A/HRC/40/38/Add.1 Mandate Description of events organized by mandate holders rights defenders. On 6 December he also held an expert consultation with women human rights defenders and experts to validate the main findings of his report. On 5 October 2018, the Special Rapporteur organised a meeting of human rights defenders in Paris to reflect on the ways forward on the implementation of the Declaration on human rights defenders, 20 years after its adoption. The Special Rapporteur supported and played a leading role in the organisation of the Second World Summit on Human Rights Defenders held in Paris from 29 to 31 October. He gave a keynote speech during the opening ceremony. Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples In March 2018, the Special Rapporteur convened an expert consultation on the issue of criminalisation and attacks faced by indigenous human rights defenders. Representatives of indigenous peoples, civil society organizations and human rights mechanisms participated in the consultation, which focused on the particular risks faced by indigenous peoples, their causes and consequences as well as necessary protection measures. In addition, a consultation with indigenous representatives took place in April 2018 on the side-lines of the 17th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The two consultations, as well as 70 written submissions, provided inputs for the preparation of the thematic report that was presented at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council in September 2018 (A/HRC/39/17). Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity On 20 June, the Independent Expert was the keynote speaker at a side-event during 38th session of the Human Rights Council on migration and international solidarity organized by the International Catholic Migration Commission, APG 23 and other civil society organizations. The Independent Expert outlined the focus of his upcoming reports, which will include good practices, existing gaps and intersecting issues with regard to migration, and stressed the importance of solidarity in dealing with migration. Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to selfdetermination On 17 October, one of the Working Group’s members delivered a lecture during a hearing of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security (Committee) of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on the “Non-admissibility of Using Mercenaries as a Means of Undermining Peace and Violating Human Rights” and contributed to the exchange of views between the Committee and experts on the interlinkages between mercenaries and mercenary-related activities in all their forms and manifestations, including foreign fighters as well as private military and security companies. Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants On 6 March, the OHCHR organized an expert meeting on protecting the human rights of migrants in the context of return, which the Special Rapporteur used as an opportunity to gather additional expert input for his thematic report on return and reintegration that was presented at the 38th session of the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/38/41). From 9 to 13 July, the Special Rapporteur attended the last round of negotiations on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) held in New York. He participated in the informal dialogue with stakeholders organized by the cofacilitators (Mexico and Switzerland) and in the technical roundtable on human rights protection organized by the OHCHR. On 9 December, the Special Rapporteur co-organized a side event to the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact on Migration. The side event addressed the role of Special Procedures and Treaty Bodies in the implementation, follow-up and review of the Global Compact, and it also provided a very welcome opportunity for mandate holders, State representatives, and civil society actors to discuss this important issue. In addition to the Special Rapporteur, the panel of the side event was also composed of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking, the Special Rapporteur on racism, and the Chair of the Committee on Migrant Workers. 70