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Special procedures are mandated by the Human Rights Council to report to it on their activities.

Since September 2011, special procedures mandates have submitted a joint report on their communications to each regular session of the Human Rights Council. These periodic reports include short summaries of allegations communicated to States or other entities, with hyperlinks to the text of the communications sent and responses received.

The reports contain urgent appeals sent by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and joint urgent appeals sent by them together with other mandates. They do not contain other types of communications issued by these mandates, in accordance with their own distinctive procedures.  These are reported exclusively in the annual reports of these two working groups.

Communications sent before 1 December 2010 and replies related to them are contained in addenda to the special procedures’ annual reports to the Human Rights Council. These communications reports are accessible on the webpages of thematic mandates.

Further statistical information on communications sent to States can be found in the annual Facts and Figures on Special Procedures.


HRC
SESSION

 


SYMBOL No.
OF REPORT

 


INCLUDES COMMUNICATIONS
SENT BETWEEN


INCLUDES REPLIES RECEIVED
BETWEEN

54th session
September 2023
A/HRC/54/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 March to 31 May 2023 1 May to 31 July 2023
53rd session
June  2023
A/HRC/53/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 December 2022 to 28 February 2023 1 February to 30 April 2023
52nd session
March  2023
A/HRC/52/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 June to 30 November 2022 1 August 2021 to 31 January 2023
51th session
September 2022
A/HRC/51/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 March 2022 to 31 May 2022 1 May to 31 July 2022
50th session
June 2022
A/HRC/50/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022 1 February to 30 April 2022
49th session
March 2022
A/HRC/49/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 June to 30 November 2021 1 August 2021 to 31 January 2022
48th session
June 2021
A/HRC/48/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 March to 31 May 2021 1 May to 31 July 2021
47th session
June 2021
A/HRC/47/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 December 2020 to 28 February 2021 1 February to 30 April 2021
46th session
March 2021
A/HRC/46/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 June to 30 November 2020 1 August 2020 to 31 January 2021
45th session
September 2020
A/HRC/45/3
Communications sent
Replies received
1 March to 31 May 2020 1 May to 31 July 2020
44th session
June 2020
A/HRC/44/59
Communications sent
Replies received
1 December 2019 to 29 February 2020 1 February to 30 April 2020
43rd session
March 2020
A/HRC/43/77
A/HRC/43/77/Corr.1
Communications sent
Replies received
1 June to 30 November 2019 1 August 2019 to 31 January 2020
42nd session
September 2019
A/HRC/42/65
Communications sent
Replies received
1 March to 31 May 2019 1 May to 31 July 2019
41st session
June 2019
A/HRC/41/56
Communications sent
Replies received
1 December 2018 - 28 February 2019 1 February to 30 April 2019
40th session
March 2019
A/HRC/40/79
Communications sent
Replies received
1 June to 30 November 2018 1 August 2018 to 31 January 2019
39th session
September 2018
A/HRC/39/27
Communications sent
Replies received
1 March to 31 May 2018 1 May to 31 July 2018
38th session
June 2018
A/HRC/38/54
Communications sent
Replies received
1 December 2017 to 28 February 2018 1 February to 30 April 2018
37th session
March 2018
A/HRC/37/80
Communications sent
Replies received
1 June to 30 November 2017 1 August 2017 to 31 January 2018
36th session
September 2017
A/HRC/36/25
Communications sent
Replies received
1 March to 31 May 2017 1 May to 31 July 2017
35th session
June 2017
A/HRC/35/44
Communications sent
Replies received
1 December 2016 to 28 February 2017 1 February to 30 April 2017
34th session
March 2017
A/HRC/34/75
Communications sent
Replies received
1 June to 30 November 2016 1 August 2016 to 31 January 2017
33rd session
September 2016
A/HRC/33/32

A/HRC/33/32/Corr.1

1 March to 31 May 2016 1 May to 31 July 2016
32nd session
June 2016
A/HRC/32/53 1 December 2015 to 29 February 2016 1 February to 30 April 2016
31st session
March 2016
A/HRC/31/79 1 June to 30 November 2015 1 August 2015 to 31 January 2016
30th session
September 2015
A/HRC/30/27 1 March to 31 May 2015 1 May to 31 July 2015
29th session
June 2015
A/HRC/29/50 1 December 2014 to 28 February 2015 1 February to 30 April 2015
28th session
March 2015
A/HRC/28/85 1 June to 30 November 2014 1 August 2014 to 31 January 2015
27th session
September 2014
A/HRC/27/72 1 March to 31 May 2014 1 May to 31 July 2014
26th session
June 2014
A/HRC/26/21 1 December 2013 to 28 February 2014 1 February to 30 April 2014
25th session
March 2014
A/HRC/25/74 1 June to 30 November 2013 1 August 2013 to 31 January 2014
24th session
September 2013
A/HRC/24/21 1 March to 31 May 2013 1 May to 31 July 2013
23rd session
May 2013
A/HRC/23/51 1 December 2012 to 28 February 2013 1 February to 30 April 2013
22nd session
March 2013
A/HRC/22/67
A/HRC/22/67/Corr.1
A/HRC/22/67/Corr.2
1 June to 30 November 2012 1 August 2012 to 31 January 2013
21st session,
September 2012
A/HRC/21/49 16 March to 31 May 2012 16 May to 31 July 2012
20th session,
June 2012
A/HRC/20/30 1 December 2011 to 15 March 2012 1 February 2012 to 15 May 2012
19th session,
March 2012
A/HRC/19/44 1 June 2011 to 30 Nov 2011 1 Aug 2011 to 31 Jan 2012
18th session,
Sept 2011
A/HRC/18/51
A/HRC/18/51/Corr.1
1 Dec 2010 to 31 May 2011 1 Feb 2011 to 31 July 2011