Onye na-akọ akụkọ pụrụ iche nke United Nations

TitleMandate established / last extendedCurrent Mandate Holder(s)Next expected appointmentFormer Mandate Holder(s)Thematic Mandates (45)Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent2002 (CHR res. 2002/68) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/24)Dominique Day (United States of America), appointed at HRC39 (September 2018)Member from WEOG States: HRC57 (September 2024)Marie-Evelyne Petrus (France), 2017- 2018

Mireille Fanon-Mendez France (France), 2011-2017

Linos-Alexandros Sicilianos (Greece), 2009 - 2011

Joe Frans (Sweden), 2002 - 2009Catherine S. Namakula (Uganda), appointed at HRC46 (March 2021)Member from African States: HRC64 (March 2027)Sabelo Gumedze (South Africa), 2014 - 2021

Maya Sahli (Algeria), 2008 - 2014

Peter Lesa Kasanda (Zambia), 2002 - 2008Miriam Ekiudoko (Hungary), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)Member from EEG States: HRC65 (June 2027)Michal Balcerzak (Poland), 2014 - 2021

Mirjana Najćevska (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), 2008 - 2014

Irina Moroianu-Zlatescu (Romania), 2002 - 2008Sushil Raj (India), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)Member from AP States: HRC65 (June 2027)Ricardo III Sunga (Philippines), 2014 - 2021

Monorama Biswas (Bangladesh), 2008 - 2014

George Nicolas Jabbour (Syrian Arab Republic), 2002 - 2008Barbara G. Reynolds, appointed at HRC48 (September 2021)Member from GRULAC States: HRC66 (September 2027)Ahmed Reid (Jamaica), 2015 - 2021

Verene Shepard (Jamaica), 2010 - 2015

Ralston Milton Nettleford (Jamaica), 2008 - 2010

Roberto Borges Martins (Brazil), 2002 - 2008Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights of persons with albinism2015 (HRC res. 28/6)/ 2020 (HRC res. 46/12)Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond (Zambia), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Ikponwosa Ero (Nigeria), 2015 - 2021Working Group on Arbitrary Detention1991 (CHR res. 1991/42) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/22)Elina STEINERTE (Latvia), appointed at HRC33 (September 2016)Member from EEG States: HRC51 (September 2022)Vladimir TOCHILOVSKY (Ukraine), March 2010 – October 2016

Aslan ABASHIDZE (Russian Federation), 2008 - 2010

Tamas BAN (Hungary), 2001 – 2008

Petr UHL (Czech Republic), 1992 - 2001Mumba MALILA (Zambia), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from African States: HRC63 (September 2026)Sètondji Roland Jean-Baptiste ADJOVI (Benin), 2014 - 2020

Malick El Hadji SOW (Senegal), 2008 – 2014

Leila ZERROUGUI (Algeria), 2001 - 2008

Laity KAMA (Senegal), 1992 - 2001Miriam ESTRADA-CASTILLO (Ecuador), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from GRULAC States: HRC63 (September 2026)José GUEVARA (Mexico), 2014-2020

Roberto GARRETÓN (Chile), 2008 – 2014

Soledad VILLAGRA DE BIEDERMANN (Paraguay), 2002 - 2008

Roberto GARRETÓN (Chile), 1992 - 2002Priya GOPALAN (Malaysia), appointed at HRC46 (March 2021)Member from AP States: HRC64 (March 2027)Seong-Phil HONG (Republic of Korea), 2014 - 2021

Shaheen Sardar ALI (Pakistan), 2008 - 2014

Seyyed Mahammad HASHEMI (Islamic Republic of Iran), 2002 - 2008

Kapil SIBAL (India), 1992 - 2001Matthew GILLETT (New Zealand), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)Member from WEOG States: HRC67 (March 2028)Leigh TOOMEY (Australia), 2015-2022

Mads ANDENAS (Norway), 2009 - 2015

Manuela Carmena CASTRILLO (Spain), 2004 - 2009

Louis JOINET (France), 1992 – 2003Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises2011 (HRC res. 17/4) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/15)Pichamon YEOPHANTONG (Thailand), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)Member from AP States: HRC67 (March 2028)Surya DEVA (India), 2016-2022

Puvan J. SELVANATHAN (Malaysia), 2011 – 2015.VacantMember from African States: HRC56 (June 2024)Githu MUIGAI (Kenya), appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)

Michael ADDO (Ghana), 2011 – 2018Anita RAMASASTRY (USA), appointed at HRC32 (June 2016)Member from WEOG States: HRC50 (June 2022)Margaret JUNGK (United States of America), 2011 – 2016Elzbieta KARSKA (Poland) appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)Member from EEG States: HRC56 (June 2024)Pavel SULYANDZIGA (Russian Federation), 2011 - 2018Fernanda HOPENHAYM (Mexico), appointed at HRC48 (September 2021)Member from GRULAC States: HRC66 (September 2027)Dante PESCE (Chile), 2015 - 2021 Alexandra GUÁQUETA (Colombia), 2011 - 2015John RUGGIE (Austria), 2005 – 2011 (SRSG)Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change2021 (HRC res. 48/14)Ian FRY (Tuvalu), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)HRC67 (March 2028)Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights2009 (HRC res. 10/23) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/9)Alexandra XANTHAKI (Greece), appointed at HRC48 (September 2021)HRC66 (September 2027)Karima BENNOUNE (USA), 2015 - 2021

Farida SHAHEED (Pakistan), 2009 - 2015Special Rapporteur on the right to development2016 ( HRC res. 33/14) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/23)Saad ALFARARGI (Egypt), appointed at HRC34 (March 2017)HRC52 (March 2023)Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities2014 (HRC res. 26/20) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/10)Gerard QUINN (Ireland), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)HRC63 (September 2026)Catalina DEVANDAS AGUILAR (Costa Rica), 2014 - 2020Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances1980 (CHR res. 20 (XXXVI)) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/3)Luciano HAZAN (Argentina), appointed at HRC34 (March 2017)Member from GRULAC States: HRC52 (March 2023)Ariel DULITZKY (Argentina), 2010 - 2017

Santiago CORCUERA CABEZUT (Mexico), 2004 - 2009

Diego GARCÍA-SAYÁN (Peru), 1988 - 2004

Luis VARELA QUIROS (Costa Rica), 1980 - 1987Aua BALDÉ (Guinea-Bissau), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from African States: HRC63 (September 2026)Houria ES SLAMI (Morocco), 2014 - 2020

Jeremy SARKIN (South Africa), 2008 - 2014

J'bayo ADEKANYE (Nigeria), 2000 - 2008

Jonas FOLI (Ghana), 1981 - 1999

Kwadwo Faka NYAMEKYE (Ghana), 1980 - 1981Gabriella CITRONI (Italy), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)Member from WEOG States: HRC65 (June 2027)Bernard DUHAIME (Canada), 2014 - 2021

