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TitleMandate established / last extendedCurrent Mandate Holder(s)Next expected appointmentFormer Mandate Holder(s)
Thematic Mandates (46)
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent2002 (CHR res. 2002/68) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/26)Ms. Dominique DAY (United States of America), appointed at HRC39 (September 2018)Member from WEOG States: HRC57 (September 2024)Ms. Marie-Evelyne PETRUS (France), 2017- 2018
Ms. Mireille FANON-MENDEZ FRANCE (France), 2011-2017
Mr. Linos-Alexandros SICILIANOS (Greece), 2009 - 2011
Mr. Joe FRANS (Sweden), 2002 - 2009
  Ms. Catherine S. NAMAKULA (Uganda), appointed at HRC46 (March 2021)Member from African States: HRC64 (March 2027)Mr. Sabelo GUMEDZE (South Africa), 2014 - 2021
Ms. Maya SAHLI (Algeria), 2008 - 2014
Mr. Peter Lesa KASANDA (Zambia), 2002 - 2008
  Ms. Miriam EKIUDOKO (Hungary), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)Member from EEG States: HRC65 (June 2027)Mr. Michal BALCERZAK (Poland), 2014 - 2021
Ms. Mirjana NAJĆEVSKA (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), 2008 - 2014
Ms. Irina MOROIANU-ZLATESCU (Romania), 2002 - 2008
  Ms. Bina D’COSTA (Bangladesh), appointed at HRC52 (March 2023)Member from AP States: HRC70 (March 2029)Mr. Sushil RAJ (India), 2021 - 2023
Mr. Ricardo III SUNGA (Philippines), 2014 - 2021
Ms. Monorama BISWAS (Bangladesh), 2008 - 2014
Mr. George Nicolas JABBOUR (Syrian Arab Republic), 2002 - 2008
  Ms. Barbara G. REYNOLDS (Guyana), appointed at HRC48 (September 2021)Member from GRULAC States: HRC66 (September 2027)Mr. Ahmed REID (Jamaica), 2015 - 2021
Ms. Verene SHEPHERD (Jamaica), 2010 - 2015
Mr. Ralston Milton NETTLEFORD (Jamaica), 2008 - 2010
Mr. Roberto BORGES MARTINS (Brazil), 2002 - 2008
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights of persons with albinism2015 (HRC res. 28/6) / 2024 (HRC res. 55/18)Ms. Muluka-Anne MITI-DRUMMOND (Zambia), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Ms. Ikponwosa ERO (Nigeria), 2015 - 2021
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention1991 (CHR res. 1991/42) / 2022 (HRC res. 51/8)Ms. Ganna YUDKIVSKA (Ukraine), appointed at HRC51 (September 2022)Member from EEG States: HRC69 (September 2028)Ms. Elina STEINERTE (Latvia), 2016-2022
Mr. Vladimir TOCHILOVSKY (Ukraine), March 2010 – October 2016
Mr. Aslan ABASHIDZE (Russian Federation), 2008 - 2010
Mr. Tamas BAN (Hungary), 2001 – 2008
Mr. Petr UHL (Czech Republic), 1992 - 2001
  Mr. Mumba MALILA (Zambia), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from African States: HRC63 (September 2026)Mr. Sètondji Roland Jean-Baptiste ADJOVI (Benin), 2014 - 2020
Mr. Malick El Hadji SOW (Senegal), 2008 – 2014
Ms. Leila ZERROUGUI (Algeria), 2001 - 2008
Mr. Laity KAMA (Senegal), 1992 - 2001
  Ms. Miriam ESTRADA-CASTILLO (Ecuador), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from GRULAC States: HRC63 (September 2026)Mr. José GUEVARA (Mexico), 2014-2020
Mr. Roberto GARRETÓN (Chile), 2008 – 2014
Ms. Soledad VILLAGRA DE BIEDERMANN (Paraguay), 2002 - 2008
Mr. Roberto GARRETÓN (Chile), 1992 - 2002
  Ms. Priya GOPALAN (Malaysia), appointed at HRC46 (March 2021)Member from AP States: HRC64 (March 2027)Mr. Seong-Phil HONG (Republic of Korea), 2014 - 2021
Ms. Shaheen Sardar ALI (Pakistan), 2008 - 2014
Mr. Seyyed Mahammad HASHEMI (Islamic Republic of Iran), 2002 - 2008
Mr. Kapil SIBAL (India), 1992 - 2001
  Mr. Matthew GILLETT (New Zealand), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)Member from WEOG States: HRC67 (March 2028)Ms. Leigh TOOMEY (Australia), 2015-2022
Mr. Mads ANDENAS (Norway), 2009 - 2015
Ms. Manuela Carmena CASTRILLO (Spain), 2004 - 2009
Mr. Louis JOINET (France), 1992 – 2003
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises2011 (HRC res. 17/4) / 2023 (HRC res. 53/3)Ms. Pichamon YEOPHANTONG (Thailand), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)Member from AP States: HRC67 (March 2028)Mr. Surya DEVA (India), 2016-2022
Mr. Puvan J. SELVANATHAN (Malaysia), 2011 – 2015.
