Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression

A/HRC/RES/7/36View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2008.

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84. Under the terms of paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 of its resolution 7/36, the Council:

(a) Decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a further three years;

(b) Requested the Secretary-General to provide the assistance necessary to the Special Rapporteur to fulfil his/her mandate effectively, in particular by placing adequate human and material resources at his/her disposal;

(c) Requested the Special Rapporteur to submit each year to the Council a report covering activities relating to his/her mandate.

85. Pursuant to the adoption of the resolution by the Council, a total amount of $53,800 per annum or $107,600 per biennium will be required to implement the activities, arising from the terms of the resolution, as follows:

(a) Travel of the Special Rapporteur to attend the annual meeting of special procedures and to present a report to the Council, as well as for two field missions per year ($36,800 per annum);

(b) Travel of staff to accompany the Special Rapporteur during field missions ($9,800 per annum);

(c) Local transportation, security, communications and other miscellaneous expenses during field missions ($7,200 per annum).

86. The requirements to implement the activities for the mandate of the Special Representative have been included under section 23, Human Rights, of the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009. Since the period for renewal of the mandate extends into the biennium 2010-2011, the requirements for that period will be considered in the context of the preparation of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011. No additional appropriations will be required as a result of the adoption of the resolution.

87. With regard to paragraph 7, attention is drawn to the provisions of section VI of General Assembly resolution 45/248 B, and subsequent resolutions, the most recent of which is resolution 62/236, in which the Assembly reaffirmed that the Fifth Committee was the appropriate Main Committee of the Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters and reaffirmed the role of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions.