Olivier de FROUVILLE (France), 2008 - 2014

Stephen TOOPE (Canada), 2002 - 2008

Manfred NOWAK (Austria), 1993 - 2001

Toine VAN DONGEN (The Netherlands), 1984 - 1993

Lord John Marc Alexander COLVILLE, (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 1980 - 1983Angkhana NEELAPAIJIT (Thailand), appointed at HRC49 (March)Member from AP States: HRC67 (March 2028)Tae-Ung BAIK (Republic of Korea), 2015-2022

Osman EL HAJJÉ (Lebanon), 2009 – 2015

Saied Rajaie KHORASANI (Islamic Republic of Iran), 2003 - 2009

Arnuar Zainal ABIDIN (Malaysia), 2001 - 2003

Agha HILALY (Pakistan), 1981 - 2000

Waleed SADI (Jordan), 1980 - 1981

Mohamed Redha AL-JABIRI (Iraq), 1980 - 1980Henrikas MICKEVICIUS (Lithuania), appointed at HRC30 (September 2015)Member from EEG States: HRC50 (June 2022)Jasminka DZUMHUR (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2010 – 2015

Darko GOTTLICHER (Croatia), 2004 - 2009

Ivan TOSEVSKI (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), 1980 - 2003Special Rapporteur on the right to education1998 (CHR res. 1998/33) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/3)Koumbou BOLY (Burkina Faso), appointed at HRC32 (June 2016)HRC50 (June 2022)Kishore SINGH (India), 2010 - 2016

Vernor MUNOZ VILLALOBOS (Costa Rica), 2004 - 2010

Katarina TOMASEVSKI (Croatia), 1998 - 2004Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment2012 (HRC res. 19/10) / 2021 HRC res. 46/7)David R. BOYD (Canada), appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)HRC56 (June 2024)John KNOX (United States of America), 2012-2018Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions1982 (CHR res. 1982/35) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/5)Morris TIDBALL-BINZ (Chile), appointed at HRC 46 (March 2021)HRC64 (June 2027)Agnes CALLAMARD (France), 2016 - 2021

Christof HEYNS (South Africa), 2010 - 2016 (in memorium)

Philip ALSTON (Australia), 2004 - 2010 Asma JAHANGIR (Pakistan), 1998 - 2004

Bacre Waly NDIAYE (Senegal), 1992 - 1998

Amos WAKO (Kenya), 1982 - 1992Special Rapporteur on the right to food2000 (CHR res. 2000/10) / 2019 (HRC res. 40/7)Michael FAKHRI (Lebanon), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Hilal ELVER (Turkey), 2014 – 2020

Olivier DE SCHUTTER (Belgium), 2008 – 2014

Jean ZIEGLER (Switzerland), 2000 – 2008Independent 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 rights2000 (CHR res. 2000/82)) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/10)Attiya WARIS (Kenya), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (March 2027)Yuefen LI (China), 2020 - 2021

Juan Pablo BOHOSLAVSKY (Argentina), 2014 - 2020

Dr. Cephas LUMINA (Zambia), 2008 – 2014

Bernards Andrew Nyamwaya MUDHO (Kenya), 2002 - 2008

Fantu CHERU (United States of America/Ethiopia), 2000 – 2002Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression1993 (CHR res. 1993/45) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/4)Irene Khan (Bangladesh), appointed at HRC44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)David KAYE (USA), 2014 -2020

Frank William LA RUE (Guatemala), 2008 - 2014

Ambeyi LIGABO (Kenya), 2002 -2008

Abid HUSSAIN (India), 1993 - 2002Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association2010 (HRC res. 15/21) / 2019 (HRC res. 41/12)Nyaletsossi Clément VOULE (Togo) appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)HRC55 (March 2024)Annalisa Ciampi (Italy), 2017

Maina KIAI (Kenya), 2011 – 2017Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes1995 (CHR res. 1995/81) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/17)Marcos A. ORELLANA (Chile), appointed at HRC44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Baskut TUNCAK (Turkey), 2014 - 2020

Marc PALLEMAERTS (Belgium), 2012 – 2014 (in memoriam)

Calin GEORGESCU (Romania), 2010 - 2012

Okechukwu IBEANU (Nigeria), 2004 - 2010

Fatma-Zohra OUHACHI-VESELY (Algeria), 1995 - 2004Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health2002 (CHR res. 2002/31) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/16)Tlaleng MOFOKENG (South Africa), appointed at HRC 44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Dainius PŪRAS (Lithuania), 2014 - 2020

Anand GROVER (India), 2008 - 2014

Paul HUNT (New Zealand), 2002 - 2008Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living2000 (CHR res. 2000/9) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/14)Balakrishnan RAJAGOPAL (United States of America), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Leilani FARHA (Canada), 2014 – 2020

Raquel ROLNIK (Brazil), 2008 – 2014

Miloon KOTHARI (India), 2000 – 2008Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders2000 (CHR res. 2000/61) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/16)Mary Lawlor (Ireland), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Michel FORST (France), 2014 – 2020

Margaret SEKAGGYA (Uganda), 2008 – 2014

Hina JILANI (Pakistan), 2000 – 2008 (SRSG)Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers1994 (CHR res. 1994/41) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/9)Margaret L. Satterthwaite (US), appointed on October 2022Diego GARCÍA-SAYÁN  (Peru), 2016 – 2022

Mónica PINTO (Argentina), 2015 – 2016.

Gabriela KNAUL (Brazil), 2009 – 2015

Leandro DESPOUY (Argentina), 2003 - 2009

Param CUMARASWAMY (Malaysia), 1994 - 2003Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples2001 (CHR res. 2001/57) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/20)José Francisco Cali Tzay (Guatemala), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (Philippines), 2014 – 2020

James ANAYA (United States of America), 2008 – 2014

Rodolfo STAVENHAGEN (Mexico), 2001 – 2008Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons2004 (CHR res. 2004/55) / 2019 (HRC res. 41/15)Cecilia JIMENEZ-DAMARY (Philippines), appointed at HRC33 (September 2016)HRC51 (September 2022)Chaloka BEYANI (Zambia), 2010 - 2016

Walter KALIN (Switzerland), 2004 – 2010 (SRSG)

Francis DENG (Sudan), 1992 – 2004 (SRSG)Independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order2011 (HRC res. 18/6) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/4)Livingstone SEWANYANA (Uganda), appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)HRC55 (March 2024)Alfred DE ZAYAS (United States of America), 2012 – 2018Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity2005 (CHR res. 2005/55) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/11)Obiora C. OKAFOR (Nigeria), appointed at HRC35 (June 2017)HRC53 (June 2023)Virginia DANDAN (Philippines), 2011 - 2017

Rudi Muhammad RIZKI (Indonesia), 2005 - 2011Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members2017 (HRC res. 35/9) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/6)Alice CRUZ (Portugal), appointed at HRC36 (September 2017)HRC54 (September 2023)Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination2005 (CHR res. 2005/2) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/9)Chris KWAJA (Nigeria) appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)Member from African States: HRC55 (March 2024)Anton KATZ (South Africa), 2011 – 2018 Najat AL-HAJJAJI (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), 2005 – 2011Carlos Alberto SALAZAR COUTO (Peru), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)Member from GRULAC States: HRC67 (March 2024)Lilian BOBEA (Dominican Republic) 2018-2022

