A/HRC/43/64/Add.1 Mandate Description of events organized by mandate holders On 22 and 23 April 2019, the Special Rapporteur hosted a two day meeting with members of the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture and Rendition which has undertaken a Truth Process on the US Torture program carried out between 20012009 as well as the role that North Carolina Airports and private companies played in the rendition programme to Guantanamo Bay Cuba. The Center for Victims of Torture were also engaged to address reparations possibilities for Guantanamo Bay detainees. Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children From 31 January to 1 February 2019, the Special Rapporteur convened an expert consultation on the social inclusion of trafficking victims into societies. Experts from Africa, Asia and the Middle East attended the consultation, which took place in Addis Ababa. Inputs received will inform the Special Rapporteur’s upcoming thematic report to the HRC, to be presented in June 2019. Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation & guarantees of nonrecurrence On 10 and 11 December 2019, the Special Rapporteur convened and expert meeting on “Memorialization in the context of serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law” to identify relevant practical experiences from different countries to distil best practices, shortcomings and lessons learned, and the emerging practices and challenges on memorialization in transitional justice processes. The outcome of the meeting will inform the Special Rapporteurs report to the 45 th session of the HRC. Special Rapporteur on violence From 11 to 22 March 2019, the Special Rapporteur participated in the sixty-third against women session of the Commission on the Status of Women, at which she delivered an oral report. She also organized two side events, entitled “Twenty-five years of the mandate and the femicide watch initiative” and “The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and general recommendation No. 35”. Moreover, in conjunction with Facebook, she organized an event on the issue of online violence against women and girls and non-consensual distribution of intimate images. Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation From 14 January to 28 February 2019, on the occasion of the World Water Day, the Special Rapporteur organized the 2nd Human Rights Youth Challenge, organized together with the Permanent Mission of Spain, the Permanent Mission of Germany, UN-Water, UNESCO-IHP, and OHCHR. The theme of the challenge for the Second Human Rights Youth Challenge was ‘Leave no one behind’, which was the theme of the 2019 World Water Day. The goal of the challenge was to draw attention to people who lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation in spheres of life beyond the household. Amongst over 80 submissions received, the Special Rapporteur looked for submission that demonstrated a good understanding of the human rights to water and sanitation, particularly focusing on those who are left behind in sphere of life beyond household such as public spaces. The winner of the 2nd Challenge was invited to speak as a panellist at the HRC42 side-event organized by the Special Rapporteur. On 13 March 2019, the Special Rapporteur convened GRULAC Regional consultation on impact of mega-projects on the human rights to water and sanitation in Mexico City. On 13 September 2019, the Special Rapporteur convened an expert consultation on his thematic report on privatization in Geneva. On 17 October 2019, the Special Rapporteur convened a consultation with private water operators in New York City. On 21 October 2019, the Special Rapporteur convened a public consultation on his thematic report on privatization in New York City. On 22 October 2019, the Special Rapporteur convened a public consultation on his thematic report on the progressive realization of the human rights to water and sanitation in New York City. Throughout the second half of 2019, the Special Rapporteur continued to hold online consultations via Skype on his two thematic reports on privatization and the human rights to water and sanitation. 80

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