Attendance

Members

Angola | M. Manuel Miguel Da Costa Aragão, M. João Da Cunha Caetano, M. Virgilio Marques De Faria, M. Arcanjo Maria Do Nascimento, M. Apolinário Correia, M. Manuel Domingos Augusto, Mme Fátima Viegas, M. António Manuel Tombia, M. Marques De Oliveira, M. Domingos Chilala, M. José Silva, Mme Efigénia Perpetua Dos Prazeres Jorge, M. Armindo Agostinho, M. Paulo Vaz Da Conceicao, M. Carlos Diamamtino Da Conceição, Mme Sónia Culeca, Mme Naidy Azevedo, M. Candido Euclides Pinto De Brito | Azerbaijan | Mr. Elchin Amirbayov,a Mr. Azad Cafarov, Mr. Mammad Talibov, Mr. Habib Mikayilli, Ms. Shafa Gardashova, Ms. Turkan Khalilova | Bangladesh | Ms. Debapriya Bhattacharya,a Mr. Mustafizur Rahman, Mr. Muhammed Enayet Mowla, Ms. Nahida Sobhan, Mr. Andalib Elias | Bolivia | Sr. Sacha Llorenti,a Sra. Angélica Navarro, Sra. Maysa Urena, Sra. Ximena Montano | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mr. Sven Alkalaj,a Ms. Jadranka Kalmeta, Ms. Mirsa Muharemagić, Mr. Mirza Pinjo, Ms. Dragana Andelić, Ms. Emina Merdan, Ms. Anesa Kundurović | Brazil | Mr. Paulo Vannuchi,a Mr. Sergio Abreu E Lima Florêncio,a Ms. Ana Lucy Gentil Cabral Petersen, Mr. Carlos Eduardo Da Cunha Oliviera, Ms. Silviane Tusi Brewer, Mr. Murilo Vieira Komniski, Ms. Melina Espeschit Maia, Ms. Mariana Carpanezzi, Mr. Nathanael De Souza E Silva, Mr. Thiago Melamed De Menezes, Ms. Camila Serrano Gionchetti | Cameroon | M. Joseph Dion Ngute,a M. Anatole Nkou, M. Francis Ngantcha, M. Yap Abdou, Mme Odette Melono, M. Prosper Bomba Ngong, M. Michel Mahouve, Mme Chantal Nama, Ms. Chantal Mfoula, M. Bertin Bidima, Ms. Nelly Banaken Elel | Canada | Mr. Marius Grinius,a Mr. Terry Cormier, Ms. Chantale Walker,b Mr. John Von Kaufmann, Ms. Johanne Forest, Ms. Nadia Stuewer, Mr. Daniel Ulmer, Ms. Nell Stewart, Ms. Cynthia Taylor, Ms. Julanar Green, Ms. Sarah Geh, Ms. Ines Kwan, Ms. Élène Bérubé, Ms. Jessica Blitt, Mr. Christopher Hovius, Ms. Kristin Price | China | Mr. Li Baodong,a Mr. Qun Wang,b Mr. Yongxiang Shen,b Mr. Yifan La,b Mr. Bo Qian,b Mr. Chengzhen Guo, Mr. Du Zhao, Mr. Keqian Niu, Mr. Haitao Yin, Mr. Xin Li, Mr. Yousheng Ke, Ms. Xiaoxia Ren, Mr. Yi Zhang, Mr. Xianfeng Zhou, Mr. Yanwei Zhu, Ms. Lingxiao Liu, Mr. Feng Zhou, Mr. Zhijun Liang, Mr. Junhai Nie | Cuba | Sr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios,a Sr. Rodolfo Reyes Rodriguez,a Sr. Yuri Ariel Gala López,b Sr. Marcos Gabriel Llunch, Sr. Resfel Pino Álvarez, Sr. Greta Díaz Rodríguez, Sr. Rafael García Collada, Ms. Adriana Pérez, Ms. Olga Salanueva, Ms. Ana Mayra Rodríguez | Djibouti | M. Mohamed Siad Douale, M. Ahmed Mohamed Abro | Egypt | Mr. Sameh Shoukry,a Mr. Amin Meleika,b Mr. Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin, Mr. Amr Roshdy, Mr. Omar Shalaby, Ms. Mona Elbahtimy | France | Mme Rama Yade,a M. Jean-Baptiste Mattei, M. François Zimeray, Mme Sylvie Bermann, M. Marc Giacomini, M. Christophe Guilhou, M. Jacques Pellet, M. Armand Riberolles, M. Daniel Vosgien, M. François Vandeville, M. Fabien Fieschi, M. Raphaël Droszewski, M. Emmanuel Pineda, M. Raphaël Trapp, Mme Cécile Vigneau, Mme Fanny Benedetti, M. Mostafa Mihraje, Mme Christine Guétin | Gabon | M. Dieudonné Ndiaye,a M. Samuel Nang Nang, Mme Marion Angone Abena, Mme Adèle Patricia Louzet | Germany | Mr. Gunter Nooke,a Ms. Birgitta Siefker Eberle,b Mr. Martin Huth, Ms. Sarah Bernardy, Mr. Jurij Aston, Mr. Michael Klepsch, Ms. Anke Konrad, Ms. Sonja Kreibich, Mr. Gunnar Berkemeier, Ms. Silvia Pernice-Wanke, Ms. Isabel Vogler, Ms. Heerta Däubler-Gmelin, Mr. Holger Haibach, Ms. Angelika Graf, Ms. Christel Riemann-Hanewinckel, Mr. Christoph Strässer, Mr. Florian Toncar, Ms. Eva Unverdorben, Mr. Rainer Büscher, Mr. Peter Rothen, Ms. Diana Erlenmaier | Ghana | Mr. Ambrose Dery,a Mr. Kwabena Baah-Duodu, Ms. Mercy Yvonne Amoah, Ms. Sylvia Adusu, Ms. Grace Oppong, Ms. Loretta Asiedu | Guatemala | Sr. Miguel Ángel Ibarra González,a Sr. Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado,a Sra. Angela Chávez Bietti, Sra. Stephanie Hochstetter, Sra. Ingrid Martínez Galindo, Sra. Sulmi Barrios, Sra. María Soledad Urruela Arenales, Sra. María Gabriela Núñez, Sra. Elizabeth Valdés Rank De Sperisen, Sra. Ruth Del Valle Cobán, Sr. César Dávila | India | Mr. Anand Sharma,a Mr. Swashpawan Singh,b Mr. Mohinder Grover, Mr. Manjeev S. Puri, Mr. Rajiv Chander, Mr. Raj William, Mr. Dinesh K. Patnaik, Mr. Vijay Kumar Trivedi, Mr. Ashish Kundra, Mr. Munu Mahawar, Ms. Nutan Mahawar, Mr. R. Masakui, Ms. Paramita Tripathi, Ms. Rachita Bhandari, Ms. Aruna Sharma | Indonesia | Mr. N. Hassan Wirajuda,a Mr. I. Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja,b Mr. Harkristuti Harkrisnowo,b Mr. H.A.S Natabya, Mr. Romulo R. Simbolon, Mr. Budi Utomo, Mr. Havid Abbas, Ms. Wiwiek Setyawati Firman, Mr. Arianto Sutadi, Ms. Pardina Pudiastuti, Mr. Edwin Pamimpin Situmorang, Mr. Benny Yan Pieter Siahaan, Mr. Kamapradipta Isnomo, Ms. Diana Emilla Sari Sutikno, Ms. Indah Nuria Savitri, Mr. Ahmad Arief Adnan, Mr. Wisnu Lombar Dwinanto | Italy | Mr. Giovanni Caracciolo Di Vietri,a Mr. Pasquale D’Avino,a Mr. Roberto Vellano, Ms. Nicoletta Piccirillo, Mr. Damiano De Felice, Ms. Maja Bova, Ms. Cristiana Carletti, Ms. Silvia Dodero, Ms. Alice Farina, Ms. Angelita Capotti , Mr. Luca Trinchieri | Japan | Mr. Yasuhide Nakayama,a Mr. Ichiro Fujisaki,a Mr. Makio Miyagawa,b Mr. Akio Isomata,b Mr. Tetsuya Kimura, Mr. Osamu Yamanaka, Mr. Akira Matsumoto, Ms. Masako Sato, Ms. Shoko Fujimoto, Mr. Masayuki Sakaniwa, Mr. Makoto Tanabe, Mr. Yuichi Nakai, Mr. Kazuyoshi Soneda, Ms. Natsuko Okahara, Ms. Mirai Maruo, Mr. Derek Seklecki, Ms. Tomomi Shiwa | Jordan | Mr. Mousa Burayzat,a Mr. Bashar Abu-Taleb, Mr. Mutaz Hyassat, Mr. Fouad Al Majali, Mr. Nayef Al Faraj, Mr. Hussam Qudah, Mr. Mohammed Hindawi, Ms. Ghadeer Hmeidi Moh`D El Fayez | Madagascar | M. Alfred Rambeloson,a M. Jean-Pierre Rakotonirina, Mme Clarah Andrianjaka | Malaysia | Ms. King Bee Hsu,a Mr. Mohamed Zin Amran,b Ms. Pillai Omana P.V.C, Mr. Ismail Rahmat, Mr. Idris Baharin, Mr. Ibrahim Jalaludin, Ms. Amiruddin Zuraidah, Mr. Mohamad Muhammad Rushdan, Ms. Abdullah Tanty