Patricia ARIAS (Chile), 2011 – 2018

Amada BENAVIDES DE PEREZ (Colombia), 2005 - 2011Jelena APARAC (Croatia) appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)Member from EEG States: HRC55 (March 2024)Elżbieta KARSKA (Poland), 2011 – 2018 Alexander NIKITIN (Russian Federation), 2005 - 2011Sorcha MACLEOD (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)Member from WEOG States: HRC56 (June 2024)Gabor RONA (United States of America/Hungary), 2011-2018

Jose Luis GOMEZ DEL PRADO (Spain), 2005 – 2011Ravindran DANIEL (India), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from AP States: HRC63 (September 2026)Saeed MOKBIL (Yemen), 2014 - 2020

Faiza PATEL (Pakistan), 2010 – 2014

Shaista SHAMEEM (Fiji), 2005 – 2010Shaista SHAMEEM (Fiji), 2004 – 2005 (SR)

Enrique BERNALES-BALLESTEROS (Peru), 1987 – 2004 (SR)Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants1999 (CHR res. 1999/44) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/6)Felipe GONZÁLEZ MORALES (Chile) appointed at HRC35 (June 2017)HRC53 (June 2023)François CRÉPEAU (Canada), 2011 - 2017

Jorge BUSTAMANTE (Mexico), 2005 - 2011

Gabriela RODRIGUEZ PIZARRO (Costa Rica), 1999 - 2005Special Rapporteur on minority issues2005 (CHR res. 2005/79) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/8)Fernand DE VARENNES (Canada), appointed at HRC35 (June 2017)HRC53 (June 2023)Rita IZSÁK (Hungary), appointed at HRC17 (June 2011)

Gay MCDOUGALL (United States of America), 2005 – 2011Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons2013 (HRC res. 24/20) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/12)Claudia MAHLER (Austria), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Rosa KORNFELD-MATTE (Chile), 2014 - 2020Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights1998 (CHR res. 1998/25) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/13)Olivier DE SCHUTTER (Belgium), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Philip ALSTON (Australia), 2014 – 2020

Maria Magdalena SEPULVEDA CARMONA (Chile), 2008 – 2014

Arjun SENGUPTA (India), 2004 - 2008

Anne Marie LIZIN (Belgium), 1999 – 2004Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy2015 (HRC res. 28/16)/ 2021 (HRC res. 46/6)Ana BRIAN NOUGRERES (Uruguay), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Joseph CANNATACI (Malta), 2015- 2021Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance1993 (CHR res. 1993/20) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/36)E. Tendayi ACHIUME (Zambia), appointed at HRC36 (September 2017)HRC54 (September 2023)Mutuma RUTEERE (Kenya), 2011 - 2017

Githu MUIGAI (Kenya), 2008 - 2011

Doudou DIENE (Senegal), 2002 - 2008

Maurice GLELE-AHANHANZO (Benin), 1993 - 2002Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief1986 (CHR res. 1986/20) / 2019 (HRC res. 40/10)Ahmed SHAHEED (Maldives), appointed at HRC32 (June 2016)HRC50 (June 2022)Heiner BIELEFELDT (Germany), August 2010 – October 2016

Asma JAHANGIR (Pakistan), 2004 - 2010

Abdelfattah AMOR (Tunisia), 1993 - 2004

Angelo D'ALMEIDA RIBEIRO (Portugal), 1986 - 1993Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material1990 (CHR res. 1990/68) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/22)Mama Fatima SINGHATEH (Gambia), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Maud DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO (the Netherlands), 2014 – 2020

Najat MAALLA M'JID (Morocco), 2008 – 2014

Juan Miguel PETIT (Uruguay), 2001 - 2008 Ofelia CALCETAS-SANTOS (Philippines), 1994 - 2001

Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand), 1991 – 1994Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity2016 (HRC res. 32/2) / 2019 (HRC res. 41/18)Victor MADRIGAL-BORLOZ (Costa Rica), appointed at HRC Organisational Session December 2017HRC54 (September 2023)Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand), 2016 - 2017Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences.2007 (HRC res. 6/14) / 2019 HRC res. 42/10)Tomoya OBOKATA (Japan), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Urmila BHOOLA (South Africa), 2014 – 2020

Gulnara SHAHINIAN (Armenia), 2008 – 2014Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism2005 (CHR res. 2005/80) / 2019 (HRC res. 40/16)Fionnuala NÍ AOLÁIN (Ireland), appointed at HRC35 (June 2017)HRC53 (June 2023)Ben EMMERSON (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2011 - 2017

Martin SCHEININ (Finland), 2005 - 2011Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment1985 (CHR res. 1985/33) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/20)VacantHRC51 (September 2022)Nils MELZER (Switzerland), 2016 – 2022

Juan Ernesto MÉNDEZ (Argentina), 2010 - 2016

Manfred NOWAK (Austria), 2004 - 2010 Theo VAN BOVEN (The Netherlands), 2001 - 2004

Nigel RODLEY (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 1993 - 2001

Peter KOOIJMANS (The Netherlands), 1985 - 1993Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children2004 (CHR res. 2004/110) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/4)Siobhán MULLALLY (Ireland), appointed at HRC 44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Maria Grazia GIAMMARINARO (Italy), 2014 - 2020

Joy Ngozi EZEILO (Nigeria), 2008 - 2014

Sigma HUDA (Bangladesh), 2004 - 2008Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation &amp; guarantees of non-recurrence2011 (HRC res. 18/7) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/10)Fabián SALVIOLI (Argentina), appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)HRC55 (March 2024)Pablo DE GREIFF (Colombia), 2012 – 2018Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights2014 (HRC res. 27/21) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/5)Alena DOUHAN (Belarus), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC 61 (March 2026)Idriss JAZAIRY (Algeria), 2015-2020 (in memorium)Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences1994 (CHR res. 1994/45)/ 2019 (HRC res. 41/17)Reem ALSALEM (Jordan), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Dubravka ŠIMONOVIC (Croatia), 2015 - 2021

Rashida MANJOO (South Africa), 2009 – 2015

Yakin ERTURK (Turkey), 2003 - 2009

Radhika COOMARASWAMY (Sri Lanka), 1994 - 2003Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation2008 (HRC res. 7/22) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/5)Pedro ARROJO-AGUDO (Spain), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)HRC63 (September 2026)Léo HELLER (Brazil), 2014 – 2020

