UN Special Rapporteur on Slavery

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Special Rapporteur on Slavery
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery
 
Organization type Special Rapporteur
Abbreviation SRSlavery
management Urmila BHOOLA
Founded September 28, 2007
Headquarters Palais des Nations, Geneva
Upper organization UN Human Rights Council
 

The position of the Special Rapporteur on Slavery, including its causes and consequences , was created to effectively eradicate slavery in all its forms. This requires addressing the causes of slavery such as poverty, social exclusion and all forms of discrimination. In addition, to prevent slavery, the rights of the particularly vulnerable must be promoted and protected.

The UN mandate

The UN Human Rights Council created this position on September 28, 2007 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 October 5, 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 previously existing working group against the modern form of slavery was abolished in 2006.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Creation and mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 6/14. UN Human Rights Council , September 28, 2007, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 33/1. UN Human Rights Council , October 5, 2016, 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 .
  13. ^ Working group against the modern form of slavery. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .