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	B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| M \| P \| R \| S \| T \| W BIOETHICS (HUMAN GENOME) Special Rapporteur on human rights and the human genome CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS Human Rights Committee (HRC) CHILDREN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography United Nations Study on Violence against Children COMMUNICATIONS Working Group on Communications (Sub-Commission) DEMOCRACY Regional Workshop on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for Latin America - San Jose, Costa Rica 5 to 7 September 2005 (only in Spanish) DETENTION Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (Commission) DEVELOPMENT (GOOD GOVERNANCE AND DEBT) (See also publication on: FAQ on a human rights-based approach to development cooperation) Open-ended working group on the right to development (Commission) Development - Good governance Independent expert on the effects of economic reform policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights DISABILITY DISAPPEARANCES Working Group on a draft legally binding normative instrument for the protection of all persons from enforced disappearances (Commission) Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (Commission) Independent expert on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) Open-ended working group to consider options regarding the elaboration of an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Commission) EDUCATION Special Rapporteur on the right to education ENVIRONMENT Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on Adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights EXECUTIONS Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions FOOD Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right to food FREEDOM OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELIEF Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on freedom of religion or belief GLOBALIZATION (BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT) Globalization - Business and human rights Globalization - Trade and investment HEALTH Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health HIV/AIDS HOUSING Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS Special Representative of the Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING IMPUNITY Independent Expert to update the Set of Principles for the protection and the promotion of human rights through action to combat impunity INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples Working group on indigenous populations (Sub-Commission) Open-ended inter-sessional Working Group on the draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples (Commission) United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations Fellowship programme INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons MERCENARIES 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 Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination MIGRATION Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) Migration and Human Rights Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the human rights of migrants Geneva Migration Group MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINORITIES Working Group on Minorities (Sub-Commission) Independent Expert on minority issues POVERTY (See also publication on: Human Rights and Poverty Reduction: A Conceptual Framework) Human rights dimension of poverty Independent Expert on extreme poverty RACISM Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent Group of Independent Eminent Experts World Conference against Racism (2001) Trust Fund for the Programme of Action for the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination REMEDY AND REPARATION Basic Principles and Guidelines on the right to a remedy and reparation for victims of gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law SOLIDARITY Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity SITUATIONS Working Group on Situations (Commission) SLAVERY Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery (Sub-Commission) Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery TERRORISM Independent expert on Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism Special Rapporteur on human rights and terrorism of the Sub-Commission on the promotion and protection of human rights (Reports) TORTURE Committee against Torture (CAT) Special Rapporteur on torture United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS Special Representative of the SG on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises WOMEN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences

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