Catarina DE ALBUQUERQUE (Portugal), 2008 - 2014Working Group on discrimination against women and girls2010 (HRC res. 15/23) / 2019 (HRC res. 41/6)Elizabeth BRODERICK (Australia), appointed HRC36 (September 2017)Member from WEOG States: HRC54 (September 2023)Frances RADAY (Israel/United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2011 - 2017Meskerem TECHANE (Ethiopia), appointed HRC36 (September 2017)Member from African States: HRC54 (September 2023)Emna AOUIJ (Tunisia), 2011 - 2017Ivana RADACIC (Croatia), appointed HRC36 (September 2017)Member from EEG States: HRC54 (September 2023)Eleonora ZIELINSKA (Poland), 2011 - 2017Melissa UPRETI (Nepal), appointed HRC36 (September 2017)Member from AP States: HRC54 (September 2023)Kamala CHANDRAKIRANA (Indonesia), 2011 - 2017Dorothy ESTRADA-TANCK (Mexico), appoMember from GRULAC States: HRC63 (September 2026)Alda FACIO (Costa Rica), 2014 - 2020

Patricia OLAMENDI TORRES (Mexico) 2012 – 2013

Mercedes BARQUET (Mexico), 2011 – 2012Country Mandates (13)TitleMandate established / last extendedCurrent Mandate Holder(s)Next expected appointmentFormer Mandate Holder(s)Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus2012 (HRC res. 20/13) / 2021 (HRC res. 47/19)Anaïs Marin (France), appointed at HRC39 (September 2018)HRC57 (September 2024)Miklós Haraszti (Hungary), 2012-2018

Adrian Severin (Romania), 2004 – 2007Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi2021 (HRC res. 48/16)Fortuné Gaetan Zongo (Burkina Faso), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)HRC67 (March 2028)Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia1993 (CHR res. 1993/6) / 2021 (HRC res. 48/23)Vitit Muntarbhorn (Thailand), appointed at HRC46 (March 2021)HRC64 (March 2027)Rhona Smith (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2015 - 2021

Surya Prasad Subedi (Nepal), 2009 - 2015

Yash Ghai (Kenya), 2005 - 2008

Peter Leuprecht (Austria), 2000 - 2005

Thomas Hammerberg (Sweden), 1996 - 2000

Michael Kirby (Australia), 1993 - 1996Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic2013 (HRC res. S-20/1 and HRC res. 24/34) / 2021 (HRC res. 48/19)Yao Agbetse (Togo), appointed at the HRC42 (September 2019)HRC60 (September 2025)Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum (Côte d’Ivoire), (2014-2019)Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea2004 (CHR res. 2004/13) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/17)Elizabeth Salmon (Peru) ??Tomás Ojea Quintana (Argentina), 2016 - 2022

Marzuki Darusman (Indonesia), 2010 - 2016

Vitit Muntarbhorn (Thailand), 2004 - 2010Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea2012 (HRC res. 20/20) / 2021 (HRC res. 47/2)Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker (Sudan), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)HRC63 (September 2026)Daniela Kravetz (Chile), 2018 - 2020

Sheila Keetharuth (Mauritius), 2012 - 2018Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran2011 (HRC res. 16/9) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/18)Javaid Rehman (Pakistan), appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)HRC56 (June 2024)Asma Jahangir (Pakistan), 2016 – 2018

Ahmed Shaheed (Maldives), August 2011 – October 2016

Maurice Copithorne (Canada), 1995 – 2002

Reynaldo Galindo Pohl (El Salvador), 1993 - 1995Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali2013 (HRC res. 22/18) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/28)Alioune Tine (Senegal), appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)HRC55 (March 2024)Suliman Baldo (Sudan), 2013 – 2018Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar1992 (CHR res. 1992/58) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/21)Thomas H. Andrews (United States of America), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Yanghee Lee (Republic of Korea), 2014 – 2020

Tomás Ojea Quintana (Argentina), 2008 – 2014

Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro (Brazil), 2002 - 2008

Rajsoomer Lallah (Mauritius), 1996 - 2000

Yozo Yokuta (Japan), 1992 – 1996Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 19671993 (CHR res. 1993/2A - until the end of the Israeli occupation)Francesca P. Albanese (Italy), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)HRC67 (March 2028)Stanley Michael Lynk (Canada), 2016-2022

Makarim Wibisono (Indonesia), 2014 - 2016

Richard Falk (United States of America), 2008 – 2014

John Dugard (South Africa), 2001 - 2008

Giorgio Giacomelli (Switzerland), 1999 - 2001

Hannu Halinen (Finland), 1995 - 1999

René Felber (Switzerland), 1993 - 1995Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia1993 (CHR res. 1993/86) / 2021 (HRC res. 48/22)Isha Dyfan (Sierra Leone), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Bahame Nyanduga (Tanzania), 2014 – 2020

Shamsul Bari (Bangladesh), 2008 – 2014

Ghanim Alnajjar (Kuwait), 2001 - 2008

Mona Rishmawi (Palestine), 1996 - 2000

Mohamed Charfi (Tunisia), 1995 - 1996

Fanuel Jariretundu Kozonguizi (Namibia), 1993 – 1994Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic2011 (18th Special Session of the HRC S-18/1)Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro (Brazil) - will start once the mandate of the commission of inquiry ends
TitleMandate established / last extendedCurrent Mandate Holder(s)Next expected appointmentFormer Mandate Holder(s)Thematic Mandates (45)Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent2002 (CHR res. 2002/68) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/24)Dominique Day (United States of America), appointed at HRC39 (September 2018)Member from WEOG States: HRC57 (September 2024)Marie-Evelyne Petrus (France), 2017- 2018

Mireille Fanon-Mendez France (France), 2011-2017

Linos-Alexandros Sicilianos (Greece), 2009 - 2011

Joe Frans (Sweden), 2002 - 2009Catherine S. Namakula (Uganda), appointed at HRC46 (March 2021)Member from African States: HRC64 (March 2027)Sabelo Gumedze (South Africa), 2014 - 2021

Maya Sahli (Algeria), 2008 - 2014

Peter Lesa Kasanda (Zambia), 2002 - 2008Miriam Ekiudoko (Hungary), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)Member from EEG States: HRC65 (June 2027)Michal Balcerzak (Poland), 2014 - 2021

Mirjana Najćevska (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), 2008 - 2014

Irina Moroianu-Zlatescu (Romania), 2002 - 2008Sushil Raj (India), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)Member from AP States: HRC65 (June 2027)Ricardo III Sunga (Philippines), 2014 - 2021

Monorama Biswas (Bangladesh), 2008 - 2014

George Nicolas Jabbour (Syrian Arab Republic), 2002 - 2008Barbara G. Reynolds, appointed at HRC48 (September 2021)Member from GRULAC States: HRC66 (September 2027)Ahmed Reid (Jamaica), 2015 - 2021

Verene Shepard (Jamaica), 2010 - 2015

Ralston Milton Nettleford (Jamaica), 2008 - 2010

Roberto Borges Martins (Brazil), 2002 - 2008Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights of persons with albinism2015 (HRC res. 28/6)/ 2020 (HRC res. 46/12)Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond (Zambia), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Ikponwosa Ero (Nigeria), 2015 - 2021Working Group on Arbitrary Detention1991 (CHR res. 1991/42) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/22)Elina STEINERTE (Latvia), appointed at HRC33 (September 2016)Member from EEG States: HRC51 (September 2022)Vladimir TOCHILOVSKY (Ukraine), March 2010 – October 2016

