UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Combating Terrorism

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Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism
Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism
 
Organization type Special Rapporteur
Abbreviation SRTerrorism
management Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Founded April 21, 2005
Headquarters Palais des Nations, Geneva
Upper organization UN Human Rights Council
 

The position of the special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the fight against terrorism was created to investigate alleged violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the fight against terrorism and to check relevant information.

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 20, 2016.

The Special Rapporteur is not a member 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 mandate holder is crucial for the impartial performance of her duties. The term of office of a mandate is limited to a maximum of six years.

It prepares thematic studies and draws up 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 submits suggestions to the states on how they can remedy any irregularities. It also carries out follow-up procedures in which it checks the implementation of the recommendations. To this end, it prepares annual reports for the attention of the UN Human Rights Council .

The post of terrorist expert created in 2004 by the UN Human Rights Commission was abolished in 2005 and replaced by this special rapporteur.

Websites

Footnotes

  1. ^ UNHCR: Ms. Fionnuala D. Ní Aoláin. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
  2. Creation and mandate. (Word) In: E / CN.4 / RES / 2005/80. UN Human Rights Commission , April 21, 2005, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  3. UN Human Rights Council. In: Enforce human rights. German Society for the United Nations e. V., 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.).
  4. 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 .
  5. ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 31/3. UN Human Rights Council , April 20, 2016, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  6. Appointment of the special rapporteurs. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  7. Special procedure. In: Human Rights Council. Published by: German Institute for Human Rights , accessed on April 5, 2019 .
  8. Code of Conduct (Word) In: A / HRC / RES / 5/2 . UN Human Rights Council . June 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  9. Action manual (PDF) UN Human Rights Council . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  10. a b Special Rapporteur. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  11. Country visits. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  12. a b Recommendations. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  13. General information. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
  14. Connection procedure. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  15. Annual reports in general. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Position of a terrorist expert. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .