special Rapporteur on the exploitation of child labour (1980-1982)

• Reports

• General Assembly resolutions 56/138 (2001) [mandate], 57/190 (2002), 59/261 (2004), 62/141 (2007) [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr Paulo Sergio Pinheiro Independent Expert for the United Nations study on violence against children (2001-2007)

• Reports

Recommendation 3 in E/CN.4/Sub.2/1994/33

 Ms. H.E. Warzazi as Special Rapporteur

• Sub-Commission resolution 2003/2 [mandate]
• No resolution terminating the mandate
• Other resolutions and decisions

Ms. Christy Ezim Mbonu Special Rapporteur on corruption and its impact on the full enjoyment of human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights (2003-2008)

• Reports
  Also, A/HRC/11/CRP.1

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Human Rights Council

• Sub-Commission decision 2003/107, resolution 2004/29 [mandate]
• No resolution on mandate termination
• Other resolutions and decisions

Ms Lalaina Rakotoarisoa Special Rapporteur on the difficulties of establishing guilt and/or responsibilities with regard to crimes of sexual violence (2004-2006)

• Reports

Criminalization, investigation and prosecution of acts of serious sexual violence

Sub-Commission decision 2003/108

Ms Françoise Hampson
​E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/12 (20 July 2004)

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1984/7 [mandate], 1988/22 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Marc Bossuyt Special Rapporteur on a Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (1984-1988)

• Report:
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/1987/20 (29 June 1987)

General Assembly resolution 1396 (XIV) (1959)
ECOSOC resolution 747 (XXIX) (1960)

Mr. Marc Ancel

ST/SOA/SD/9  (Sales publication 62.IV.2) on capital punishment

• Commission resolution 2000/82 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Fantu Cheru Independent Expert on the effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (2000-2002) 

• Reports

Mr. Bernards Andrews Nyamwaya Mudho Independent Expert on the effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (2002-2008)

• Reports 

Dr. Cephas Lumina Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of states on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (2008-2014)

• Reports 

Mr. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of states on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (2014-2020)

•  Reports 

Mr. Yuefen Li Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of states on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (from 2020)

•  Reports

• Commission decision 1996/103 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

• Commission resolutions 1998/24 [mandate]; 2000/80 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Reinaldo Figueredo Special Rapporteur on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights (1998-2000)

• Reports

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

Requested mandate holder

Mr. El-Hadji Guissé as Special Rapporteur

E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/27 (1 July 2004)

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1988/9 [mandate], 1992/24 [mandate termination]

• Other resolutions and decisions

Ms Mary Concepción Bautista Special Rapporteur on the protection of staff members of the United Nations system (1988-1992)

• Reports

Sub-Commission resolutions 1993/38, 1994/25, 1995/19 

Ms Claire Palley as Special Rapporteur

Preparatory documents (1993-1994) by Ms Claire Palley 

Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities

Sub-Commission decision 1992/109, resolutions 1993/30, 1994/28, 1995/22, decision 1996/116

Special Rapporteur

Working papers (1993, 1997) by Mr. Stanislav Chernichenko 

Sub-Commission decisions 2001/105, 2002/104, resolutions 2005/14, 2006/3

Special Rapporteur

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/2001/WP.1 (13 Aug. 2001)
• Working papers (2002-2006)

Sub-Commission decision 2004/115, resolution 2005/25

Mr. Gudmundur Alfredsson and Mr. Ibrahim Salama as Special Rapporteurs

Working paper E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/41 (24 June 2005)

Interrelationship between human rights and international peace

Sub-Commission resolutions 1989/47, 1992/7

Mr. Murlidhar Bhandare

Working papers (1991, 1994)

Democracy and the establishment of a democratic society

Sub-Commission decisions 1995/116, 1996/117

Mr. Osman El-Hajjé

Working papers (1995-1997)

Working methods of the Sub-Commission

Sub-Commission decision 1996/114, resolution 1997/16, decision 1998/108 (Mr. Ribot Hatano)
Sub-Commission decision 2004/121, resolution 2005/32 (Mr. Emmanuel Decaux)

Mr. Ribot Hatano
Mr. Emmanuel Decaux

Working papers (1997-1999)  - Mr. Ribot Hatano
E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/5 (24 June 2005 - Mr. Emmanuel Decaux

Promotion and consolidation of democracy

Sub-Commission decisions 2000/116, 2001/114, 2002/116

Mr. Manuel Rodríguez-Cuadros

Working papers (2001-2002)

Working methods of the Sub-Commission under agenda item 2

Sub-Commission decision 2004/120

Ms Françoise Hampson

E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/4 (4 July 2005)

State sovereignty

Sub-Commission decisions 2005/105, 2006/106

Mr. Vladimir Kartashkin

E/CN.4/Sub.2/2006/7 (5 May 2006)

Working Group on arbitrary detention

• Commission resolution 1991/42 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

The right of everyone to be free from arbitrary arrest, detention and exile ;

The right of arrested persons to communicate with those whom it is necessary for them to consult in order to ensure their defence or to protect their essential interests

Resolutions 

• Commission resolutions II (12th sess. 1956) [mandate], III (13th sess. 1957), 2 (XVII) (1961), 2 (XVIII) (1962), 2 (XIX) (1963), 23 (XXV) (1969) [mandate termination]
• ECOSOC resolution 624 B (XXII) (1956)
• Commission decision 12 (XXXI) (1975)
• General Assembly resolution 3453 (XXX) (1975)

Study on the right of everyone to be free from arbitrary arrest, detention and exile

• E/CN.4/739 (16 Feb 1957)
• E/CN.4/763 (17 Jan 1958)
• E/CN.4/779 (27 Jan 1959) and Add. 1
• E/CN.4/799 (5 Feb 1960)
• ​E/CN.4/813 (9 Jan 1961) and Corr. 1
• ​E/CN.4/826 (5 Jan 1962) and Corr. 1, 2
• E/CN.4/826/Rev.1 (1964), Sales No. 65.XIV.2

Study on the right of arrested persons to communicate with those whom it is necessary for them to consult in order to ensure their defence or to protect their essential interests

Commission resolution 2 (XVII) (1961)

• E/CN.4/836 (27 Dec 1962)
• E/CN.4/871 (31 Dec 1963)
• E/CN.4/881 (21 Jan 1965)
• E/CN.4/899 (17 Jan 1966)
• E/CN.4/924 (16 Jan 1967)
• E/CN.4/969 (12 Feb 1968)
• E/CN.4/996 (23 Jan 1969)

• Sub-Commission decision 2 (XXIX) (1976) [mandate], resolution 8 (XXX) (1977) [mandate termination]

Mr. Erik Nettel Special Rapporteur to formulate the draft of a body of principles for the protection of all persons under any form of detention or imprisonment (1976-1977)

• Report:
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/395 (28 June 1977)

• Sub-Commission resolutions 3 A (XXIX) (1976), 17 (XXXIII) (1981)
• Other resolutions and decisions

• Reports

Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities /
General Assembly

• Sub-Commission resolutions 8 (XXX) (1977) [mandate], 5C (XXXI) (1978)
• General Assembly resolution 35/177 (1980) [General Assembly, 6th Committee mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/406 (29 Aug. 1978)
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/1296
• Reports
• "Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment" Adopted by General Assembly resolution 43/173 of 9 Dec. 1988

• Sub-Commission resolutions 10 (XXX) (1977) [mandate], 5 D (XXXI) (1978),  1982/32 [mandate temrination]
• Commission resolutions 17 (XXXV) (1979), 1983/18
• ECOSOC resolution 1979/34

Mrs. Nicole Questiaux Special Rapporteur on states of siege or emergency (1977-1982)

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/399 (Mrs. Questiaux and Mr. Caicedo Perdomo)
• Reports