Aslan ABASHIDZE (Russian Federation), 2008 - 2010

Tamas BAN (Hungary), 2001 – 2008

Petr UHL (Czech Republic), 1992 - 2001Mumba MALILA (Zambia), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from African States: HRC63 (September 2026)Sètondji Roland Jean-Baptiste ADJOVI (Benin), 2014 - 2020

Malick El Hadji SOW (Senegal), 2008 – 2014

Leila ZERROUGUI (Algeria), 2001 - 2008

Laity KAMA (Senegal), 1992 - 2001Miriam ESTRADA-CASTILLO (Ecuador), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from GRULAC States: HRC63 (September 2026)José GUEVARA (Mexico), 2014-2020

Roberto GARRETÓN (Chile), 2008 – 2014

Soledad VILLAGRA DE BIEDERMANN (Paraguay), 2002 - 2008

Roberto GARRETÓN (Chile), 1992 - 2002Priya GOPALAN (Malaysia), appointed at HRC46 (March 2021)Member from AP States: HRC64 (March 2027)Seong-Phil HONG (Republic of Korea), 2014 - 2021

Shaheen Sardar ALI (Pakistan), 2008 - 2014

Seyyed Mahammad HASHEMI (Islamic Republic of Iran), 2002 - 2008

Kapil SIBAL (India), 1992 - 2001Matthew GILLETT (New Zealand), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)Member from WEOG States: HRC67 (March 2028)Leigh TOOMEY (Australia), 2015-2022

Mads ANDENAS (Norway), 2009 - 2015

Manuela Carmena CASTRILLO (Spain), 2004 - 2009

Louis JOINET (France), 1992 – 2003Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises2011 (HRC res. 17/4) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/15)Pichamon YEOPHANTONG (Thailand), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)Member from AP States: HRC67 (March 2028)Surya DEVA (India), 2016-2022

Puvan J. SELVANATHAN (Malaysia), 2011 – 2015.VacantMember from African States: HRC56 (June 2024)Githu MUIGAI (Kenya), appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)

Michael ADDO (Ghana), 2011 – 2018Anita RAMASASTRY (USA), appointed at HRC32 (June 2016)Member from WEOG States: HRC50 (June 2022)Margaret JUNGK (United States of America), 2011 – 2016Elzbieta KARSKA (Poland) appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)Member from EEG States: HRC56 (June 2024)Pavel SULYANDZIGA (Russian Federation), 2011 - 2018Fernanda HOPENHAYM (Mexico), appointed at HRC48 (September 2021)Member from GRULAC States: HRC66 (September 2027)Dante PESCE (Chile), 2015 - 2021 Alexandra GUÁQUETA (Colombia), 2011 - 2015John RUGGIE (Austria), 2005 – 2011 (SRSG)Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change2021 (HRC res. 48/14)Ian FRY (Tuvalu), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)HRC67 (March 2028)Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights2009 (HRC res. 10/23) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/9)Alexandra XANTHAKI (Greece), appointed at HRC48 (September 2021)HRC66 (September 2027)Karima BENNOUNE (USA), 2015 - 2021

Farida SHAHEED (Pakistan), 2009 - 2015Special Rapporteur on the right to development2016 ( HRC res. 33/14) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/23)Saad ALFARARGI (Egypt), appointed at HRC34 (March 2017)HRC52 (March 2023)Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities2014 (HRC res. 26/20) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/10)Gerard QUINN (Ireland), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)HRC63 (September 2026)Catalina DEVANDAS AGUILAR (Costa Rica), 2014 - 2020Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances1980 (CHR res. 20 (XXXVI)) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/3)Luciano HAZAN (Argentina), appointed at HRC34 (March 2017)Member from GRULAC States: HRC52 (March 2023)Ariel DULITZKY (Argentina), 2010 - 2017

Santiago CORCUERA CABEZUT (Mexico), 2004 - 2009

Diego GARCÍA-SAYÁN (Peru), 1988 - 2004

Luis VARELA QUIROS (Costa Rica), 1980 - 1987Aua BALDÉ (Guinea-Bissau), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from African States: HRC63 (September 2026)Houria ES SLAMI (Morocco), 2014 - 2020

Jeremy SARKIN (South Africa), 2008 - 2014

J'bayo ADEKANYE (Nigeria), 2000 - 2008

Jonas FOLI (Ghana), 1981 - 1999

Kwadwo Faka NYAMEKYE (Ghana), 1980 - 1981Gabriella CITRONI (Italy), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)Member from WEOG States: HRC65 (June 2027)Bernard DUHAIME (Canada), 2014 - 2021

Olivier de FROUVILLE (France), 2008 - 2014

Stephen TOOPE (Canada), 2002 - 2008

Manfred NOWAK (Austria), 1993 - 2001

Toine VAN DONGEN (The Netherlands), 1984 - 1993

Lord John Marc Alexander COLVILLE, (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 1980 - 1983Angkhana NEELAPAIJIT (Thailand), appointed at HRC49 (March)Member from AP States: HRC67 (March 2028)Tae-Ung BAIK (Republic of Korea), 2015-2022

Osman EL HAJJÉ (Lebanon), 2009 – 2015

Saied Rajaie KHORASANI (Islamic Republic of Iran), 2003 - 2009

Arnuar Zainal ABIDIN (Malaysia), 2001 - 2003

Agha HILALY (Pakistan), 1981 - 2000

Waleed SADI (Jordan), 1980 - 1981

Mohamed Redha AL-JABIRI (Iraq), 1980 - 1980Henrikas MICKEVICIUS (Lithuania), appointed at HRC30 (September 2015)Member from EEG States: HRC50 (June 2022)Jasminka DZUMHUR (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2010 – 2015

Darko GOTTLICHER (Croatia), 2004 - 2009

Ivan TOSEVSKI (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), 1980 - 2003Special Rapporteur on the right to education1998 (CHR res. 1998/33) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/3)Koumbou BOLY (Burkina Faso), appointed at HRC32 (June 2016)HRC50 (June 2022)Kishore SINGH (India), 2010 - 2016

Vernor MUNOZ VILLALOBOS (Costa Rica), 2004 - 2010

Katarina TOMASEVSKI (Croatia), 1998 - 2004Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment2012 (HRC res. 19/10) / 2021 HRC res. 46/7)David R. BOYD (Canada), appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)HRC56 (June 2024)John KNOX (United States of America), 2012-2018Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions1982 (CHR res. 1982/35) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/5)Morris TIDBALL-BINZ (Chile), appointed at HRC 46 (March 2021)HRC64 (June 2027)Agnes CALLAMARD (France), 2016 - 2021

Christof HEYNS (South Africa), 2010 - 2016 (in memorium)

