UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy

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Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
 
Organization type Special Rapporteur
Abbreviation SRPrivacy
management Mr. Joseph CANNATACI
Founded April 1, 2015
Headquarters Palais des Nations, Geneva
Upper organization UN Human Rights Council
 

The position of the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy was created to identify barriers to the promotion and protection of the right to privacy. To do this, to examine trends, developments and challenges in relation to the right to privacy and to make recommendations in order to ensure their promotion and protection (also in connection with the Internet).

The UN mandate

The UN Human Rights Council created this position on April 1, 2015 by means of a resolution in which the mandate was also defined. This UN mandate is limited to three years and is regularly extended. The last extension of the mandate took place on April 9, 2018.

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. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 28/16. UN Human Rights Council , April 1, 2015, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 37/2. UN Human Rights Council , April 9, 2018, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Appointment of the special rapporteurs. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Special procedure. In: Human Rights Council. Published by: German Institute for Human Rights , accessed on April 5, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Code of Conduct (Word) In: A / HRC / RES / 5/2 . UN Human Rights Council . June 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ Action manual (PDF) UN Human Rights Council . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ a b Special Rapporteur. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Country visits. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b Recommendations. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  10. ↑ General information. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Connection procedure. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Annual reports in general. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .