A/HRC/37/37/Add.1 He also used his visit to Vienna to meet with the Special Representative of the OSCE on freedom of the media and the International Press Institute. On 11 June, the Special Rapporteur, together with the International Press Institute and with the support from the Austrian Ministry for European integration and Foreign Affairs convened in Vienna a meeting of 20 experts from all regions to support the preparation of the next report of the Special Rapporteur to the UN General Assembly which will focus on the protection of sources and whistleblowers. On 16 June, the Special Rapporteur organised a consultation on access to information in international organizations in which he presented his preliminary conclusions from the study on “exploring the scope of the right of access to information within international organizations, including those within the United Nations system.” Special Rapporteur on the The Special Rapporteur convened three consultations with civil society actors where rights to freedom of peaceful issues related to the rights of freedom of assembly and association were discussed with a assembly and of association view to identify ways to address challenges and obstacles to the realization of these rights. Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes The Special Rapporteur on toxic wastes mandate has particularly focused on the protection of the rights to workers from toxics and will report on the issue to the HRC in 2018. He organized two expert consultations (one in May and the other in September 2017) on the issue, with the support of FES where principles for aligning the protection of workers from toxics were discussed. The meetings gathered experts from public health, labour and human rights sectors in Geneva. Special Rapporteur on the In May, the Special Rapporteur organised an expert consultation on corruption and the right of everyone to the rights to health in Bangkok to feed his next report to the General Assembly. enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living The SR reported on right to housing of persons with disabilities to the GA (A/72/128), and on financialization of housing to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/34/51). She organized several events on this topic, video messages, webinars, press releases, social media, and participated in the Forum on Business and Human Rights in follow up & dissemination of the report. The Special Rapporteur has launched an international campaign on the right to housing. This is the “make the Shift” initiative, launched in October 2016 in Quito, in the context of Habitat III, with UCLG & OHCHR. There have been two events in 2017 around this initiative: June, Ottawa, a strategic meeting with some members; and in early November in Barcelona, a launch organized by UCLG. The Special Rapporteur participated on the 79 th session of the UNECE, Committee on Housing and Land Management in November. In 2017, the Special Rapporteur held various consultations with a wide range of stakeholders, including States, national human rights institutions, international experts, human rights defenders and people on the move to feed in next report to the Council on human rights defenders on the rights of people on the move. The Special Rapporteur conducted a multilingual global survey in November and December seeking input from all stakeholders. In November, the Special Rapporteur hosted a meeting at the University of York attended by more than two dozen human rights defenders and international experts with experiences and expertise from around the world. The Special Rapporteur held various meetings, academic events and conferences to disseminate the findings of his report on the situation of human rights defenders working in the sphere of business and human rights, which was presented to the United Nations General Assembly in October. On 16 March, the Special Rapporteur organized an informal consultation with civil Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and society representatives, including associations of legal professionals and State representatives, to explain his work strategy for the future and to take note of their lawyers observations and suggestions for possible future activities under his mandate. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders 52