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1985/32 [mandate], 1997/27 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Leandro Despouy Special Rapporteur on human rights and states of emergency (1985-1997)

•  Reports

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1989/31 [mandate], 1992/25 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Ms Mary Concepción Bautista Special Rapporteur on application of international standards concerning the human rights of detained juveniles  (1989-1992)

• Reports

Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities

Sub-Commission resolution 1982/10

Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities

Sub-Commission decisions 1989/110, 1992/107, 1993/109, 1997/26

Mr. Ali Khan as Special Rapporteur

Working paper by Mr. Miguel Alfonso Martínez

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/1991/56 (13 Aug. 1991)

Outline prepared by Ms. Claire Palley

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/1993/21 (25 June 1993)

Practice of administrative detention without charge or trial

Sub-Commission decision 1985/110, resolution 1987/24, decisions 1988/110, 1989/111, resolution 1990/22

Commission resolutions 1985/16, decision 1990/107, resolutions 1989/38, 1991/42, 1994/32, 1995/59, 1996/28

Mr. Louis Joinet

Working papers (1987-1988)

Working paper: E/CN.4/Sub.2/1985/WG.1/WP.5

Right to development

• Commission resolutions 36 (XXXVII) (1981) [mandate], 1998/72 [mandate], 1993/22 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Right to development

• Council resolution 33/14 (2016) [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Saad Alfarargi Special Rapporteur on the right to development (from 2017)

• Reports (2017-)

• Commission resolution 1998/72 [mandate], 2004/7 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Arjun K. Sengupta Independent Expert on the right to development (1998-2004)

• Reports

Concept on the right to development

Sub-Commission decisions 2003/116, 2004/104, resolution 2005/17, decision 2006/108

Ms Florizelle O'Connor

E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/23 (24 June 2005)

The complete  document was not submitted due to the uncertainty of the transitional period from the Commission on Human Rights to the Human Rights Council

• Council resolution 26/20 (2014) [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Ms. Catalina Devandas-Aguilar Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities (from 2014)

• Reports 

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1984/20 [mandate]; 1991/19 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Leandro Despouy Special Rapporteur on the causal connection between violation of human rights and disability (1984-1991)

• Reports

• Commission resolution 20 (XXXVI) (1980) [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

• Commission resolution 2001/46
• No resolution terminating the mandate

Mr. Manfred Nowak Independent Expert to examine the existing international criminal and human rights framework for the protection of persons from enforced or involuntary disappearance (2001-2002)

• Report E/CN.4/2002/71 (8 Jan. 2002)

• Commission resolution 1993/20 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Maurice Glele-Ahanhanzo Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia and related intolerance (1993-2002)

• Reports (1994-2002)
• A/56/228 (31 July 2001) - Rapporteur presented his report during the following meeting: A/C.3/56/SR.56

Mr. J. Oloka-Onyango

• Working paper E/CN.4/Sub.2/1999/8 (22 June 1998)

Mr. Doudou Diene Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia and related intolerance (2002-2008)

• Reports, see also:
• A/58/313 (22 Aug. 2003)
• A/59/329 (7 Sept. 2004)
• A/59/330 (4 Oct. 2004) 

Mr. Githu Muigai Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia and related intolerance (2008-2011)

• Reports, see also:
• A/HRC/15/45 (15 July 2010)
• A/65/295 (13 Aug. 2010) 

Mr. Mutuma Ruteere Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia and related intolerance (2011-2017)

• Reports

Ms. E. Tendayi Achiume Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia and related intolerance (from 2017)

• Reports 

• Commission resolution 2002/68 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

