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Follow-up activities undertaken by mandate holders (non-exhaustive list) (2019)
and enforce zero tolerance policies on child sexual abuse in all institutions
under its oversight.
In October 2019, the Special Rapporteur and the Special Representative of
the Secretary General on Violence Against Children welcomed the adoption
of the Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics by the General Assembly
of the UN World Tourism Organisation as a significant step forward for the
protection of children from exploitation in travel and tourism, especially
sexual exploitation. On 19 November, they, together with a group of
independent experts issued a press release to welcome the adoption of the
Convention as a major step towards tackling child exploitation and urged
Stated to expedite its swift ratification and effective implementation of the
Framework Convention.
Special Rapporteur on the human
rights of migrants
Following his official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 24 September
to 1 October 2019, on 28 October and 15 November 2019, the Special
Rapporteur transmitted two follow-up letters to the Government of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. The letters followed up on several issues that were
brought to the attention of relevant authorities of BiH during the visit. The
Special Rapporteur was encouraged to learn about positive developments
resulted from his intervention. In a response from BiH, the Special
Rapporteur was particularly pleased to know for instance that the Vucjak
site was closed and migrants formerly sheltered there were relocated to
newly identified facilities.
Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial,
summary or arbitrary executions
The Special Rapporteur examined on different occasions, and in relation to
different States, the human rights implications arising in connection with the
phenomenon of the so-called foreign terrorist fighters and continues to
remain seized of the matter. The Special Rapporteur monitored and
followed-up, to the extent possible, developments relating to the question of
the death penalty worldwide.
Special Rapporteur in the field of
cultural rights
On 1-2 March, the Special Rapporteur participated in a seminar in Newcastle
on the protection of cultural heritage in armed conflict and situations of
forcible displacement, following up on the work of the mandate to develop a
cultural rights approach to cultural heritage and to have recognized
intentional destruction of cultural heritage as a cultural rights violation.
On 7 March, the Special Rapporteur contributed to a debate on Sexual and
reproductive rights in Barcelona, addressing how fundamentalisms and
extremisms violate women’s rights, as a follow up to the thematic approach
developed by the mandate on women’s cultural rights (2012) and
fundamentalism (2017).
On 23 October, the Special Rapporteur participated in an expert consultation
on artistic freedoms, following up on the work of the mandate on this theme
(2013) and exploring with stakeholders in the field avenues to further
expand its impact.
Special Rapporteur on the situation
of human rights defenders
In follow-up to his official visit to Mongolia in May 2019, the Special
Rapporteur participated in a consultation on the adoption of a comprehensive
law on the protection of human rights defenders in Mongolia organised by
OHCHR in close coordination with the National Human Rights Commission
of Mongolia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the framework of
“OHCHR’s Financial and technical assistance for Mongolia’s implementation
of international human rights mechanisms recommendations in particular the
UPR. The Special Rapporteur took also part in related workshops organised
by civil society supporting the review and adoption of a comprehensive and
human rights compliant legal framework for the promotion and defence of
human rights.
During 2019, the Special Rapporteur followed up on implementation of the
global communication campaign on the 20th anniversary of the UN
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