Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society

Reference links from Chapter 6: Special procedures

• Contacting special procedures mandate-holders:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/contact.htm
  
  
• The special procedures:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/index.htm
  
  
• Country mandates:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/countries.htm
  
  
• Thematic mandates:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/themes.htm
  
  
• Human Rights Council:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/
  
  
• Current list of upcoming vacancies of mandates and how to nominate candidates:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/nominations.htm
  
  
• Consultative Group’s and President’s Lists of Candidates:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/form.htm
  
  
• The annual meeting of special procedures:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/meeting.htm
  
  
• The Coordination Committee of special procedures:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/ccspecialprocedures.htm
  
  
• The Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate-holders:
  http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/E/HRC/resolutions/A_HRC_RES_5_2.doc
  
  
• Manual of the special procedures :
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/form.htm
  
  
• Communications:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/communications.htm
  
  
• Country and field visits:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/visits.htm
  
  
• Standing invitations:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/invitations.htm
  
  
• Special procedures reports to the Human Rights Council:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/annual.htm
  
  
• Press releases, statements and other messages issued by the special procedures:
  http://www.unog.ch/80256EDD006B9C2E/(httpPages)/CBD301FF98AF69B980256EE700376D86?OpenDocument&expand=7&count=10000&unid=CBD301FF98AF69B980256EE700376D86&year=2009#1.7
  
  
• Standard questionnaires for specific mandates:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/questionnaires.htm
  
  
• Submitting individual cases/complaints:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/communications.htm
  
  
• Field office and desk officer contacts:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/contact.htm
  
  
• Subscribing to the special procedures extranet:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/form.htm
  
  
• Current list of special procedure mechanisms:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/docs/Mandate_Holders2008_03.11.08.xls