Philip ALSTON (Australia), 2004 - 2010 Asma JAHANGIR (Pakistan), 1998 - 2004

Bacre Waly NDIAYE (Senegal), 1992 - 1998

Amos WAKO (Kenya), 1982 - 1992Special Rapporteur on the right to food2000 (CHR res. 2000/10) / 2019 (HRC res. 40/7)Michael FAKHRI (Lebanon), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Hilal ELVER (Turkey), 2014 – 2020

Olivier DE SCHUTTER (Belgium), 2008 – 2014

Jean ZIEGLER (Switzerland), 2000 – 2008Independent 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 rights2000 (CHR res. 2000/82)) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/10)Attiya WARIS (Kenya), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (March 2027)Yuefen LI (China), 2020 - 2021

Juan Pablo BOHOSLAVSKY (Argentina), 2014 - 2020

Dr. Cephas LUMINA (Zambia), 2008 – 2014

Bernards Andrew Nyamwaya MUDHO (Kenya), 2002 - 2008

Fantu CHERU (United States of America/Ethiopia), 2000 – 2002Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression1993 (CHR res. 1993/45) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/4)Irene Khan (Bangladesh), appointed at HRC44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)David KAYE (USA), 2014 -2020

Frank William LA RUE (Guatemala), 2008 - 2014

Ambeyi LIGABO (Kenya), 2002 -2008

Abid HUSSAIN (India), 1993 - 2002Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association2010 (HRC res. 15/21) / 2019 (HRC res. 41/12)Nyaletsossi Clément VOULE (Togo) appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)HRC55 (March 2024)Annalisa Ciampi (Italy), 2017

Maina KIAI (Kenya), 2011 – 2017Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes1995 (CHR res. 1995/81) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/17)Marcos A. ORELLANA (Chile), appointed at HRC44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Baskut TUNCAK (Turkey), 2014 - 2020

Marc PALLEMAERTS (Belgium), 2012 – 2014 (in memoriam)

Calin GEORGESCU (Romania), 2010 - 2012

Okechukwu IBEANU (Nigeria), 2004 - 2010

Fatma-Zohra OUHACHI-VESELY (Algeria), 1995 - 2004Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health2002 (CHR res. 2002/31) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/16)Tlaleng MOFOKENG (South Africa), appointed at HRC 44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Dainius PŪRAS (Lithuania), 2014 - 2020

Anand GROVER (India), 2008 - 2014

Paul HUNT (New Zealand), 2002 - 2008Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living2000 (CHR res. 2000/9) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/14)Balakrishnan RAJAGOPAL (United States of America), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Leilani FARHA (Canada), 2014 – 2020

Raquel ROLNIK (Brazil), 2008 – 2014

Miloon KOTHARI (India), 2000 – 2008Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders2000 (CHR res. 2000/61) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/16)Mary Lawlor (Ireland), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Michel FORST (France), 2014 – 2020

Margaret SEKAGGYA (Uganda), 2008 – 2014

Hina JILANI (Pakistan), 2000 – 2008 (SRSG)Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers1994 (CHR res. 1994/41) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/9)Margaret L. Satterthwaite (US), appointed on October 2022Diego GARCÍA-SAYÁN  (Peru), 2016 – 2022

Mónica PINTO (Argentina), 2015 – 2016.

Gabriela KNAUL (Brazil), 2009 – 2015

Leandro DESPOUY (Argentina), 2003 - 2009

Param CUMARASWAMY (Malaysia), 1994 - 2003Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples2001 (CHR res. 2001/57) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/20)José Francisco Cali Tzay (Guatemala), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (Philippines), 2014 – 2020

James ANAYA (United States of America), 2008 – 2014

Rodolfo STAVENHAGEN (Mexico), 2001 – 2008Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons2004 (CHR res. 2004/55) / 2019 (HRC res. 41/15)Cecilia JIMENEZ-DAMARY (Philippines), appointed at HRC33 (September 2016)HRC51 (September 2022)Chaloka BEYANI (Zambia), 2010 - 2016

Walter KALIN (Switzerland), 2004 – 2010 (SRSG)

Francis DENG (Sudan), 1992 – 2004 (SRSG)Independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order2011 (HRC res. 18/6) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/4)Livingstone SEWANYANA (Uganda), appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)HRC55 (March 2024)Alfred DE ZAYAS (United States of America), 2012 – 2018Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity2005 (CHR res. 2005/55) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/11)Obiora C. OKAFOR (Nigeria), appointed at HRC35 (June 2017)HRC53 (June 2023)Virginia DANDAN (Philippines), 2011 - 2017

Rudi Muhammad RIZKI (Indonesia), 2005 - 2011Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members2017 (HRC res. 35/9) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/6)Alice CRUZ (Portugal), appointed at HRC36 (September 2017)HRC54 (September 2023)Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination2005 (CHR res. 2005/2) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/9)Chris KWAJA (Nigeria) appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)Member from African States: HRC55 (March 2024)Anton KATZ (South Africa), 2011 – 2018 Najat AL-HAJJAJI (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), 2005 – 2011Carlos Alberto SALAZAR COUTO (Peru), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)Member from GRULAC States: HRC67 (March 2024)Lilian BOBEA (Dominican Republic) 2018-2022

Patricia ARIAS (Chile), 2011 – 2018

Amada BENAVIDES DE PEREZ (Colombia), 2005 - 2011Jelena APARAC (Croatia) appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)Member from EEG States: HRC55 (March 2024)Elżbieta KARSKA (Poland), 2011 – 2018 Alexander NIKITIN (Russian Federation), 2005 - 2011Sorcha MACLEOD (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)Member from WEOG States: HRC56 (June 2024)Gabor RONA (United States of America/Hungary), 2011-2018

Jose Luis GOMEZ DEL PRADO (Spain), 2005 – 2011Ravindran DANIEL (India), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from AP States: HRC63 (September 2026)Saeed MOKBIL (Yemen), 2014 - 2020

Faiza PATEL (Pakistan), 2010 – 2014

Shaista SHAMEEM (Fiji), 2005 – 2010Shaista SHAMEEM (Fiji), 2004 – 2005 (SR)

Enrique BERNALES-BALLESTEROS (Peru), 1987 – 2004 (SR)Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants1999 (CHR res. 1999/44) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/6)Felipe GONZÁLEZ MORALES (Chile) appointed at HRC35 (June 2017)HRC53 (June 2023)François CRÉPEAU (Canada), 2011 - 2017

Jorge BUSTAMANTE (Mexico), 2005 - 2011

Gabriela RODRIGUEZ PIZARRO (Costa Rica), 1999 - 2005Special Rapporteur on minority issues2005 (CHR res. 2005/79) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/8)Fernand DE VARENNES (Canada), appointed at HRC35 (June 2017)HRC53 (June 2023)Rita IZSÁK (Hungary), appointed at HRC17 (June 2011)

Gay MCDOUGALL (United States of America), 2005 – 2011Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons2013 (HRC res. 24/20) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/12)Claudia MAHLER (Austria), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Rosa KORNFELD-MATTE (Chile), 2014 - 2020Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights1998 (CHR res. 1998/25) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/13)Olivier DE SCHUTTER (Belgium), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Philip ALSTON (Australia), 2014 – 2020

