A/HRC/40/18 14. Thematic special procedure mandate holders presented reports on their visits to 18 countries and territories: Albania, Australia, Chile, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Panama, Serbia and Kosovo, 2 Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Zambia. 15. The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence presented a joint study with the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide on the contribution of transitional justice to the prevention of gross violations and abuses of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law, including genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, and their recurrence. The study was submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 33/19. 16. In its resolution 34/23, the Human Rights Council requested the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to submit a report at its thirty-seventh session. As the mandate holder passed away on 11 February 2018, her report, as shared with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 25 January 2018, was transmitted to the Council by the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures. 17. The Special Rapporteur on minority issues presented a report containing the recommendations made at the tenth session of the Forum on Minority Issues, which was held on 30 November and 1 December 2017 and focused on minority youth and progress towards inclusive and diverse societies. 18. The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism presented reports on the expert workshop on witchcraft and human rights and the Regional Action Plan on Albinism in Africa (2017–2021). 19. The Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment presented a report on the expert seminar on best practices, lessons learned and the way forward with regard to human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. 20. The special procedures also presented their communications report, which contained communications sent by all mandate holders between 1 June and 30 November 2017. The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders presented reports containing observations on the communications that had been transmitted to Governments and the replies that had been received. 21. The Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures presented the report on the twenty-fourth annual meeting of special rapporteurs/representatives, independent experts and Chairs of working groups of the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, including updated information on special procedures. The report was accompanied by an addendum with relevant facts and figures. II. Thirty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council 22. At the thirty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council, the following 19 special procedure mandate holders – including the holders 17 thematic and 2 country mandates – presented their annual reports: • Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights • Special Rapporteur on the right to health • Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers • Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association 2 4 References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).