Edaura, Mr. Idham Musa Moktar, Mr. Mohd Idrus Nor´Azam, Mr. Abd Haleem Hazreen, Mr. Nik Mohd Kamil Nik Ady Arman, Ms. Ramly Rafisha, Mr. Hashmin Supri, Mr. Brahim Sopian | Mali | M. Sidiki Lamine Sow,a M. Sékou Kasse, M. Alhacoum Maiga | Mauritius | M. Shree Baboo Chekitan Servansing,a M. Mohamed Iqbal Latona, M. Hambyrajen Narsinghen, M. Vishwakarmah Mungur, M. Umesh Kumar Sookmanee, Mme Reena Wilfrid-René | Mexico | Sr. Luis Alfonso De Alba,a Sr. José Antonio Guevara,a Sra. Mabel Gómez Oliver,b Sr. Salvador Tinajero, Sra. Elía Sosa, Srita. Mariana Olivera, Sr. Gustavo Torres, Sr. Victor Genina, Sra. Gracia Perez, Sra. María Antonieta Jáquez | Netherlands | Mr. Boudewijn Van Eenennaam,a Ms. Marion Kappeyne Van De Copello, Mr. Robert-Jan Sieben, Ms. Hedda Samson, Ms. Margriet Kuster, Ms. Nynke Wijmenga, Mr. Lenny Feis, Ms. Lisette Sinkeler | Nicaragua | Sr. Valdrack Jaentschke,a Sra. Alicia Matín Gallegos, Sr. Nestor Cruz Toruño, Sra. María Elena Medal Garrido, Sra. Delia Ellen Martínez Fox | Nigeria | Mr. Ojo Maduekwe,a Mr. Michael Aondoakaa,a Mr. B.K. Kaigama,a Mr. Martin Uhomoibhi,a Mr. B. Owoseni, Mr. M.K. Ibrahim, Mr. U.H. Orjiakor, Mr. Samson K.A. Ajagbe, Mr. Columbus O. Okaro, Mr. Frank N. Isoh, Mr. Ozo Nwobu, Mr. Ositadinma Anaedu, Mr. John Gana, Mr. Aminu Nabegu, Mr. S.D. Pam, Mr. Jimoh Balogun, Mrs. Mercy U. Agbamuche, Mr. Sanya Ogunkuade, Mr. Obinna Onowu, Mrs. Justina A. Odion, Ms. Kehinde F. Ajoni, Mr. Mustafa M. Kida, Mr. Isaac J. Idu, Dr. I.W. Orakwe, Mr. Ibrahim, Mr. Mohammed I. Haidara, Dr. U.H. Ojiako, Mr. Ibrahim Yusuf, Mr. H.O. Sulaiman | Pakistan | Mr. Masood Khan,a Ms. Tehmina Janjua,b Mr. Mazhar Iqbal, Mr. Aftab Khokher, Mr. Marghoob Saleem Butt, Mr. Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, Mr. Syed Ali Asad Gillani, Mr. Ahmar Ismail, Mr. Arzoo Syeddah, Mr. Mansoor Ahmed, Mr. Bilal Hayee | Peru | Sr. Elmer Schialer Salcedo,a Sr. Carlos Chocano Burga, Sr. Alejandro Neyra Sanchez, Sr. Inti Zevallos Aguilar, Sr. Daniel Zegarra Bloch | Philippines | Mr. H.E Alberto G. Romulo,a Mr. H.E. Enrique A. Manalo,b Ms. Erlinda F. Basilio, Mr. Denis Y. Lepatan, Mrs. Ma. Teresa C. Lepatan, Mr. Jesús Enrique Garcia, Ms. Leizel J. Fernandez, Ms. Milagros Cruz, Mr. Alfredo Labrador | Qatar | Mr. Abdulla Falah Abdulla Al Dosari,a Mr. Faisal Al-Henzab,b Mr. Meshaal Ali Al-Attiyah, Mr. Mansoor Abdulla Al-Sulaitin, Ms. Hanadi Al-Shafei, Mr. Raed Al-Madani, Mr. Hayef Al-Dosari | Republic of Korea | Mr. Sung-Joo Lee,a Mr. Dong-Hee Chang,b Mr. Jae-Bok Chang, Mr. Nam-Il Kang, Mr. Hoon-Min Lim, Mr. Bum-Hym Bek, Mr. Pil-Woo Kim, Mr. Seok-Hee Kang, Mr. Byong-Jo Kang, Ms. Chung Hannah, Ms. Lee Young-Wook | Romania | Ms. Steluta Arhire,a Mr. Nicolae Blindu, Mrs. Elisabeta David, Mr. Marius Aldea | Russian Federation | Mr. Valery Loshchinin,a Mr. Oleg Malginov,b Ms. Marina Korunova,b Mr. Yuri Boychenko, Mr. Yuri Kolesnikov, Mr. Pavel Chernikov, Mr. Sergey Chumarev, Mr. Vladimir Zheglov, Mr. Alexey Akzhigitov, Mr. Alexey Goltyaev, Ms. Natalia Zolotova, Ms. Galina Khvan, Mr. Sergey Kondratiev, Mr. Roman