Mandate-holder Mandate Terms in office Martin Scheinin Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism July 2008 (first term) Sima Samar Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan July 2008 (first term) John Ruggie Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises July 2008 (first term) Seyyed Mohammad Hashemi Working Group on Arbitrary Detention July 2008 (second term) Najat Al-Hajjaji Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination July 2008 (first term) Amada Benavides de Pérez Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination July 2008 (first term) Alexander Ivanovich Nikitin Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination July 2008 (first term) Shaista Shameem Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination July 2007 (first term) Ambeyi Ligabo Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression August 2008 (second term) Paul Hunt Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health August 2008 (second term) Peter Lesa Kasanda Working Group on people of African descent August 2008 (second term) Stephen J. Toope Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances September 2008 (second term) George N. Jabbour Working Group on people of African descent September 2008 (second term) Irina Zlatescu Working Group on people of African descent October 2008 (second term) José Gómez del Prado Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination October 2008 (first term)