  Mr. Damilola OLAWUYI (Nigeria), appointed at HRC50 (June 2022)Member from African States: HRC68 (June 2028)Mr. Githu MUIGAI (Kenya), appointed at HRC38 (June 2018)
Mr. Michael ADDO (Ghana), 2011 – 2018
  Mr. Robert MCCORQUODALE (Australia), appointed at HRC50Member from WEOG States: HRC68 (June 2028)Ms. Anita RAMASASTRY (USA), 2016-2022
Ms. Margaret JUNGK (United States of America), 2011 – 2016
  Ms. Lyra JAKULEVIČIENĖ (Lithuania), appointed at HRC56 (June 2024)Member from EEG States: HRC74 (June 2030)Ms. Elzbieta KARSKA (Poland), 2018 - 2024
Mr. Pavel SULYANDZIGA (Russian Federation), 2011 - 2018
  Ms. Fernanda HOPENHAYM (Mexico), appointed at HRC48 (September 2021)Member from GRULAC States: HRC66 (September 2027)Mr. Dante PESCE (Chile), 2015 - 2021
Ms. Alexandra GUÁQUETA (Colombia), 2011 - 2015
In 2011 the mandate of Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises was replaced by that of the Working Group (HRC res. 17/4).   Mr. John RUGGIE (Austria), 2005 – 2011 (SRSG)
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change2021 (HRC res. 48/14)Ms. Elisa MORGERA (Italy), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)HRC73 (March 2030)Mr. Ian FRY (Tuvalu), 2022 - 2023
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights In 2012 the mandate was changed from Independent Expert to Special Rapporteur (HRC res. 19/6).2009 (HRC res. 10/23) / 2024 (HRC res. 55/5)Ms. Alexandra XANTHAKI (Greece), appointed at HRC48 (September 2021)HRC66 (September 2027)Ms. Karima BENNOUNE (USA), 2015 - 2021
Ms. Farida SHAHEED (Pakistan), 2009 - 2015
Special Rapporteur on the right to development2016 (HRC res. 33/14) / 2022 (HRC res. 51/7)Mr. Surya DEVA (India), appointed at HRC52 (March 2023)HRC70 (March 2029)Mr. Saad ALFARARGI (Egypt), 2017 - 2023
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities2014 (HRC res. 26/20) / 2023 (HRC res. 53/14)Ms. Heba HAGRASS (Egypt), appointed at HRC54 (September 2023)HRC72 (September 2029)Mr. Gerard QUINN (Ireland), 2020 - 2023
Ms. Catalina DEVANDAS AGUILAR (Costa Rica), 2014 - 2020
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances1980 (CHR res. 20 (XXXVI)) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/14)Ms. Ana Lorena DELGADILLO PÉREZ (Mexico), appointed at HRC52 (March 2023)Member from GRULAC States: HRC70 (March 2029)Mr. Luciano HAZAN (Argentina), 2017 - 2023
Mr. Ariel DULITZKY (Argentina), 2010 - 2017
Mr. Santiago CORCUERA CABEZUT (Mexico), 2004 - 2009
Mr. Diego GARCIA-SAYAN (Peru), 1988 - 2004
Mr. Luis VARELA QUIROS (Costa Rica), 1980 - 1987
  Ms. Aua BALDÉ (Guinea-Bissau), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from African States: HRC63 (September 2026)Ms. Houria ES SLAMI (Morocco), 2014 - 2020
Mr. Jeremy SARKIN (South Africa), 2008 - 2014
Mr. J'bayo ADEKANYE (Nigeria), 2000 - 2008
Mr. Jonas FOLI (Ghana), 1981 - 1999
Mr. Kwadwo Faka NYAMEKYE (Ghana), 1980 - 1981
  Ms. Gabriella CITRONI (Italy), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)Member from WEOG States: HRC65 (June 2027)Mr. Bernard DUHAIME (Canada), 2014 - 2021
Mr. Olivier de FROUVILLE (France), 2008 - 2014
Mr. Stephen TOOPE (Canada), 2002 - 2008
Mr. Manfred NOWAK (Austria), 1993 - 2001
Mr. Toine VAN DONGEN (The Netherlands), 1984 - 1993 Lord John Marc Alexander COLVILLE, (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 1980 - 1983
   Member from AP States: HRC57 (September 2024)Ms. Angkhana NEELAPAIJIT (Thailand), 2022-2024
Mr. Tae-Ung BAIK (Republic of Korea), 2015-2022
Mr. Osman EL HAJJÉ (Lebanon), 2009 – 2015
Mr. Saied Rajaie KHORASANI (Islamic Republic of Iran), 2003 - 2009
Mr. Arnuar Zainal ABIDIN (Malaysia), 2001 - 2003
Mr. Agha HILALY (Pakistan), 1981 - 2000
Mr. Waleed SADI (Jordan), 1980 - 1981
Mr. Mohamed Redha AL-JABIRI (Iraq), 1980 - 1980
