Activities
Special Procedures
2024
- Shift from punitive approach on drug policies towards harm reduction - Statement by UN human rights experts, 26 June 2024
- High-level informal Presidential discussion on the link between climate change, food security and health security, and their impact on the enjoyment of human rights, 20 June 2024
- Attacks against UN human rights experts must cease: Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, 16 May 2024
- Letter of the Chair of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedure mandate holders, 24 April 2024
2023
- Statement by Ms Tlaleng Mofokeng, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the thirty-sixth special session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan, 11 May 2023
- Letter of the Chair of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedure mandate holders, 25 April 2023
- Mr Victor Madrigal-Borloz, member of the Coordination Committee, presents the annual report on Special Procedures to the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, 23 March 2023
Statement (WORD) | Report (Advance edited version) | Addendum - Letter of the Chair of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedure mandate holders, 16 January 2023
2022
- Statement of Special Procedures on the occasion of the Human Rights Day, 10 December 2022
- HRC Special Session on the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with regard to women and children – Statement of the SR on Iran and the Coordination Committee, 24 November 2022
- Letter of the Chair of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedure mandate holders, 16 August 2022
- HRC50 – Urgent Debate on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan – statement of the CC and the SR on Afghanistan – 1 July 2022 (WORD)
- The Chair of the Coordination Committee presents the Annual Report of Special Procedures and Facts and Figures to the 49th session of the HRC, 24 March 2022
Statement (WORD) | Report | Addendum - Statement by Mr Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the urgent debate of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression, 3 March 2022
- Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 7 January 2022 (PDF)
2021
- Statement by Mr Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the thirty-third special session of the Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia, 17 December 2021
- Statement of Special Procedures on the occasion of the Human Rights Day, 10 December 2021
- Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 9 December 2021 (PDF)
- Thirty-first Special Session of the Human Rights Council in the serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan. Statement by Chair of the Coordination Committee, 24 August 2021 (PDF)
- Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 6 July 2021 (PDF)
- Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem: Joint Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the OPT and the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, 27 May 2021 (Word)
- Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 21 April 2021 (PDF)
- The Coordination Committee shared information about the work of SP with the Security Council - March 2021 (PDF)
- The Chair of the Coordination Committee presents Special Procedures Annual Report to the 46th session of the HRC, 17 March 2021
Statement | Report | Addendum - Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 15 January 2021(PDF)
2020
- Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 14 December 2020 (PDF)
- Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 26 August 2020 (PDF)
- On the occasion of Human Rights Day, experts stress that the Universal Declaration is essential for the world to recover better
- Human rights experts warn of damaging impact on Special Procedures from UN funding crisis
- Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 26 August 2020. (PDF)
- HRC urgent debate current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police brutality and the violence against peaceful protest today - joint statement by the Coordination Committee and other mandate holders.
- Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 26 April 2020 (PDF)
- COVID-19 and Special Procedures: calls and guidance for a human rights approach in addressing the crisis