The Special Procedures

The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. The system of Special Procedures is a central element of the United Nations human rights machinery and covers all human rights: civil, cultural, economic, political, and social. As of October 2021, there are 45 thematic and 13 country mandates.

See also:

Dr. Javaid Rehman SR on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Independent International Fact-Finding Mission

Special Procedures Communications to the Islamic Republic of Iran

UPCOMING EVENTS

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02 04 23

  • World Autism Awareness Day

    02 04 23

03 04 23

  • HRC52: Iran Resolution Vote / Appt. of Mandate Holders

    03 04 23  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

04 04 23

  • 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council: Closing

    04 04 23
    Geneva Switzerland

06 04 23

  • International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

    06 04 23

07 04 23

  • International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda

    07 04 23

  • World Health Day

    07 04 23

12 04 23

  • International Day of Human Space Flight

    12 04 23

20 04 23

  • Chinese Language Day

    20 04 23

21 04 23

  • World Creativity and Innovation Day

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  • International Mother Earth Day

    22 04 23

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  • English Language Day

    23 04 23

  • Spanish Language Day

    23 04 23

    http://www.un.org/es/events/spanishlanguageday/

  • World Book and Copyright Day

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25 04 23

  • World Malaria Day

    25 04 23

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  • International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

    26 04 23

  • World Intellectual Property Day

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  • World Day for Safety and Health at Work

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  • Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

    29 04 23

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  • International Jazz Day

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  • World Tuna Day

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  • World Press Freedom Day

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  • Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War

    04 05 23 - 05 05 23  

05 05 23

  • Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War

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10 05 23

  • "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon

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  • World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

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  • International Day for Biological Diversity

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  • International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

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  • International Day of UN Peacekeepers

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  • World No-Tobacco Day

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  • Global Day of Parents

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  • International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

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  • World Environment Day

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  • Russian Language Day

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  • World Oceans Day

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  • World Day Against Child Labour

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  • International Albinism Awareness Day

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  • World Blood Donor Day

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  • World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

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  • International Day of Family Remittances

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  • World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

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  • Sustainable Gastronomy Day

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  • International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

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  • World Refugee Day

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  • International Day of Yoga

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  • International Widows' Day

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  • United Nations Public Service Day

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  • Day of the Seafarer

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  • International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

    26 06 23

  • United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

    26 06 23

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  • Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

    27 06 23

29 06 23

  • International Day of the Tropics

    29 06 23

30 06 23

  • International Asteroid Day

    30 06 23

01 07 23

  • International Day of Cooperatives

    01 07 23

11 07 23

  • World Population Day

    11 07 23

15 07 23

  • World Youth Skills Day

    15 07 23

18 07 23

  • Nelson Mandela International Day

    18 07 23

28 07 23

  • World Hepatitis Day

    28 07 23

30 07 23

  • International Day of Friendship

    30 07 23

  • World Day against Trafficking in Persons

    30 07 23