  Ms. Grazyna BARANOWSKA (Poland), appointed at HRC50 (June 2022)Member from EEG States: HRC68 (June 2028)Mr. Henrikas MICKEVICIUS (Lithuania), 2015-2022
Ms. Jasminka DZUMHUR (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2010 – 2015
Mr. Darko GOTTLICHER (Croatia), 2004 - 2009
Mr. Ivan TOSEVSKI (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), 1980 - 2003
Special Rapporteur on the right to education1998 (CHR res. 1998/33) / 2023 (HRC res. 53/7)Ms. Farida SHAHEED (Pakistan), appointed at HRC50 (June 2022)HRC68 (June 2028)Ms. Koumbou BOLY (Burkina Faso), 2016-2022
Mr. Kishore SINGH (India), 2010 - 2016
Mr. Vernor MUNOZ VILLALOBOS (Costa Rica), 2004 - 2010
Ms. Katarina TOMASEVSKI (Croatia), 1998 - 2004
Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment In 2024 the mandate was changed from Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment to Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.2012 (HRC res. 19/10) / 2024 (HRC res. 55/2)Ms. Astrid PUENTES RIAÑO (Mexico), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)HRC73 (March 2030)Mr. David R. BOYD (Canada), 2018 – 2024
Mr. John KNOX (United States of America), 2012-2018
Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions1982 (CHR res. 1982/35) / 2023 (HRC res. 53/4)Mr. Morris TIDBALL-BINZ (Chile), appointed at HRC 46 (March 2021)HRC63 (March 2027)Ms. Agnes CALLAMARD (France), 2016 - 2021
Mr. Christof HEYNS (South Africa), 2010 - 2016 (in memoriam)
Mr. Philip ALSTON (Australia), 2004 - 2010
Ms. Asma JAHANGIR (Pakistan), 1998 - 2004
Mr. Bacre Waly NDIAYE (Senegal), 1992 - 1998
Mr. Amos WAKO (Kenya), 1982 - 1992
Special Rapporteur on the right to food2000 (CHR res. 2000/10) / 2022 (HRC res. 49/13)Mr. Michael FAKHRI (Lebanon), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Ms. Hilal ELVER (Turkey), 2014 – 2020
Mr. Olivier DE SCHUTTER (Belgium), 2008 – 2014
Mr. Jean ZIEGLER (Switzerland), 2000 – 2008
Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights In 2000, the mandates of the Independent Expert on structural adjustment policies and of the Special Rapporteur on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, were merged into the current mandate on foreign debt2000 (CHR res. 2000/82)) / 2023 (HRC res. 52/17)Ms. Attiya WARIS (Kenya), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Ms. Yuefen LI (China), 2020 - 2021
Mr. Juan Pablo BOHOSLAVSKY (Argentina), 2014 - 2020 Dr. Cephas LUMINA (Zambia), 2008 – 2014
Mr. Bernards Andrew Nyamwaya MUDHO (Kenya), 2002 - 2008
Mr. Fantu CHERU (United States of America/Ethiopia), 2000 – 2002
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression1993 (CHR res. 1993/45) / 2023 (HRC res. 52/9))Ms. Irene KHAN (Bangladesh), appointed at HRC44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Mr. David KAYE (USA), 2014 -2020
Mr. Frank William LA RUE (Guatemala), 2008 - 2014
Mr. Ambeyi LIGABO (Kenya), 2002 -2008
Mr. Abid HUSSAIN (India), 1993 - 2002
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association2010 (HRC res. 15/21) / 2022 (HRC res. 50/17)Ms. Gina Paola ROMERO RODRÍGUEZ (Colombia), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)HRC73 (March 2030)Mr. Nyaletsossi Clément VOULE (Togo), 2018 – 2024
Ms. Annalisa Ciampi (Italy), 2017
Mr. Maina KIAI (Kenya), 2011 – 2017
Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes1995 (CHR res. 1995/81) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/10)Mr. Marcos A. ORELLANA (Chile), appointed at HRC44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Mr. Baskut TUNCAK (Turkey), 2014 - 2020
Mr. Marc PALLEMAERTS (Belgium), 2012 – 2014 (in memoriam)
Mr. Calin GEORGESCU (Romania), 2010 - 2012
Mr. Okechukwu IBEANU (Nigeria), 2004 - 2010
Ms. Fatma-Zohra OUHACHI-VESELY (Algeria), 1995 - 2004
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health2002 (CHR res. 2002/31) / 2022 (HRC res. 51/21)Ms. Tlaleng MOFOKENG (South Africa), appointed at HRC 44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Mr. Dainius PŪRAS (Lithuania), 2014 - 2020
Mr. Anand GROVER (India), 2008 - 2014
Mr. Paul HUNT (New Zealand), 2002 - 2008
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living2000 (CHR res. 2000/9) / 2023 (HRC res. 52/10)Mr. Balakrishnan RAJAGOPAL (United States of America), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Ms. Leilani FARHA (Canada), 2014 – 2020
Ms. Raquel ROLNIK (Brazil), 2008 – 2014
Mr. Miloon KOTHARI (India), 2000 – 2008
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders2000 (CHR res. 2000/61) / 2023 (HRC res. 52/4)Ms. Mary LAWLOR (Ireland), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Mr. Michel FORST (France), 2014 – 2020
Ms. Margaret SEKAGGYA (Uganda), 2008 – 2014
Ms. Hina JILANI (Pakistan), 2000 – 2008 (SRSG)
Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers1994 (CHR res. 1994/41) / 2023 (HRC res. 53/12)Ms. Margaret SATTERTHWAITE (United States of America), appointed at the HRC51 (September 2022)HRC69 (September 2028)Mr. Diego GARCIA-SAYAN (Peru), 2016 – 2022
Ms. Mónica PINTO (Argentina), 2015 – 2016.
Ms. Gabriela KNAUL (Brazil), 2009 – 2015
Mr. Leandro DESPOUY (Argentina), 2003 - 2009
Mr. Param CUMARASWAMY (Malaysia), 1994 - 2003
Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples2001 (CHR res. 2001/57) / 2022 (HRC res. 51/16) Organisational session, December 2024Mr. José Francisco CALÍ TZAY (Guatemala), 2020-2024
Ms. Victoria Lucia TAULI-CORPUZ (Philippines), 2014 – 2020
Mr. James ANAYA (United States of America), 2008 – 2014
Mr. Rodolfo STAVENHAGEN (Mexico), 2001 – 2008
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons2004 (CHR res. 2004/55) / 2022 (HRC res. 50/6)Paula GAVIRIA (Colombia), appointed at HRC51 (September 2022)HRC69 (September 2028)Ms. Cecilia JIMENEZ-DAMARY (Philippines), 2016 – 2022
Mr. Chaloka BEYANI (Zambia), 2010 - 2016
Mr. Walter KALIN (Switzerland), 2004 – 2010 (SRSG)
Mr. Francis DENG (Sudan), 1992 – 2004 (SRSG)
Independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order2011 (HRC res. 18/6) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/4)Mr. George KATROUGALOS (Greece), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)HRC73 (March 2030)Mr. Livingstone SEWANYANA (Uganda), 2018 – 2024
Mr. Alfred DE ZAYAS (United States of America), 2012 – 2018
Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity2005 (CHR res. 2005/55) / 2023 (HRC res. 53/5)Ms. Cecilia BAILLIET (Argentina), appointed at HRC54 (September 2023)HRC72 (September 2029)Mr. Obiora C. OKAFOR (Nigeria), 2017 - 2023
Ms. Virginia DANDAN (Philippines), 2011 - 2017
Mr. Rudi Muhammad RIZKI (Indonesia), 2005 - 2011
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members
In 2023, the mandate was changed from Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members to Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members (HRC res. 53/8)
2017 (HRC res. 35/9) / 2023 (HRC res. 53/8)Ms. Beatriz MIRANDA GALARZA (Ecuador), appointed at HRC54 (September 2023)HRC72 (September 2029)Ms. Alice CRUZ (Portugal), 2017 - 2023
Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination2005 (CHR res. 2005/2) / 2022 (HRC res. 51/13)Ms. Michelle René SMALL (South Africa), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)Member from African States: HRC73 (March 2030)Mr. Chris KWAJA (Nigeria), 2018 – 2024
Mr. Anton KATZ (South Africa), 2011 – 2018
Ms. Najat AL-HAJJAJI (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), 2005 – 2011
   Member from GRULAC States: HRC57 (September 2024)Mr. Carlos Alberto SALAZAR COUTO (Peru), 2022 - 2024
Ms. Lilian BOBEA (Dominican Republic) 2018-2022
