UN Special Rapporteur on Minorities

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Special Rapporteur on Minorities
Special Rapporteur on minority issues
 
Organization type Special Rapporteur
Abbreviation SRMinorities
management Mr. Fernand DE VARENNES
Founded April 21, 2005
Headquarters Palais des Nations, Geneva
Upper organization UN Human Rights Council
 

The position of Special Rapporteur on Minorities was created because minorities in all regions of the world face serious threats, discrimination and racism and are often excluded from participation in economic, political and social life. Taking into account the existing international norms and national minority laws, it is intended to implement the declaration on the rights of members of national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities.

The UN mandate

The UN Human Rights Commission created this position on April 21, 2005 by means of a resolution in which the mandate was also defined. This UN mandate is limited to three years and is regularly extended. After the UN Human Rights Commission was replaced by the UN Human Rights Council in 2006 , the latter is now responsible and oversees. The last extension of the mandate took place on April 6, 2017.

The expert is not an employee of the United Nations, but is given a mandate by the UN, and the UN Human Rights Council has issued a code of conduct for this purpose. The independent status of the electorate is crucial for the impartial performance of his or her duties. The term of office of a mandate is limited to a maximum of six years.

It prepares thematic studies and elaborates guidelines for improving human rights. The Special Representative makes country visits at the invitation of states and can make recommendations in an advisory capacity. It examines notifications and makes suggestions to the states on how they can remedy any irregularities. He also carries out follow-up procedures in which he checks the implementation of the recommendations. To this end, he prepares annual reports for the attention of the UN Human Rights Council.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Creation and mandate. (Word) In: E / CN.4 / RES / 2005/79. UN Human Rights Commission , April 21, 2005, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ UN Human Rights Council. In: Enforce human rights. Published by: German Society for the United Nations e. V. (DGVN), accessed on March 24, 2019 (The Human Rights Council replaced the Human Rights Commission, which until 2006 had been the United Nations' most important body in the protection of human rights, but was increasingly exposed to criticism of its efficiency.).
  3. ↑ Decision of the UN General Assembly to create the Human Rights Council. (pdf) In: UN Res. 60/251. Published by: UN General Assembly , March 15, 2006, p. 1, item 1 , accessed on March 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 34/6. UN Human Rights Council , April 6, 2017, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Appointment of the special rapporteurs. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Special procedure. In: Human Rights Council. Published by: German Institute for Human Rights , accessed on April 5, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Code of Conduct (Word) In: A / HRC / RES / 5/2 . UN Human Rights Council . June 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ Action manual (PDF) UN Human Rights Council . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ a b Special Rapporteur. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Country visits. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  11. ↑ a b Recommendations. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  12. ↑ General information. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Connection procedure. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Annual reports in general. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .