Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council

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Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts and working groups mandated to monitor, report on, and advise on human rights issues and situations worldwide under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations human rights mechanism ⓘ
human rights monitoring mechanism ⓘ
special procedure mechanism ⓘ
activity conduct country visits ⓘ
engage with civil society ⓘ
issue allegation letters ⓘ
issue urgent appeals ⓘ
prepare country reports ⓘ
prepare thematic reports ⓘ
provide technical advice ⓘ
send communications to States ⓘ
administeredBy Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council ⓘ
UN Special Procedures ⓘ
linked to: Special Rapporteurs
composedOf independent experts ⓘ
independent fact-finding mechanisms ⓘ
special rapporteurs ⓘ
special representatives ⓘ
working groups ⓘ
cooperatesWith States ⓘ
intergovernmental organizations ⓘ
national human rights institutions ⓘ
non-governmental organizations ⓘ
establishedUnder institution-building package of the Human Rights Council (resolution 5/1) ⓘ
geographicalScope worldwide ⓘ
hasCharacteristic independent ⓘ
individual capacity ⓘ
non-UN-staff ⓘ
non-remunerated ⓘ
unpaid ⓘ
voluntary ⓘ
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
language United Nations official languages ⓘ
legalBasis Human Rights Council resolutions ⓘ
mandatedBy United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
partOf United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
United Nations human rights system ⓘ
predecessor Commission on Human Rights special procedures ⓘ
purpose advise on human rights issues ⓘ
monitor human rights situations ⓘ
promote the protection of human rights ⓘ
provide early warning on human rights crises ⓘ
report on human rights situations ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
scope country-specific human rights situations ⓘ
thematic human rights issues ⓘ
selectionCriteria expertise in human rights ⓘ
impartiality ⓘ
independence ⓘ
objectivity ⓘ
personal integrity ⓘ
selectionProcess appointed by the Human Rights Council ⓘ
subjectTo Code of Conduct for Special Procedures mandate-holders ⓘ
termLength usually three years ⓘ
termRenewal renewable once ⓘ
timePeriod 21st century ⓘ
website https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures-human-rights-council ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations human rights system → includesBody → Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council ⓘ
Special Rapporteur → partOf → UN special procedures of the Human Rights Council ⓘ
subject linked to: Special Rapporteurs
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Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council → alsoKnownAs → Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council ⓘ
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Palais Wilson → hasOfficesFor → UN human rights special procedures ⓘ
subject linked to: Palais Wilson, Geneva
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Human Rights Council Secretariat → supports → Human Rights Council fact-finding missions and commissions of inquiry ⓘ
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Human Rights Council resolution 5/2 → appliesTo → Independent Experts of the Human Rights Council ⓘ
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Human Rights Council resolution 5/2 → appliesTo → Working Groups of the Human Rights Council Special Procedures ⓘ
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Human Rights Council resolution 5/2 → category → United Nations Human Rights Council special procedures ⓘ
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Resolution 20 (XXXVI) of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights → linkedMechanism → United Nations special procedures system ⓘ
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WGEID → partOf → UN special procedures of the Human Rights Council ⓘ
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