Kashaev, Mr. Valentin Malyarchuk, Mr. Alexander Shchedrin, Ms. Marina Viktorova, Mr. Semion Liapichev, Mr. Alexander Abramov, Mr. Yury Ryabykh, Mr. Vakhtang Kipshidze, Mr. Mikhail Gundyaev, Ms. Elena Kuroshina, Ms. Elena Makeeva, Ms. Ekaterina Kuznetsova,c Ms. Evgenia Fedorchenko,c Ms. Anna Nechiporenkoc | Saudi Arabia | Mr. Abdulwahab Attar,a Mr. Zaid Al-Hussain, Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Fawzan, Mr. Ali Madallah Al-Ruweishid, Mr. Said Al-Zahrani, Mr. Salah Al-Sharikh, Mr. Adil Mohammad Al-Khathlan, Mr. Naid Mualla Al-Otaibi, Mr. Saad Al-Shahrani, Mr. Muhammad Al-Moaddi, Mr. Ahmed Al-Aquil, Mr. Abdullah Al-Sheikh, Mr. Fouad Rajeh, Mr. Ali Bahitham, Mr. Fahd Al-Eisa , Mr. Jobair M. Al-Jobair, Mr. Abdul Aziz Alwasil | Senegal | M. Babacar Carlos Mbaye,a M. Pierre Diouf, M. Cheikh Tidiane Thiam, M. Abdou Salam Diallo, Mme Seynabou Dial , M. El Hadji Ibou Boye, M. Abdoul Wahab Haidara, M. Mamadou Seck, M. Mohamed Lamine Thiaw, M. Mankeur Ndiaye, M. Ndiame Gaye | Slovenia | Mr. Dimitrij Rupel,a Mr. Andrej Logar,b Mr. Aleš Balut, Ms. Anita Pipan, Mr. Gregor Šuc, Ms. Eva Tomič, Ms. Smiljana Knez, Mr. Anton Novak, Mr. Alan Gibbons, Mr. Alja Klopčič Mr. Dominik Frelih, Ms. Vesna Mokorel, Ms. Jasna Musi, Ms. Živa Nendl, Mr. Andreja Korinšek | South Africa | Mr. S.G Nene,a Mr. I.W Kotsoane, Mr. M.K Maphisa, Mr. Dolph Ramolotsi, Ms. Sibongile Manzana, Mr. T.J Kgoelenya, Mr. N. Phakola, Ms. E. De Koker | Sri Lanka | Mr. Mahinda Samarsinghe,a Mr. Dayan Jayatilleka,a Mr. Rajiva Wijesinha, Mr. Suhada Gamalath, Mr. P.M.M. Peiris, Mr. Asoka Wijetilake, Mr. W.J.S. Fernando, Mr. Yasantha Kodagoda, Ms. Shirani Goonetilleke, Mr. G.K.D. Amarawardana, Mr. Sumedha Ekanayake, Mr. O.L. Ameerajwad, Mr. Ravindra Wickremasinghe, Ms. Subhashinie Punchihetti | Switzerland | M. Blaise Godet,a Mme Muriel Berset Kohen,b Mme Natalie Kohli,b M. Rudolf Knoblauch, M. Ralph Heckner, M. Mirko Giulietti, Mme Barbara Fontana, M. Olivier Zehnder, Mme Jeannine Volken, Mme Anh Thu Duong, M. Martin Kelemenis, M. Marcello Cangialosi, Mme Sarah Jacquier, Mme Elena Manfrina, M. Elias Wieland, Mme Martina Schmidt, Mme Esther Keimer, M. Remy Friedmann, Mme Corrine Henchoz Pignani, M. Jean-Nicolas Bitter, Mme Dameris Carnal, M. Mattias Buess, Mme Djemila Carron | Ukraine | Mr. Volodymyr Vassylenko,a Mr. Mykola Maimeskul, Ms. Svitlana Homonovska, Ms. Tetiana Semeniuta, Ms. Olena Petrenko, Ms. K. Tkachenko | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Mr. Nicholas Thorne,a Ms. Rebecca Sagar, Ms. Kate Jones, Ms. Melanie Hopkins, Ms. Katriona Gaskill, Mr. Robert Last, Ms. Denise Regan, Ms. Teresa Mcgrath, Ms. Harriet Cross, Mr. Paul Edwards, Mr. Matthew Preston, Mr. Gideon Bresler, Ms. Anna Gelderd, Ms. Stephanie Matter, Ms. Susan Hyland, Mr. Purna Sen, Mr. John Kissane, Ms. Monica Vincent, Mr. Jacky Devis, Ms. Julie Lee | Uruguay | Sr. Alejandro Artucio,a Sra. Pauline Davies, Sra. Lourdes Bone | Zambia | Ms. Gertrude Imbwae,a Mr. Dominic Sichinga, Mr. Mathias Daka, Ms. Encyla Sinjela, Mr. Alfonso K. Zulu, Ms. Inonge Kwenda

Non-member State represented by observers

Holy See

Other observer

Palestine

United Nations

Intergovernmental organizations

Other entities

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | Sovereign Order of Malta

National human rights institutions, international coordinating committees and regional groups of national institutions

Comité sénégalais des droits de l’homme - Senegal | Commission nationale consultative de promotion et de protection des droits de l’homme - Algeria | Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme - France | Commission nationale des droits de l’homme - Togo | Conseil consultatif des droits de l’homme - Morocco | Deutsches Institute Fur Menschenrechte - Germany | Human Rights Commission - Azerbaijan | Human Rights Commission of Malaysia | Human Rights Ombudsman - Bosnia and Herzegovina | International Coordinating Committee | Kenya National Commission - Kenya | National Council for Human Rights - Egypt | National Human Rights Commission - India | National Human Rights Commission of Korea - Korea | South African Human Rights Commission

Non-governmental organizations

General consultative status

Special consultative status

Roster

List of documents issued for the seventh session of the Council

Documents issued in the Government series | Symbol | Agenda item | A/HRC/7/G/1 | 3 | Note verbale dated 26 October 2007 from the Permanent Mission of Peru addressed to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | A/HRC/7/G/2 | 8 | Note verbale dated 6 December 2007 from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | A/HRC/7/G/3 | 4 | Letter dated 30 January 2008 from the Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council | A/HRC/7/G/4 | 2 | Note verbale dated 26 February 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Colombia addressed to the Human Rights Council secretariat | A/HRC/7/G/5 | 3 | Note verbale dated 26 February 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Cuba addressed to the Human Rights Council secretariat | A/HRC/7/G/6 | 3 | Letter dated 5 March 2008 from the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council | A/HRC/7/G/7 | 2 | Note verbale dated 6 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the secretariat of the Human Rights Council | A/HRC/7/G/8 | 4 | Note verbale dated 10 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Myanmar to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the secretariat of the Human Rights Council

Documents issued in the Government series (concluded) | Symbol | Agenda item | A/HRC/7/G/9 | 7 | Note verbale dated 6 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Human Rights Council secretariat | A/HRC/7/G/10 | 3 and 9 | Note verbale dated 13 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Dominican Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | A/HRC/7/G/11 | 4 | Note verbale dated 13 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Ethiopia to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the secretariat of the Human Rights Council | A/HRC/7/G/12 | 3 | Note verbale dated 12 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | A/HRC/7/G/13 | 3 | Note verbale dated 13 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | A/HRC/7/G/14 | 1 | Note verbale dated 19 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Turkey addressed to the secretariat of the Human Rights Council | A/HRC/7/G/15 | 4 | Note verbale dated 26 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the secretariat of the Human Rights Council | A/HRC/7/G/16 | 2 | Note verbale dated 28 March 2008 from the Permanent Mission of Turkey addressed to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | A/HRC/7/G/17 | 3 | Letter dated 21 March 2008 from the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Serbia addressed to the President of the Human Rights Council

Documents issued in the non-governmental organizations series | Symbol | Agenda item | A/HRC/7/NGO/1 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the International Movement for Fraternal Union among Races and Peoples (UFER), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/2 | 9 | Written statement submitted by the International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (EAFORD), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/3 | 3 | Written statement submitted by Reporters without Borders - International, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/4 | 3 | Joint written statement submitted by Caritas Internationalist (International Confederation of Catholic Charities), Franciscans International (FI), New Humanity, non-governmental organizations in general consultative status, International Catholic Child Bureau (ICCB), Dominicans for Justice and Peace (Order of Preachers), Dominican Leadership Conference (DlC), Pax Romana, Pax Christi International, International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), UNANIMA International Inc., International Kolping Society (IKS), Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers (CMFSA), Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, School Sister of Notre Dame (SSND), Catholic International Education Office (OIEC), International Association of Charities (AIC), International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC), World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations (WUCWO), Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Education and Development - VIDES, International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL),

Documents issued in the non-governmental organizations series (continued) | Symbol | Agenda item | Teresian Association, Association Points-Cœur, International Movement of Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieus (MIAMSI), Development Innovations and Networks (IRED), Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS), World Organization of Former Pupils of Catholic Education (OMAAEEC), Company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status, and World Christian Life Community, International Movement of Apostolate of Children (MIDADE), Association catholique internationale de services pour la jeunesse feminine (ACISJF), International Public Policy Institute (IPPI), non-governmental organizations on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/5 | 3 | Written statement submitted by Interfaith International, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/6 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/7 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/8 | 7 | Written statement submitted by the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/9 | 9 | Written statement submitted by the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/10 | 10 | Written statement submitted by the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/11 | 3 | Written statement submitted by Human Rights Advocates (HRA), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/12 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/13 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/14 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/15 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/16 and Corr.1 | 3 | Exposé écrit par New Humanity, organisation non gouvernementale dotée du statut consultatif spécial | A/HRC/7/NGO/17 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/18 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Japanese Workers’ Committee for Human Rights (JWCHR), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/19 | 4 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/20 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/21 and Corr.1 | 4 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/22 | 3 | Exposé écrit conjoint présenté par France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, organisation non gouvernementale dotée du statut consultatif spécial, et Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples (MRAP), organisation non gouvernementale inscrite sur la liste | A/HRC/7/NGO/23 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/24 | 5 | Written statement submitted by Human Rights Advocates (HRA), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/25 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/26 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/27 | 3 | Written statement submitted by Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/28 | 4 | Written statement submitted by International Educational Development (IED), a non-governmental organization on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/29 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/30 | 3 | Written statement submitted by MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, a non governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/31 | 3 | Joint written statement submitted by the Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers) (FWCC), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status, and the International Catholic Child Bureau (ICCB), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/32 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the World Organization against Torture, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/33 | 3 | Joint written statement submitted by the Europe-Third World Centre, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status, France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status, and Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples (MRAP), a non-governmental organization on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/34 | 4 | Written statement submitted by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/35 | 4 | Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/36 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/37 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/38 | 4 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/39 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/40 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/41 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/42 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/43 | 3 | Joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status, and Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/44 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/45 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/46 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/47 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/48 | 4 | Exposé écrit conjoint présenté par Mouvement international de la jeunesse et des étudiants pour les Nations Unies, organisation non gouvernementale dotée du statut consultatif général, la Ligue internationale des femmes pour la paix et la liberté (LIFPL) et France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, organisations non gouvernementales dotées du statut consultatif spécial, et le Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples (MRAP), organisation non gouvernementale inscrite sur la liste | A/HRC/7/NGO/49 | 7 | Joint written statement submitted by Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man, and Defence International (DCI), non-governmental organizations in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/50 | 3 | Written statement submitted by Society for Threatened Peoples, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/51 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/52 | 4 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/53 | 4 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/54 | 4 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/55 | 4 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/56 | 3 | Joint written statement submitted by the Transnational Radical Party (TRP), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status, the Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN), Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), Society for Threatened Peoples, France Liberté: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students), non-governmental organizations in special consultative status, and International Educational Development (IED), Inc., the International Federation for the protection of the rights of ethnic, religious, linguistic and other minorities, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peoples (MRAP) and the Saami Council, non-governmental organizations on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/57 | 7 | Joint written statement submitted by World Vision International (WVI), the International Save the Children Alliance, non-governmental organizations in general consultative status, the World Organization against Torture, ECPAT International, Defence for Children International (DCI), the Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF), the International Catholic Child Bureau (ICCB), International Federation Terre des Hommes (IFTDH), the Baha’i International Community, SOS Kinderdorf International (SOS-KDI), non-governmental organizations in special consultative status, and Plan International, Inc., a non-governmental organization on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/58 | 3 | Joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), non-governmental organizations in general consultative status, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development (CORDAID), | Minority Rights Group (MRG) and Anti-Slavery International and the Social Service Agency of the Protestant Church in Germany, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status, and the International Movement against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), a non-governmental organization on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/59 | 7 | Written statement submitted by Nord-Sud XXI, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/60 | 7 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/61 | 4 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/62 | 4 | Written statement submitted by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/63 | 4 | Written statement submitted by the International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (FIDH), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/64 | 7 | Joint written statement submitted by the International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), non-governmental organizations in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/65 | 10 | Exposé écrit par la Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’homme (FIDH), organisation non gouvernementale dotée du statut consultatif spécial | A/HRC/7/NGO/66 | 3 | Written statement submitted by Migrants Rights International (MRI), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/67 | 4 | Written statement submitted by Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/68 | 4 | Written statement submitted by Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/69 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/70 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/71 | 7 | Joint written statement submitted by CARE International - Cooperative for Care and Assistance Everywhere, Doctors of the World, non-governmental organizations in general consultative status, and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/72 | 4 | Joint written statement submitted by Caritas Internationalist, Franciscans International, non-governmental organizations in general consultative status, the Centre for Migration Studies of New York, Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of The Good Shepherd, Dominicans for Justice and Peace (Order of Preachers), the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC), the International Movement of Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieus (MIAMSI), the International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Education and Development-VIDES, Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students) and the Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/73 | 4 | Written statement submitted by Amnesty International (AI), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/74 | 4 | Written statement submitted by the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/75 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Europe-Third World Centre, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/76 | 3 | Written statement submitted by Jubilee Campaign, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/77 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Hawa Society for Women (HSW), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/78 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Sudan Council of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/79 | 4 | Written statement submitted by the African-American Society for Humanitarian Aid and Development (ASHAD), a non-governmental organization on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/80 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/81 | 7 | Exposición escrita presentada por la Federación de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, organización no gubernamental reconocida como entidad consultiva especial | A/HRC/7/NGO/82 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/83 | 4 | Joint written statement submitted by the International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations (ISMUN), a non-governmental organization in general consultative status, the Arab Lawyers Union (ALU), the General Arab Women Federation (GAWF), the General Federation of Iraqi Women, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), the United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation, the Union of Arab Jurists and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), non-governmental organizations in special consultative status, and International Education Development (IED), a non-governmental organization on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/84 | 3 | Joint written statement submitted by the International Alliance of Women (IAW), the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (CCIA/WCC), the Women’s Federation for World Peace International (WFWPI), Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU), the International Association of Soldiers for Peace, Zonta International, New Humanity, the International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres (IFS), the International Council of Women (ICW-CIF), the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and International Movement ATD Fourth World, non-governmental organizations in general consultative status, Conscience and Peace Tax International (CPTI), Dominicans for Justice and Peace (Order of Preachers), Federación de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, Interfaith International, Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students), Temple of Understanding (TOU), the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), | the Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF),the World Organization against Torture, the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), the International Federation of University Women (IFUW), Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the Worldwide Organization for Women (WOW), the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), the Union of Arab Jurists, the African Women’s Development and Communication Network - FEMNET, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia), Rencontre africaine pour la defense des droits de l’homme (RADDHO), the Foundation for the Refugee Education Trust (RET), International Bridges to Justice (IBJ), the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC), the International Association for the Defence of Religious Liberty, the General Arab Women Federation (GAWF), the American Association of Jurists (AAJ), Lassalle-Institut, the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia, the Anti-Racism Information Service (ARIS), the Peter Hesse Stiftung Foundation, the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ), the Pan-Pacific and South-East Asia Women’s Association (PPSEAWA), the Ius Primi Viri International Association (IPV), the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights (APDH), the International Movement for Fraternal Union among Races and Peoples (UFER), the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO), the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers (FIFCJ), the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), the International Association for Women’s Mental Health (IAWMH), the European Union of Women (EUW), the European Women’s Lobby, the International Women’s Year Liaison Group (IWYLG), the African Services Committee, Inc., | the International Federation of Family Associations of Missing Persons from Armed Conflict (IFFAMPAC), the African Services Committee, Inc., the Institute of International Social Development, African Action on AIDS, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), the Lama Gangchen World Peace Foundation (LGWPF), Pax Christi International, the International Catholic Peace Movement, MADRE, Inc., the Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), the Tandem Project, the Al-Hakim Foundation, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW), the Guild of Service (GOS), the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV), Solar Cookers International (SCI), the Women’s Welfare Centre (WWC), the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA), Prison Fellowship International (PFI), UNANIMA International, Inc., the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), the Salvation Army, Droit à l’énergie SOS Futur, the United States Federation for Middle-East Peace, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status, the Institute for Planetary Synthesis (IPS), the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the UNESCO Centre Basque Country (UNESCO ETXEA), 3HO Foundation (Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization), the Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA), the Dzeno Association and the Country Women Association of Nigeria (COWAN), non-governmental organizations on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/85 | 4 | Written statement submitted by Human Rights First, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/86 | 5 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/87 | 3 | Idem | A/HRC/7/NGO/88 | 7 | Written statement submitted by the International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (EAFORD), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/89 | 7 | Written statement submitted by the International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (EAFORD), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/90 | 5 | Written statement submitted by the Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/91 | 7 | Written statement submitted by the Badil Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/92 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/93 | 4 | Written statement submitted by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/94 | 4 | Written statement submitted by Amnesty International (AI), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/95 | 10 | Exposé écrit par le Collectif des organisations des jeunes solidaires du Congo-Kinshasa (COSESKI-RDC), organisation non gouvernementale dotée du statut consultatif spécial