• Sub-Commission resolutions 6 (XVII) (1965), 8 (XVIII) (1966) [mandate], 3 (XIX) (1967), 1 (XX) (1967), 6 (XXI) (1968), 2 (XXII) (1969),  2 (XXIII) (1970), 4 (XXIII) (1970), 5 (XXIII) (1970), 7 (XXV) (1972) [updating the study], 4 (XXIX) (1976) [mandate termination]
• ECOSOC resolution 1697 (LII) (1972)
• Commission resolutions 5 (XXII) (1966), 12 (XXIII) (1967), 10 (XXIV) (1968),  2 (XXVII) (1971), 6 (XXIX) (1973)

 Mr. Hernan Santa Cruz Special Rapporteur on racial discrimination in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres (1966-1976)

• Reports:
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/267 (17 Nov 1966)
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/276 (24 July 1967)
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/288 (25 July 1968)
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/301 (22 June 1969)
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/307 (22 July 1970) and Corr. 1 and 2, Add.1, Add.1/Corr.1, Add.2, Add.2/Corr.1, Add.3, Add.4, Add.4/Corr.1 and 2, Add.5, Add.5/Corr.1-4 and Add.6 [final report]
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/307/Rev.1 (1971), Sales No. 71.XIV.2
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/370 (16 July 1976) and Add.1-6 and Add.6/Corr.1 [updated study]
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/370/Rev.1 (1977), Sales No. 76.XIV.2

• Sub-Commission decision 3 (XXIX) (1976)

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/(XXX)/CRP.2 (23 Aug 1977)
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/424 (17 Aug 1979)

• Sub-Commission resolution 1983/10 [mandate], decision 1985/102, resolution 1990/2 [mandate termination]
• Commission resolutions 1984/8, 1984/9, 1988/15,
• ECOSOC resolution 1984/24
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Abjorn Eide Special Rapporteur on achievements made and obstacles encountered during the first decade to combat racism and racial discrimination (1984-1990)

• Reports

Commission resolution 2(XXVIII) (1972)

Special Rapporteur

Reports by  Mr. Hernan Santa Cruz Special Rapporteur on racial discrimination in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/370 (16 July 1976) and Add.1-6 and Add.6/Corr.1 [updated study]
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/370/Rev.1 (1977), Sales No. 76.XIV.2

Violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including policies of racial discrimination and segregation and of apartheid

Commission resolution 8 (XXIII) (1967)

Mr. Stanislav Chernichenko

Working papers (1989-1992)

Article 7 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Sub-Commission decision 1996/120

Mr. José Bengoa, Mr. Mustafa Mehedi, Mr. Ivan Garvalov and Mrs Shanti Sadiq Ali

E/CN.4/Sub.2/1998/4 (10 June 1998)

Impact of intolerance on the enjoyment and the exercise of human rights

Sub-Commission decision 2004/108

Mr. Soli Jehangir Sorabjee

No working paper was submitted

E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/31 (7June 2005) - Informs that Soli Sorabjee will not be able to submit the working paper he was requested to prepare pursuant to Sub-Commission decision 2004/108

Discrimination based on work and descent

• Sub-Commission resolution 2004/17 [mandate]
• No resolution on mandate termination
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Rajendra Kalidas Wimala Goonesekere

• Working paper E/CN.4/Sub.2/2001/16 (14 June 2001)

Mr. Asbjorn Eide and Mr. Yozo Yokota

• Working papers (2003-2004)

Mr. Yozo Yokota and Ms Chin-Sung Chung Special Rapporteurs on the issue of discrimination based on work and descent (2004-2006)

• Reports

• Council resolution 10/23 (2009) [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Ms. Farida Shaheed Independent Expert / Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights (2009-2015)

• Reports

Ms. Karima Bennoune Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights (from 2015)

• Reports 

• Commission resolutions 14 (XXV) (1969) [mandate], 11 (XXVI) (1970), 17 (XXVII) (1971), 5 (XXVIII) (1972), 14 (XIX) (1973), 6 (XXX) (1974) [mandate termination]
• ECOSOC resolutions 1421 (XLVI) (1969), 1502 (XLVIII) (1970), 1689 (LII) (1972)

