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Title / Mandate
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Mandate established
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Mandate extended
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Name & country of
origin
of the mandate-holder(s)
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Contact us
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Special Rapporteur 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
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2000
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2000/9
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2007
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Human Rights Council resolution 15/8
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Ms. Raquel ROLNIK
(Brazil)
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srhousing@ohchr.org
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Working Group on people of African descent
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2002
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2002/68
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 9/14
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- Ms. Maya SAHLI
(Algeria)
- Ms. Monorama Biswas (Bangladesh)
- Ms. Verene SHEPHERD (Jamaica)
- Mr. Linos-Alexandros
SICILIANOS,
(Greece)
- Ms. Mirjana
Najcevska Chairperson-Rapporteur(The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia)
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africandescent@ohchr.org
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Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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1991
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1991/42
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2010
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Human Rights Council resolution 15/18
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- Mr. El Hadji Malick
SOW (Senegal)
Chair-Rapporteur
- Ms. Shaheen Sardar
ALI
(Pakistan)
Vice-Chair
- Mr. Roberto GARRETON (Chile)
- Mr. Vladimir
TOCHILOVSKY (Ukraine)
- Mr. Mads ANDENAS
(Norway)
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wgad@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and
child pornography
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1990
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1990/68
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 7/13
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Ms. Najat M’jid MAALLA (Morocco)
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srsaleofchildren@ohchr.org
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Independent Expert in the
field of cultural rights
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2009
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Human Rights Council
resolution 10/23
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Ms. Farida Shaheed
(Pakistan)
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ieculturalrights@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the right to education
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1998
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1998/33
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 8/4
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Mr. Kishore SINGH
(India)
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sreducation@ohchr.org
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Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
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1980
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 20 (XXXVI)
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2007
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Human Rights Council resolution
7/12
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- Mr. Jeremy SARKIN (South Africa) Chairperson-Rapporteur
- Mr. Ariel DULITZKY (Argentina/United
States of America)
- Ms. Jazminka DZUMHUR
(Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Mr. Olivier de
FROUVILLE
(France)
- Mr. Osman EL-HAJJE (Lebanon)
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wgeid@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
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1982
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1982/35
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 8/3
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Mr. Christof HEYNS
(South Africa)
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eje@ohchr.org
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Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty
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1998
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1998/25
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 8/11
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Ms. Maria Magdalena SEPÚLVEDA CARMONA (Chile)
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ieextremepoverty@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the right to food
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2000
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2000/10
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2010
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Human Rights Council resolution 13/4
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Mr. Olivier de SCHUTTER (Belgium)
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srfood@ohchr.org
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Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related
international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of
human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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2000
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2000/82
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 7/4
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Mr. Cephas LUMINA
(Zambia)
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ieforeigndebt@ohchr.org
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Special
Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
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2010
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Human Rights Council
resolution 15/21
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Mandate
holder to be appointed during the sixteenth session of the Human Rights
Council (March 2011)
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Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right
to freedom of opinion and expression
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1993
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1993/45
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 7/36
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Mr. Frank La Rue
(Guatemala)
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freedex@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
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1986
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1986/20
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2010
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Human Rights Council resolution 14/11
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Mr. Heiner BIELEFELDT
(Germany)
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freedomofreligion@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of
the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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2002
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2002/31
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2007
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Human Rights Council resolution 15/22
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Mr. Anand GROVER
(India)
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srhealth@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
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2000
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2000/61
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 7/8
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Ms. Margaret SEKAGGYA (Uganda)
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defenders@ohchr.org
urgent-action@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
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1994
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1994/41
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 8/6
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Ms. Gabriela KNAUL
(Brazil)
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srindependencejl@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and
fundamental freedoms of indigenous people
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2001
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2001/57
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2007
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Human Rights Council resolution 15/14
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Mr. James ANAYA
(United States of America)
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indigenous@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
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2004
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution
2004/55
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2010
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Human Rights Council resolution 14/6
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Mr.Chaloka BEYANI
(Zambia)
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idp@ohchr.org
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Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the
exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
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2005
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2005/2
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 15/12
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- Ms. Faiza PATEL (Pakistan)
- Mr. Alexander
Ivanovich NIKITIN (Russian Federation) :
- Mr. José GÓMEZ DEL
PRADO
(Spain)
- Ms. Najat AL-HAJJAJI (Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya)
- Ms. Amada BENAVIDES
DE PÉREZ (Colombia)
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mercenaries@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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1999
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1999/44
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 8/10
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Mr. Jorge A. BUSTAMANTE (Mexico)
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migrant@ohchr.org
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Independent Expert on minority issues
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2005
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution
2005/79
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 7/6
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Ms. Gay MCDOUGALL
(United States of America)
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minorityissues@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance
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1993
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1993/20
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 7/34
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Mr. Githu MUIGAI
(Kenya)
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racism@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and
consequences
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2007
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Human Rights Council resolution 6/14
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Human Rights Council resolution
15/2
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Ms. Gulnara SHAHINIAN (Armenia)
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srslavery@ohchr.org
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Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity
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2005
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution
2005/55
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 7/5
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Mr. Rudi Muhammad RIZKI
(Indonesia)
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iesolidarity@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human
rights while countering terrorism
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2005
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution
2005/80
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2007
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Human Rights Council resolution 15/15
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Mr. Martin SCHEININ
(Finland)
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srct@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment
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1985
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1985/33
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 8/8
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Mr. Juan MENDEZ
(Argentina)
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sr-torture@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and
dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on
the enjoyment of human rights
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1995
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1995/81
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 9/1
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Mr. Calin GEORGESCU
(Romania)
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srtoxicwaste@ohchr.org
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in
women and children
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2004
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution
2004/110
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 8/12
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Ms. Joy Ngozi EZEILO (Nigeria)
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srtraffiking@ohchr.org
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Special Representative of the SG on human rights and transnational corporations and other business
enterprises
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2005
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 2005/69
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 8/7
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Mr. John RUGGIE
(United States of America)
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lwendland@ohchr.org
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Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations
related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 7/22
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Ms. Catarina de ALBUQUERQUE
(Portugal)
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iewater@ohchr.org
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Working
Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
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2010
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Human Rights Council
resolution
15/23
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Members
to be appointed during the sixteenth session of the Human Rights Council
(March 2011)
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
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1994
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Commission on Human Rights
resolution 1994/45
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2008
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Human Rights Council resolution 7/24
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Ms. Rashida MANJOO
(South Africa)
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vaw@ohchr.org
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