Documents issued in the non-governmental organizations series (concluded) | Symbol | Agenda item | A/HRC/7/NGO/96 | 3 | Joint written statement submitted by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status, the Association for World Education (AWE) and the Association of World Citizens (AWC), non-governmental organizations on the roster | A/HRC/7/NGO/97 | 3 | Joint written statement submitted by the Arab Lawyers Union (ALU), the General Arab Women Federation (GAWF), the International Educational Development (IED), Inc., the United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation and the Union of Arab Jurists, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status | A/HRC/7/NGO/98 | 3 | Written statement submitted by the Arab Centre for the Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession (ACIJLP), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status | Documents issued in the national institutions series | Symbol | Agenda item | A/HRC/7/NI/1 | 8 | Information presented by the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea: note by the Secretariat | A/HRC/7/NI/2 | 8 | Information presented by the Office of the Human Rights Procurator in Guatemala: note by the Secretariat | A/HRC/7/NI/3 | 8 | Information presented by the Conseil Consultative des Droits de l’Homme of Morocco and the National Council for Human Rights of Egypt: note by the Secretariat | A/HRC/7/NI/4 | 8 | Information submitted by the French National Human Rights Consultative Commission: note by the Secretariat

Documents issued in the national institutions series (concluded) | Symbol | Agenda item | A/HRC/7/NI/5 | 9 | Information presented by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, the Greek National Commission for Human Rights, the French Consultative Commission of Human Rights, the Jordanian Centre for Human Rights and the Danish Institute for Human Rights: note by the Secretariat | A/HRC/7/NI/6 | 8 | Information presented by the National Human Rights Commission of India: note by the Secretariat | A/HRC/7/NI/7 | 8 | Written statement submitted by the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan: note by the Secretariat

List of special procedures mandate-holders appointed by the Council at its seventh session

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

Raquel Rolnik (Brazil)

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Special Rapporteur on the right to food

Olivier de Schutter (Belgium)

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people

James Anaya (United States of America)

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Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Najat M’jid Maala (Morocco)

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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

¹⁰Previously the “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”. The mandate was redefined and renamed by the Council in its resolution 7/4.

Cephas Lumina (Zambia)

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

Tomás Ojea Quintana (Argentina)

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

Richard Falk (United States of America)

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Independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty

María Magdalena Sepúlveda (Chile)

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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences

Gulnara Shahinian (Armenia)

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Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

El Hadji Malick Sow (Senegal) Aslan Abashidze (Russia) Roberto Garretón (Chile)

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Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

Jeremy Sarkin (South Africa)

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Working Group on African Descent

Milton Nettleford (Jamaica)

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Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia

Shamsui Bari (Bangladesh)

¹¹Previously the “independent expert appointed by the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in Somalia”. The mandate was renewed by the Council in its resolution 7/35.

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Margaret Sekaggya (Uganda)

¹²Previously the “Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders”. The mandate was renewed by the Council in its resolution 7/8.

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List of Advisory Committee members and duration of terms of membership

Members | Election | Term of office | African States | Elected by acclamation | Ms. Mona Zulficar (Egypt) | - | 2 | Mr. Bernards Andrews Nyamwaya Mudho (Kenya) | - | 2 | Mr. Dheerujlall Seetulsingh (Mauritius) | - | 3 | Ms. Halima Embarek Warzazi (Morocco) | - | 1 | Mr. Baba Kura Kaigama (Nigeria) | - | 3 | Asian States | Elected by acclamation | Mr. Shiqiu Chen (China) | - | 1 | Mr. Shigeki Sakamoto (Japan) | - | 2 | Mr. Ansar Ahmed Burney (Pakistan) | - | 3 | Ms. Purificacion V. Quisumbing (Philippines) | - | 3 | Ms. Chung Chinsung (Republic of Korea) | - | 2 | Eastern European States | Elected by secret ballota | Mr. Vladimir Kartashkin (Russian Federation) | 42 votes | 2 | Mr. Latif Hüseynov (Azerbaijan) | 30 votes | 3 | Latin American and Caribbean States | Elected by acclamation | Mr. Miguel Alfonso Martínez (Cuba) | - | 1 | Mr. José Antonio Bengoa Cabello (Chile) | - | 2 | Mr. Héctor Felipe Fix Fierro (Mexico) | - | 3 | Western European and other States | Elected by secret ballotb | Mr. Jean Ziegler (Switzerland) | 40 votes | 1 | Mr. Emmanuel Decaux (France) | 24 votes | 3 | Mr. Wolfgang Stefan Heinz (Germany) | 24 votes | 2

List of troikas under the universal periodic review mechanism

First session (7-18 April 2008)

Second session (5-16 May 2008)

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See, for example, general comment No. 29 (2001), on article 4 of the Covenant (derogations during a state of emergency) adopted by the Human Rights Committee.

The representative of Bangladesh subsequently stated that his delegation had intended to vote in favour of the draft resolution.

Observer of the Council speaking on behalf of States members and observer States.

Observer State of the Council speaking on behalf of States members and observer States.

The representative of Bangladesh subsequently stated that his delegation had intended to vote in favour of the draft resolution.

Representative.

Alternate.

Adviser.

a The following candidates were not elected: Mr. Roman Wieruszewski (Poland) - 14 votes; Ms. Ksenija Turković (Croatia) - 7 votes.

b The following candidates were not elected: Ms. Kalliopi Koufa (Greece) - 19 votes; Mr. Carl Söderbergh (Sweden) - 15 votes; Mr. Andre M. Surena (United States of America) - 12 votes; Mr. Francisco Javier de Lucas Martín (Spain) - 6 votes; and Mr. Carlos Villán Durán (Spain) - 1 vote.

Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression

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