Mr. Manouchehr Ganji Special Rapporteur on realization of economic, social and cultural rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1969-1974)

• Preliminary study E/CN.4/988 and Add.1
• Reports

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1987/29, 1988/33 [mandate], 1992/29 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Danilo Turk Special Rapporteur on problems, policies and progressive measures relating to a more effective realization of economic, social and cultural rights (1988-1992)

• Reports

• Commission resolutions 2001/30 [mandate], 2003/18 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Hatem Kotrane Independent Expert on the question of a draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2001-2003)

• Reports

• Sub-Commission resolution 2004/5 [mandate]
• No resolution terminating mandate
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Emmanuel Decaux

• Working paper  E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/24 (18 June 2004)

Mr. Marc J. Bossuyt Special Rapporteur on non-discrimination as enshrined in Article 2, Paragraph 2, of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2004-2005)

Adverse consequences of economic sanctions on the enjoyment of human rights

Sub-Commission decision 1999/111

Mr. Marc Bossuyt

E/CN.4/Sub.2/2000/33 (21 June 2000)

Bilateral and multilateral economic agreements and their impact on the human rights of the beneficiaries

Sub-Commission resolution 2005/6

Ms Chin-sung Chung and Ms Florizelle O'Connor

A/HRC/Sub.1/58/CRP.8 (7 Aug 2006)

• Commission resolution 1998/33 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mandate holder

Special Rapporteur

Mr. Mustapha Mehedi

• Working papers:
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/1998/10 (3 June 1998) submitted pursuant Sub-Commission resolution 1997/7
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/1999/10 (8 July 1999)

Ms. Katarina Tomasevski Special Rapporteur on the right to education (1998-2004)

Background paper E/C.12/1998/18 (7 Oct. 1998)

• Reports 

Mr. Vernor Munoz Villalobos Special Rapporteur on the right to education (2004-2010)

• Reports 

Mr. Kishore Singh Special Rapporteur on the right to education (2010-2016)

• Reports 

Ms Boly Barry Koumbou Special Rapporteur on the right to education (from 2016)

• Reports

• Sub-Commission resolutions A  (5th sess., 1952) [mandate], B and G (6th sess. 1954), A (7th sess. 1955), B (8th sess. 1956), A [mandate termination], B and C (9th sess. 1957)
• ECOSOC resolution 502 H (XVI) (1953)
• Commission resolutions H (9th sess. 1953), III (10th sess. 1954), IX  (12th sess. 1956), VII (13th session, 1957)

Mr. M.R. Masani Special Rapporteur on discrimination in the field of education 

• Report (1953):
  • E/CN.4/Sub.2/155

Mr. Charles D. Ammoun Special Rapporteur on discrimination in the field of education (1952-1957)

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/163
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.92 and Add.1-28
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/181 and Corr.1 [final report]

• Sub-Commission resolutions I (6th sess. 1954) [mandate], B and C (9th sess. 1957), E (11th sess. 1959), 7 (XII) 1960, 3 (XIII) 1961, 5 (XV) 1963, 5 (XVII) 1965, 4 (XVII) 1966, 6 (XIX) 1967
• ECOSOC resolution 545 E (XVIII) (1954)
• Commission resolutions IX  (10th sess. 1954), 2 (XIV) (1958), 6 (XIV) (1959), 9 (XVI) (1960), 4 (XVII) (1961)

Reports and memoranda:

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/197
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/201
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/210 [UNESCO General Conference adopted Convention and Recommendation Against Discrimination in Education]
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/228
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/247
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/257
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/271

• Sub-Commission resolutions C (6th sess. 1954) [mandate], C (7th sess. 1955), A (8th sess. 1956), D (9th sess. 1957), A (10th sess. 1958), A (11th sess. 1959), 5 (XV) 1963, 5 (XVII) 1965, 4 (XVII) 1966, 6 (XIX) 1967
• Commission resolutions VII (10th sess. 1954), IX (12th session, 1956), IV (13th sess. 1957), 4 (XIV) (1958), 7 (XV) (1959)
• ECOSOC resolution 545 C (XVIII) (1954)