Ms. Patricia ARIAS (Chile), 2011 – 2018
Ms. Amada BENAVIDES DE PEREZ (Colombia), 2005 - 2011
  Ms. Jovana JEZDIMIROVIC RANITO (Serbia) appointed at HRC54 (September 2023)Member from EEG States: HRC72 (September 2029)Ms. Jelena APARAC (Croatia), 2018 - 2023
Ms. Elżbieta KARSKA (Poland), 2011 – 2018
Mr. Alexander NIKITIN (Russian Federation), 2005 - 2011
  Ms. Joana LOPES DE DEUS PEREIRA (Portugal), appointed at HRC56 (June 2024)Member from WEOG States: HRC74 (June 2030)Ms. Sorcha MACLEOD (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2018 – 2024)
Mr. Gabor RONA (United States of America/Hungary), 2011-2018
Mr. Jose Luis GOMEZ DEL PRADO (Spain), 2005 – 2011
  Mr. Ravindran DANIEL (India), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from AP States: HRC63 (September 2026)Mr. Saeed MOKBIL (Yemen), 2014 - 2020
Ms. Faiza PATEL (Pakistan), 2010 – 2014
Ms. Shaista SHAMEEM (Fiji), 2005 – 2010
In 2005 the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination was replaced by that of the working group (CHR res. 2005/2)   Ms. Shaista SHAMEEM (Fiji), 2004 – 2005 (SR)
Mr. Enrique BERNALES-BALLESTEROS (Peru), 1987 – 2004 (SR)
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants1999 (CHR res. 1999/44) / 2023 (HRC res. 52/20)Mr. Gehad MADI (Egypt) appointed at HRC54 (September 2023)HRC72 (September 2029)Mr. Felipe GONZÁLEZ MORALES (Chile), 2017 - 2023
Mr. François CRÉPEAU (Canada), 2011 - 2017
Mr. Jorge BUSTAMANTE (Mexico), 2005 - 2011
Ms. Gabriela RODRIGUEZ PIZARRO (Costa Rica), 1999 - 2005
Special Rapporteur on minority issues In 2014 the mandate was changed from Independent Expert to Special Rapporteur (HRC res. 25/5).2005 (CHR res. 2005/79) / 2023 (HRC res. 52/5)Mr. Nicolas LEVRAT (Switzerland), appointed at HRC54 (September 2023)HRC72 (September 2029)Mr. Fernand DE VARENNES (Canada), 2017 - 2023
Ms. Rita IZSÁK (Hungary), appointed at HRC17 (June 2011)
Ms. Gay MCDOUGALL (United States of America), 2005 – 2011
Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas2023 (HRC res. 54/9)Ms. Uche Ewelukwa OFODILE (Nigeria), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)Member from African States: HRC73 (March 2030) 
  Ms. Shalmali GUTTAL (India), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)Member from AP States: HRC73 (March 2030) 
  Mr. Davit HAKOBYAN (Armenia), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)Member from EEG States: HRC73 (March 2030) 
  Mr. Carlos DUARTE (Colombia), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)Member from GRULAC States: HRC73 (March 2030) 
  Ms. Geneviève SAVIGNY (France), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)Member from WEOG States: HRC73 (March 2030) 
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons2013 (HRC res. 24/20) / 2022 (HRC res. 51/4)Ms. Claudia MAHLER (Austria), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Ms. Rosa KORNFELD-MATTE (Chile), 2014 - 2020
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights1998 (CHR res. 1998/25) / 2023 (HRC res. 53/10)Mr. Olivier DE SCHUTTER (Belgium), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Mr. Philip ALSTON (Australia), 2014 – 2020
Ms. Maria Magdalena SEPULVEDA CARMONA (Chile), 2008 – 2014
Mr. Arjun SENGUPTA (India), 2004 - 2008
Ms. Anne Marie LIZIN (Belgium), 1999 – 2004
Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy2015 (HRC res. 28/16) / 2024 (HRC res. 55/3)Ms. Ana BRIAN NOUGRERES (Uruguay), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Mr. Joseph CANNATACI (Malta), 2015- 2021
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance1993 (CHR res. 1993/20) / 2023 (HRC res. 52/36)Ms. Ashwini K.P. (India), appointed at HRC51 (September 2022)HRC69 (September 2028)Ms. E. Tendayi ACHIUME (Zambia), 2017 – 2022
Mr. Mutuma RUTEERE (Kenya), 2011 - 2017
