Communications reports of special procedures
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 | 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 |