• ILO Reports VII (1) and VIII (1) [prepared for the 40th session of the International Labour Conference]
• ILO Report IV (1) [prepared for the 42nd session of the International Labour Conference ]
• Text of the Convention and Recommendation Concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, adopted at 42nd session of the International Labour Conference (in E/CN.4/778-E/CN.4/Sub.2/198, Annex II)
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/224
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/245
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/256
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/272

Implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes 

• Commission resolution 1995/81 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions 

Mrs. Fatma-Zohra Ouhachi-Vesely (Ksentini) Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights (1992-2004)

• Reports 

Mr. Okechukwu Ibeanu Special Rapporteur on the Adverse Effects of the Movement and Dumping of Toxic and Dangerous Products and Wastes on the Enjoyment of Human Rights (2004-2010)

• Reports 

Mr. Calin Georgescu Special Rapporteur on the human rights obligations related to environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and waste (2010-2012)

• Reports 

Mr. Marc Pallemaerts Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes (2012-2014)

• Reports 

Mr. Baskut Tuncak Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes (from 2014)

• Reports (Reports in the list from 2014-)

Human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment /

Human rights and environment

• Council resolutions 19/10 (2012) [mandate: Independent Expert]
  28/11 (2015) [mandate: Special Rapporteur]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. John Knox Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment / from 2015 - Special Rapporteur on human rights and environment (2012-2018)

• Reports 

Mr. David R. Boyd Special Rapporteur on human rights and environment (from 2018)

• Reports 

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1990/7 [mandate]; 1994/27 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mrs. Fatma Zohra Ksentini Special Rapporteur on human rights and environment  (1991-1994)   

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/12 [note]
• Reports

• ECOSOC resolution 1982/35 [mandate: summary or arbitrary executions]
• Commission resolution 1992/72 [mandate: extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. S. Amos Wako Special Rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions (1982-1992)

• Reports 

Mr. Bacre Waly Ndiaye Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (1992-198)

• Reports 
• Also: Joint reports on Nigeria by Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions and Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

Ms. Asma Jahangir Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (1998-2004)

• Reports

Mr. Philip Alston Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions  (2004-2010)

• Reports

Mr. Christof Heyns Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (2010-2016)

• Reports 

Ms Agnes Callamard Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (from 2016)

• Reports 

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1990/18 [mandate], 1994/35 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Stanislav Chernichenko and Mr. William Treat  Special Rapporteurs on the right to a fair trial  (1990-1995)

• Reports

• Commission resolution 2000/10 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

• Reports 

Mr. Olivier De Schutter Special Rapporteur on the right to food (2008-2014)

• Reports 

Ms. Hilal Elver Special Rapporteur on the right to food (2014-2020)

• Reports 

Mr. Michael Fakhri Special Rapporteur on the right to food (from 2020)

• Reports

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1982/7 [mandate], 1983/29, 1984/15, 1987/27, decisions 1997/108 [requests Mr. Eide to update his 1987 study], 1998/106, resolution 1999/12 [mandate termination]
• Commission resolutions 1983/16, 1988/22, 1988/29, 2000/10
• ECOSOC decision 1983/140

Mr. Asbjorn Eide Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate food as a human right (1982-1999)

• Reports

Salvador P. López Rapporteur on matters relating to freedom of information (1952-1954)

• Reports:
  • E/2345 (9 Dec 1952) and Add.1 (2 Apr 1953)
  • E/2426 (6 May 1953) and Add.1 (1 February 1954), Add.2 (12 February 1954), Add.3 (9 April 1954), Add.4 (14 April 1954), Add.5 (24 May 1954)