Maria Magdalena SEPULVEDA CARMONA (Chile), 2008 – 2014

Arjun SENGUPTA (India), 2004 - 2008

Anne Marie LIZIN (Belgium), 1999 – 2004Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy2015 (HRC res. 28/16)/ 2021 (HRC res. 46/6)Ana BRIAN NOUGRERES (Uruguay), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Joseph CANNATACI (Malta), 2015- 2021Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance1993 (CHR res. 1993/20) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/36)E. Tendayi ACHIUME (Zambia), appointed at HRC36 (September 2017)HRC54 (September 2023)Mutuma RUTEERE (Kenya), 2011 - 2017

Githu MUIGAI (Kenya), 2008 - 2011

Doudou DIENE (Senegal), 2002 - 2008

Maurice GLELE-AHANHANZO (Benin), 1993 - 2002Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief1986 (CHR res. 1986/20) / 2019 (HRC res. 40/10)Ahmed SHAHEED (Maldives), appointed at HRC32 (June 2016)HRC50 (June 2022)Heiner BIELEFELDT (Germany), August 2010 – October 2016

Asma JAHANGIR (Pakistan), 2004 - 2010

Abdelfattah AMOR (Tunisia), 1993 - 2004

Angelo D'ALMEIDA RIBEIRO (Portugal), 1986 - 1993Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material1990 (CHR res. 1990/68) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/22)Mama Fatima SINGHATEH (Gambia), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Maud DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO (the Netherlands), 2014 – 2020

Najat MAALLA M'JID (Morocco), 2008 – 2014

Juan Miguel PETIT (Uruguay), 2001 - 2008 Ofelia CALCETAS-SANTOS (Philippines), 1994 - 2001

Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand), 1991 – 1994Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity2016 (HRC res. 32/2) / 2019 (HRC res. 41/18)Victor MADRIGAL-BORLOZ (Costa Rica), appointed at HRC Organisational Session December 2017HRC54 (September 2023)Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand), 2016 - 2017Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences.2007 (HRC res. 6/14) / 2019 HRC res. 42/10)Tomoya OBOKATA (Japan), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Urmila BHOOLA (South Africa), 2014 – 2020

Gulnara SHAHINIAN (Armenia), 2008 – 2014Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism2005 (CHR res. 2005/80) / 2019 (HRC res. 40/16)Fionnuala NÍ AOLÁIN (Ireland), appointed at HRC35 (June 2017)HRC53 (June 2023)Ben EMMERSON (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2011 - 2017

Martin SCHEININ (Finland), 2005 - 2011Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment1985 (CHR res. 1985/33) / 2020 (HRC res. 43/20)VacantHRC51 (September 2022)Nils MELZER (Switzerland), 2016 – 2022

Juan Ernesto MÉNDEZ (Argentina), 2010 - 2016

Manfred NOWAK (Austria), 2004 - 2010 Theo VAN BOVEN (The Netherlands), 2001 - 2004

Nigel RODLEY (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 1993 - 2001

Peter KOOIJMANS (The Netherlands), 1985 - 1993Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children2004 (CHR res. 2004/110) / 2020 (HRC res. 44/4)Siobhán MULLALLY (Ireland), appointed at HRC 44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Maria Grazia GIAMMARINARO (Italy), 2014 - 2020

Joy Ngozi EZEILO (Nigeria), 2008 - 2014

Sigma HUDA (Bangladesh), 2004 - 2008Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation &amp; guarantees of non-recurrence2011 (HRC res. 18/7) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/10)Fabián SALVIOLI (Argentina), appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)HRC55 (March 2024)Pablo DE GREIFF (Colombia), 2012 – 2018Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights2014 (HRC res. 27/21) / 2020 (HRC res. 45/5)Alena DOUHAN (Belarus), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC 61 (March 2026)Idriss JAZAIRY (Algeria), 2015-2020 (in memorium)Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences1994 (CHR res. 1994/45)/ 2019 (HRC res. 41/17)Reem ALSALEM (Jordan), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Dubravka ŠIMONOVIC (Croatia), 2015 - 2021

Rashida MANJOO (South Africa), 2009 – 2015

Yakin ERTURK (Turkey), 2003 - 2009

Radhika COOMARASWAMY (Sri Lanka), 1994 - 2003Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation2008 (HRC res. 7/22) / 2019 (HRC res. 42/5)Pedro ARROJO-AGUDO (Spain), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)HRC63 (September 2026)Léo HELLER (Brazil), 2014 – 2020

Catarina DE ALBUQUERQUE (Portugal), 2008 - 2014Working Group on discrimination against women and girls2010 (HRC res. 15/23) / 2019 (HRC res. 41/6)Elizabeth BRODERICK (Australia), appointed HRC36 (September 2017)Member from WEOG States: HRC54 (September 2023)Frances RADAY (Israel/United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2011 - 2017Meskerem TECHANE (Ethiopia), appointed HRC36 (September 2017)Member from African States: HRC54 (September 2023)Emna AOUIJ (Tunisia), 2011 - 2017Ivana RADACIC (Croatia), appointed HRC36 (September 2017)Member from EEG States: HRC54 (September 2023)Eleonora ZIELINSKA (Poland), 2011 - 2017Melissa UPRETI (Nepal), appointed HRC36 (September 2017)Member from AP States: HRC54 (September 2023)Kamala CHANDRAKIRANA (Indonesia), 2011 - 2017Dorothy ESTRADA-TANCK (Mexico), appoMember from GRULAC States: HRC63 (September 2026)Alda FACIO (Costa Rica), 2014 - 2020

Patricia OLAMENDI TORRES (Mexico) 2012 – 2013

Mercedes BARQUET (Mexico), 2011 – 2012Country Mandates (13)TitleMandate established / last extendedCurrent Mandate Holder(s)Next expected appointmentFormer Mandate Holder(s)Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus2012 (HRC res. 20/13) / 2021 (HRC res. 47/19)Anaïs Marin (France), appointed at HRC39 (September 2018)HRC57 (September 2024)Miklós Haraszti (Hungary), 2012-2018

Adrian Severin (Romania), 2004 – 2007Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi2021 (HRC res. 48/16)Fortuné Gaetan Zongo (Burkina Faso), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)HRC67 (March 2028)Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia1993 (CHR res. 1993/6) / 2021 (HRC res. 48/23)Vitit Muntarbhorn (Thailand), appointed at HRC46 (March 2021)HRC64 (March 2027)Rhona Smith (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2015 - 2021

Surya Prasad Subedi (Nepal), 2009 - 2015

Yash Ghai (Kenya), 2005 - 2008

Peter Leuprecht (Austria), 2000 - 2005

Thomas Hammerberg (Sweden), 1996 - 2000

Michael Kirby (Australia), 1993 - 1996Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic2013 (HRC res. S-20/1 and HRC res. 24/34) / 2021 (HRC res. 48/19)Yao Agbetse (Togo), appointed at the HRC42 (September 2019)HRC60 (September 2025)Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum (Côte d’Ivoire), (2014-2019)Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea2004 (CHR res. 2004/13) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/17)Elizabeth Salmon (Peru) ??Tomás Ojea Quintana (Argentina), 2016 - 2022

Marzuki Darusman (Indonesia), 2010 - 2016

Vitit Muntarbhorn (Thailand), 2004 - 2010Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea2012 (HRC res. 20/20) / 2021 (HRC res. 47/2)Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker (Sudan), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)HRC63 (September 2026)Daniela Kravetz (Chile), 2018 - 2020

Sheila Keetharuth (Mauritius), 2012 - 2018Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran2011 (HRC res. 16/9) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/18)Javaid Rehman (Pakistan), appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)HRC56 (June 2024)Asma Jahangir (Pakistan), 2016 – 2018

Ahmed Shaheed (Maldives), August 2011 – October 2016

Maurice Copithorne (Canada), 1995 – 2002

Reynaldo Galindo Pohl (El Salvador), 1993 - 1995Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali2013 (HRC res. 22/18) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/28)Alioune Tine (Senegal), appointed at HRC37 (March 2018)HRC55 (March 2024)Suliman Baldo (Sudan), 2013 – 2018Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar1992 (CHR res. 1992/58) / 2021 (HRC res. 46/21)Thomas H. Andrews (United States of America), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Yanghee Lee (Republic of Korea), 2014 – 2020

Tomás Ojea Quintana (Argentina), 2008 – 2014

Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro (Brazil), 2002 - 2008

Rajsoomer Lallah (Mauritius), 1996 - 2000

Yozo Yokuta (Japan), 1992 – 1996Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 19671993 (CHR res. 1993/2A - until the end of the Israeli occupation)Francesca P. Albanese (Italy), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)HRC67 (March 2028)Stanley Michael Lynk (Canada), 2016-2022

Makarim Wibisono (Indonesia), 2014 - 2016

Richard Falk (United States of America), 2008 – 2014

John Dugard (South Africa), 2001 - 2008

Giorgio Giacomelli (Switzerland), 1999 - 2001

Hannu Halinen (Finland), 1995 - 1999

René Felber (Switzerland), 1993 - 1995Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia1993 (CHR res. 1993/86) / 2021 (HRC res. 48/22)Isha Dyfan (Sierra Leone), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Bahame Nyanduga (Tanzania), 2014 – 2020

Shamsul Bari (Bangladesh), 2008 – 2014

Ghanim Alnajjar (Kuwait), 2001 - 2008

Mona Rishmawi (Palestine), 1996 - 2000

Mohamed Charfi (Tunisia), 1995 - 1996

Fanuel Jariretundu Kozonguizi (Namibia), 1993 – 1994Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic2011 (18th Special Session of the HRC S-18/1)Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro (Brazil) - will start once the mandate of the commission of inquiry ends

 Nnakwere 
Na June 2006, United Nations Human Rights Council, nke nọchiri UN Commission on Human Rights, gbatịkwuru ikike nke ndị na-akọ akụkọ pụrụ iche niile site na otu afọ iji mee ka ọ nwee ike ịme nyocha nke ikike ahụ ma chọọ ụzọ isi mee ka ọrụ ha sie ike. Otú ọ dị, ndị na-akọ akụkọ pụrụ iche maka mba ndị na-anabataghị onye na-akọwa akụkọ pụrụ iche batara n'okpuru ajụjụ na iwu nke ndị na-ekwu akụkọ pụrụ iche nke Cuba na Belarus emegharịghị.

Esemokwu ndị ọzọ n'etiti ndị na-akọ akụkọ pụrụ iche na kansụl ahụ gụnyere iwebata ụkpụrụ omume nke na-egbochi ndị na-ekwu okwu na mgbasa ozi na mbụ. Otú ọ dị, e ruru nkwekọrịta na ụkpụrụ omume dị ugbu a maka ndị na-akọ akụkọ pụrụ iche. N'oge na-adịbeghị anya, a jụọkwa ajụjụ banyere ego nke ndị na-akọ akụkọ pụrụ iche, ebe ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwu akụkọ pụrụ iche yiri ka ọ bụ mahadum na ndị na-eme ihe nkiri onwe ha na-akwado ya. Ford Foundation na Open Society Foundation dịka ọmụmaatụ enyewo nkwado ego na ihe onwunwe dị ukwuu maka ndị na-akọ akụkọ ụfọdụ, nke nwere ike ịjụ nnwere onwe nke ọrụ ha. Ọzọkwa, 52 n'ime ndị 222 nwere ikike kemgbe afọ 2010, ma ọ bụ rụọ ọrụ na Open Society Society Foundation ma ọ bụ otu NGO nke Open Society ma ọ bụ Ford Foundation kwadoro. Mmadụ ga-anọgide na-ama na ọ na-esiri ike igosi n'ụzọ ziri ezi mmetụta sitere na nkwado dị otú ahụ. Otú ọ dị, Open Society Foundation kwetara n'ihu ọha na ọ chọrọ imetụta onye na-ekwu okwu pụrụ iche na onyinye enyere The Center for Women's Global Leadership na 2017. 

Dị ka ndị na-akọ akụkọ pụrụ iche si kwuo, ọnọdụ a na-akwado n'ihi enweghị ego nke OHCHR nyere. Ego a kapịrị ọnụ nke ụfọdụ iwu na-eme ka enweghị nhata dị n'etiti ha: ebe ụfọdụ na-agbasi mbọ ike ịkwụ ụgwọ ọrụ, ndị ọzọ nwere ike ịhazi nzukọ n'ụwa niile iji kwalite ọrụ ha.    

 Hụkwa 

 Kọmitii Na-ahụ Maka Ihe Ndị Ruuru Mmadụ nke Mba Ndị Dị n'Otu
 Ọfịs nke Kọmishọna Ukwu nke Mba Ndị Dị n'Otu maka Ihe Ndị Ruuru Mmadụ
 Kọmitii Na-ahụ Maka Ihe Ndị Ruuru Mmadụ nke Mba Ndị Dị n'Otu
 Kansụl Na-ahụ Maka Ihe Ndị Ruuru Mmadụ nke Mba Ndị Dị n'Otu
 Onye nta akụkọ pụrụ iche

 Ihe odide 

 Njikọ mpụga 

 Usoro pụrụ iche nke Kansụl Na-ahụ Maka Ihe Ndị Ruuru Mmadụ na Kansụl Nchebe Mmadụ nke Mba Ndị Dị n'Otu
 BBC News Special on Special Rapporteurs
 Usoro pụrụ iche nke ikike mmadụ: Ihe ndị na-ekpebi mmetụta Universal Rights Group 2014
 Akụkọ ihe mere eme nke United Nations Special Procedures Mechanism: Origins, Evolution and Reform Universal Rights Group 2014
 Ọrụ nke onye nta akụkọ pụrụ iche nke UN