Mr. Githu MUIGAI (Kenya), 2008 - 2011
Mr. Doudou DIENE (Senegal), 2002 - 2008
Mr. Maurice GLELE-AHANHANZO (Benin), 1993 - 2002
Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief In 2000 the mandate was changed from Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance to Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief1986 (CHR res. 1986/20) / 2022& (HRC res.49/5)Ms. Nazila GHANEA (Islamic Republic of Iran), appointed at HRC50 (June 2022)HRC68 (June 2028)Mr. Ahmed SHAHEED (Maldives), 2016-2022)
Mr. Heiner BIELEFELDT (Germany), 2010 – 2016
Ms. Asma JAHANGIR (Pakistan), 2004 - 2010
Mr. Abdelfattah AMOR (Tunisia), 1993 - 2004
Mr. Angelo D'ALMEIDA RIBEIRO (Portugal), 1986 - 1993
Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children In 2023, the mandate was changed from Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material to Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children (HRC res. 52/26)1990 (CHR res. 1990/68) / 2023 (HRC res. 52/26)Ms. Mama Fatima SINGHATEH (Gambia), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Ms. Maud DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO (the Netherlands), 2014 – 2020
Ms. Najat MAALLA M'JID (Morocco), 2008 – 2014
Mr. Juan Miguel PETIT (Uruguay), 2001 - 2008
Ms. Ofelia CALCETAS-SANTOS (Philippines), 1994 - 2001
Mr. Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand), 1991 – 1994
Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity2016 (HRC res. 32/2) / 2022 (HRC res. 50/10)Mr. Graeme REID (South Africa), appointed at HRC54 (September 2023)HRC72 (September 2029)Mr. Victor MADRIGAL-BORLOZ (Costa Rica), 2017 - 2023
Mr. Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand), 2016 - 2017
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences.2007 (HRC res. 6/14) / 2022 HRC res. 51/15)Mr. Tomoya OBOKATA (Japan), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Ms. Urmila BHOOLA (South Africa), 2014 – 2020
Ms. Gulnara SHAHINIAN (Armenia), 2008 – 2014
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism2005 (CHR res. 2005/80) / 2022 (HRC res. 49/10)Mr. Ben SAUL (Australia), appointed at HRC54 (September 2023)HRC72 (September 2029)Ms. Fionnuala NÍ AOLÁIN (Ireland), 2017 - 2023
Mr. Ben EMMERSON (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2011 - 2017
Mr. Martin SCHEININ (Finland), 2005 - 2011
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment1985 (CHR res. 1985/33) / 2023 (HRC res. 52/7)Ms. Alice Jill EDWARDS (Australia), appointed at HRC50 (June 2022)HRC68 (June 2028)Mr. Nils MELZER (Switzerland), 2016 – 2022
Mr. Juan Ernesto MÉNDEZ (Argentina), 2010 - 2016
Mr. Manfred NOWAK (Austria), 2004 - 2010
Mr. Theo VAN BOVEN (The Netherlands), 2001 - 2004
Mr. Nigel RODLEY (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 1993 - 2001
Mr. Peter KOOIJMANS (The Netherlands), 1985 - 1993
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children2004 (CHR res. 2004/110) / 2023 (HRC res. 53/9)Ms. Siobhán MULLALLY (Ireland), appointed at HRC 44 (June 2020)HRC62 (June 2026)Ms. Maria Grazia GIAMMARINARO (Italy), 2014 - 2020
Ms. Joy Ngozi EZEILO (Nigeria), 2008 - 2014
Ms. Sigma HUDA (Bangladesh), 2004 - 2008
Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation & guarantees of non-recurrence2011 (HRC res. 18/7) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/8)Mr. Bernard DUHAIME (Canada), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)HRC73 (March 2030)Fabián SALVIOLI (Argentina), 2018 – 2024
Mr. Pablo DE GREIFF (Colombia), 2012 – 2018
Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights2014 (HRC res. 27/21) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/15)Ms. Alena DOUHAN (Belarus), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC 61 (March 2026)Mr. Idriss JAZAIRY (Algeria), 2015-2020 (in memorium)
Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences In 2022, the title of the mandate was changed from Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences to Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences (HRC res. 50/7)1994 (CHR res. 1994/45)/ 2022 (HRC res. 50/7)Ms. Reem ALSALEM (Jordan), appointed at HRC47 (June 2021)HRC65 (June 2027)Ms. Dubravka ŠIMONOVIC (Croatia), 2015 - 2021
Ms. Rashida MANJOO (South Africa), 2009 – 2015
Ms. Yakin ERTURK (Turkey), 2003 - 2009
Ms. Radhika COOMARASWAMY (Sri Lanka), 1994 - 2003
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation In 2011 the mandate was changed from Independent Expert to Special Rapporteur (HRC res. 16/2). In 2016, the title of the mandate was changed to reflect the distinct rights to water and sanitation (HRC res. 33/10)2008 (HRC res. 7/22) / 2022 (HRC res. 51/19)Mr. Pedro ARROJO-AGUDO (Spain), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)HRC63 (September 2026)Mr. Léo HELLER (Brazil), 2014 – 2020
Ms. Catarina DE ALBUQUERQUE (Portugal), 2008 - 2014
Working Group on discrimination against women and girls In 2019, the title of the mandate was changed from Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice to Working Group on discrimination against women and girls (HRC res. 41/6)2010 (HRC res. 15/23) / 2022 (HRC res. 50/18)Ms. Claudia FLORES (United States of America), appointed HRC54 (September 2023)Member from WEOG States: HRC72 (September 2029)Ms. Elizabeth BRODERICK (Australia), 2017 - 2023
Ms. Frances RADAY (Israel/United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2011 - 2017
  Ms. Laura NYIRINKINDI (Uganda), appointed HRC54 (September 2023)Member from African States: HRC72 (September 2029)Ms. Meskerem TECHANE (Ethiopia), 2017 - 2023
Ms. Emna AOUIJ (Tunisia), 2011 - 2017
  Ms. Ivana KRSTIC (Serbia), appointed HRC54 (September 2023)Member from EEG States: HRC72 (September 2029)Ms. Ivana RADACIC (Croatia), 2017 - 2023
Ms. Eleonora ZIELINSKA (Poland), 2011 - 2017
  Ms. Haina LU (China), appointed HRC54 (September 2023)Member from AP States: HRC72 (September 2029)Ms. Melissa UPRETI (Nepal), 2017 - 2023
Ms. Kamala CHANDRAKIRANA (Indonesia), 2011 - 2017
  Ms. Dorothy ESTRADA-TANCK (Mexico), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)Member from GRULAC States: HRC63 (September 2026)Ms. Alda FACIO (Costa Rica), 2014 - 2020
Ms. Patricia OLAMENDI TORRES (Mexico) 2012 – 2013
Ms. Mercedes BARQUET (Mexico), 2011 – 2012
Country Mandates (14)
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan2021 (HRC res. 48/1) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/1)Mr. Richard BENNETT (New Zealand), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)HRC67 (March 2028) 
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus The CHR previously established a mandate on the situation of human rights in Belarus, by CHR res. 2004/14, which ended in 2007, and appointed as special rapporteur:2012 (HRC res. 20/13) / 2024 (HRC res. 55/27)Ms. Anaïs MARIN (France), appointed at HRC39 (September 2018)HRC57 (September 2024)Mr. Miklós HARASZTI (Hungary), 2012-2018
Mr. Adrian SEVERIN (Romania), 2004 – 2007
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi2021 (HRC res. 48/16) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/20)Mr. Fortuné Gaetan ZONGO (Burkina Faso), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)HRC67 (March 2028) 
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia2008 (HRC res. 9/15) / 2023(HRC res. 54/36)Mr. Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand), appointed at HRC 46 (March 2021)HRC64 (March 2027)Ms. Rhona SMITH (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 2015 - 2021
Mr. Surya Prasad SUBEDI (Nepal), 2009 - 2015
Mr. Yash GHAI (Kenya), 2005 - 2008
Mr. Peter LEUPRECHT (Austria), 2000 - 2005
Mr. Thomas HAMMERBERG (Sweden), 1996 - 2000
Mr. Michael KIRBY (Australia), 1993 - 1996
Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic2013 (HRC res. S-20/1 and HRC res. 24/34) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/31)Mr. Yao AGBETSE (Togo), appointed at the HRC 42 (September 2019)HRC60 (September 2025)Ms. Marie-Thérèse KEITA BOCOUM (Côte d’Ivoire), (2014-2019)
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea2004 (CHR res. 2004/13) / 2024 (HRC res. 55/21)Ms. Elizabeth SALMON (Peru), appointed at HRC50 (June 2022)HRC68 (June 2028)Tomas OJEA QUINTANA (Argentina), 2016-2022
Mr. Marzuki DARUSMAN (Indonesia), 2010 - 2016
Mr. Vitit MUNTARBHORN (Thailand), 2004 - 2010
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea2012 (HRC res. 20/20) / 2024 (HRC res. 56/17)Mr. Mohamed Abdelsalam BABIKER (Sudan), appointed at HRC45 (September 2020)HRC63 (September 2026)Ms. Daniela KRAVETZ (Chile), 2018 - 2020
Ms. Sheila KEETHARUTH (Mauritius), 2012 - 2018
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran In 1984, the Commission on Human Rights established a mandate on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (CHR res. 1984/54), which ended in 2002.2011 (HRC res. 16/9) / 2024 (HRC res. 55/19)Ms. Mai SATO (Japan), appointed at HRC56 (June 2024)HRC74 (June 2030)Mr. Javaid REHMAN (Pakistan), 2018 - 2024)
Ms. Asma JAHANGIR (Pakistan), 2016 – 2018 (in memoriam)
Mr. Ahmed SHAHEED (Maldives), August 2011 – October 2016
Mr. Maurice COPITHORNE (Canada), 1995 – 2002
Mr. Reynaldo Galindo POHL (El Salvador), 1993 - 1995
Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali2013 (HRC res. 22/18) / 2024 (HRC res. 55/25)Mr. Eduardo GONZALEZ (Peru), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)HRC73 (March 2030)Mr. Alioune TINE (Senegal), 2018 – 2024
Mr. Suliman BALDO (Sudan), 2013 – 2018
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar1992 (CHR res. 1992/58) / 2024 (HRC res. 55/20)Mr. Thomas H. ANDREWS (United States of America), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Ms. Yanghee LEE (Republic of Korea), 2014 – 2020
Mr. Tomás OJEA QUINTANA (Argentina), 2008 – 2014
Mr. Paulo Sérgio PINHEIRO (Brazil), 2002 - 2008
Mr. Rajsoomer LALLAH (Mauritius), 1996 - 2000
Mr. Yozo YOKUTA (Japan), 1992 – 1996
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 19671993 (CHR res. 1993/2A - until the end of the Israeli occupation)Ms. Francesca P. ALBANESE (Italy), appointed at HRC49 (March 2022)HRC67 (March 2028)Mr. Stanley Michael LYNK (Canada), 2016-2022
Mr. Makarim WIBISONO (Indonesia), 2014 - 2016
Mr. Richard FALK (United States of America), 2008 – 2014
Mr. John DUGARD (South Africa), 2001 - 2008
Mr. Giorgio GIACOMELLI (Switzerland), 1999 - 2001
Mr. Hannu HALINEN (Finland), 1995 - 1999
Mr. René FELBER (Switzerland), 1993 - 1995
Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia1993 (CHR res. 1993/86) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/32)Ms. Isha DYFAN (Sierra Leone), appointed at HRC43 (March 2020)HRC61 (March 2026)Mr. Bahame NYANDUGA (Tanzania), 2014 – 2020
Mr. Shamsul BARI (Bangladesh), 2008 – 2014
Mr. Ghanim ALNAJJAR (Kuwait), 2001 - 2008
Ms. Mona RISHMAWI (Palestine), 1996 - 2000
Mr. Mohamed CHARFI (Tunisia), 1995 - 1996
Mr. Fanuel Jariretundu KOZONGUIZI (Namibia), 1993 – 1994
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation2022 (HRC res. 51/25) / 2023 (HRC res. 54/23)Ms. Mariana KATZAROVA (Bulgaria), appointed at HRC52 (March 2023)HRC70 (March 2029) 
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic2011 (18th Special Session of the HRC S-18/1)Mr. Paulo Sérgio PINHEIRO (Brazil) - will start once the mandate of the commission of inquiry ends  

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