• Sub-Commission resolution (E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.430) adopted at the 484th meeting (19th sess. 1967) [mandate], resolution 4 (XIX) (1967) [mandate termination]
• ECOSOC resolution 1074 C (XXXIX) (1965)
• Commission resolutions 11 (XXII) (1966),

Mr. Zeev W. Zeltner Special Rapporteur for the periodic reports received under ECOSOC resolution 1074 C (XXXIV) (1967)

• Report E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.458

Protection of journalists

Sub-Commission resolution 1989/2

Mr. Waleed M. Sadi

Report E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/17 (6 July 1990)

Discrimination in respect of the right of everyone to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country 

Sub-Commission resolutions D (7th sess., 1955), E, (10th sess., 1958), D (11th sess., 1959), 5 (XII) 1960 [mandate], 2 (XIII) 1961, 3 (XIV) 1962, 2 (XV) 1963 [termination of mandate]

Mr. José D. Ingles 

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.167
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.146
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.157

Mr. José D. Ingles Special Rapporteurs on discrimination in respect of the right of everyone to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country (1960-1963)

• E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.215
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.234
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/220
• E/CN.4/Sub.2/220/Rev.1 (1963), Sales No. 64.XIV.2

Analysis of the current trends and developments regarding the right to leave any country including one's own, and to return to one's own country, and some other rights or considerations arising therefrom

Sub-Commission resolutions 1982/23 [mandate], 1984/21, 1985/29, decision 1987/105, resolutions 1988/39,1989/25 [mandate termination]

Mr. Chama L.C Mubanga-Chipoya  Special Rapporteur on analysis of current trends and developments in respect of the right of everyone to leave any country including his own and to return to his country (1982-1989)

• Reports

Mr. Volodymyr Boutkevitch as Special Rapporteur

• Commission resolution 1993/45 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr Abid Hussain Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression (1993-2002)

• Reports 

Mr. Ambeyi Ligabo Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression (2002-2008)

• Reports, see also:
  • E/CN.4/2004/62/Add.1 and E/CN.4/2003/67/Add.1

Mr. Frank La Rue Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression (2008-2014)

• Reports, see also:
  •  A/HRC/26/30/Add.4, Add.5 and Add.6

Mr. David Kaye Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression (from 2014)

• Reports 

• Sub-Commission resolution 1989/14 [mandate]
• Commission resolution 1993/45 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Louis Joinet and Mr. Danilo Türk Special Rapporteurs on the right to freedom of opinion and expression  (1990-1992)

• Reports

• Council resolution 15/21 (2010) [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Maina Kiai Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association (2011-2017)

• Reports

Ms. Annalisa Ciampi Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association (1 May - 30 Nov 2017)

• Reports

Mr.  Clément Nyaletsossi Voule  Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association (from 2018)

• Reports

• Sub-Commission resolutions 8 (XX) (1967), 8 (XXI) (1968), 7 (XXIV) (1971) [mandate], 4 (XXV) (1972), 4 (XXVI) (1973), decision 4 (XXXI) (1978) [mandate termination]
• Commission resolution 14 (XXV) (1969), decision 9 (XXXV) (1979)
• ECOSOC resolution 1420 (XLVI) (1969)

Mr. Nicodème Ruhashyankiko Special Rapporteur on prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (1971-1978)

• Reports

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1982/2 [mandate], 1985/9 [mandate termination]
• ECOSOC resolution 1983/33
• Other resolutions and decisions

Mr. Benjamin Whitaker Special Rapporteur on prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (1982-1985)

• Reports

• Sub-Commission resolutions 1998/12, 1999/8, 1999/29 [mandate], decision 2003/117 [mandate termination]
• Other resolutions and decisions

• Reports (2000-2003)

Commission on Human Rights
Human Rights Council

• Commission resolution 2002/31 [mandate]
• Other resolutions and decisions​

Mr. Paul Hunt Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (2002-2008)

• Reports 

Mr. Anand Grover Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (2008-2014)

• Reports 

Mr. Dainius Pūras Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (from 2014)

• Reports 

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