The UN Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms: The Special Procedures – Useful Links

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Clément Voule bio

UN Special Procedures website

UN Human Rights Council (in charge of the Special Procedures)

Special Procedures Thematic mandates

Special Procedures Country specific mandates

Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association webpage

Mandate of the Special Rapporteur

Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights webpage

Communications Process for Special Procedures

Database of previous communications and government replies

Manual of Operations for Special Procedures

Example of a call for input

Recent thematic reports from Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Recent country visit reports from Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Professor Ben Saul bio

Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights

Human rights-based approach to combat terrorism, The Jakarta Post, September 2012 (shared by a participant).

UN Treaty Bodies website

Other Useful Links

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Practical Guide to UN Special Procedures by International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)

Annual reports of Special Procedures

Special Procedures Mandate holders

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) website

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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The UN Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms: The Special Procedures

April 4, 2025

Useful links from the 3rd webinar on the UN Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms, in conjunction with STARTTS.

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