UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders

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United Nations special procedure mandate human rights mandate independent expert of the United Nations

The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders is an independent expert appointed by the United Nations to promote and protect the rights and safety of individuals and groups who work to defend human rights worldwide.

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Label	Occurrences
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders	2
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders canonical	1

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Target entity: UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders
Context triple: [Hina Jilani, positionHeld, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders]

A. High Commissioner on National Minorities
The High Commissioner on National Minorities is an OSCE institution tasked with identifying and addressing tensions involving national minority issues to prevent conflict and promote stability among participating states.
B. United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict is a senior UN official responsible for advocating for and protecting the rights and welfare of children affected by armed conflicts worldwide.
C. United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights was the chief U.S. delegate responsible for shaping and advocating American policy on global human rights issues within the UN’s principal human rights body.
D. UNHCR Special Envoy
The UNHCR Special Envoy is a high-profile diplomatic role within the UN Refugee Agency focused on advocating for the protection and rights of refugees and displaced people worldwide.
E. Secretary-General of Amnesty International
The Secretary-General of Amnesty International is the chief executive and public face of the global human rights organization, responsible for leading its campaigns, strategy, and advocacy worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders
Target entity description: The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders is an independent expert appointed by the United Nations to promote and protect the rights and safety of individuals and groups who work to defend human rights worldwide.

A. High Commissioner on National Minorities
The High Commissioner on National Minorities is an OSCE institution tasked with identifying and addressing tensions involving national minority issues to prevent conflict and promote stability among participating states.
B. United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict is a senior UN official responsible for advocating for and protecting the rights and welfare of children affected by armed conflicts worldwide.
C. United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights was the chief U.S. delegate responsible for shaping and advocating American policy on global human rights issues within the UN’s principal human rights body.
D. UNHCR Special Envoy
The UNHCR Special Envoy is a high-profile diplomatic role within the UN Refugee Agency focused on advocating for the protection and rights of refugees and displaced people worldwide.
E. Secretary-General of Amnesty International
The Secretary-General of Amnesty International is the chief executive and public face of the global human rights organization, responsible for leading its campaigns, strategy, and advocacy worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations special procedure mandate ⓘ human rights mandate ⓘ independent expert of the United Nations ⓘ
adoptedInstrumentYear	1998 ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure implementation of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders ⓘ raise awareness about the role of human rights defenders ⓘ strengthen protection mechanisms for human rights defenders ⓘ
appointedBy	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
basedOn	Declaration on Human Rights Defenders ⓘ UN Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ⓘ
createdBy	United Nations Commission on Human Rights resolution ⓘ
createdInContextOf	implementation of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders ⓘ
focusesOn	promotion of the work of human rights defenders ⓘ protection of human rights defenders ⓘ safety of individuals and groups defending human rights ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	independent ⓘ non-remunerated ⓘ
languageOfWork	United Nations official languages ⓘ
locatedInOrganization	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
mandateFrom	United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
mandateIncludes	conducting country visits ⓘ intervening with governments on cases of alleged violations against human rights defenders ⓘ making recommendations to improve protection of human rights defenders ⓘ seeking, receiving and examining information on the situation of human rights defenders ⓘ submitting annual reports ⓘ
partOf	United Nations human rights system ⓘ
replacedBy	UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders ⓘ linked to: UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders
reportsTo	United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
subjectArea	international human rights law ⓘ protection of civil society ⓘ protection of fundamental freedoms ⓘ
succeededBy	UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders ⓘ linked to: UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders
supportedBy	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
timePeriod	early 2000s ⓘ
usesWorkingMethods	allegation letters ⓘ communications to governments ⓘ country visits ⓘ thematic reports ⓘ urgent appeals ⓘ
worksWith	States ⓘ individual human rights defenders ⓘ intergovernmental organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ

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

Hina Jilani → positionHeld → UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders ⓘ

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders → succeededBy → UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders ⓘ

linked to: UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders → replacedBy → UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders ⓘ