A/HRC/10/24 page 2 REPORT ON THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS/ REPRESENTATIVES, INDEPENDENT EXPERTS AND CHAIRPERSONS OF WORKING GROUPS OF THE SPECIAL PROCEDURES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Geneva, 23-27 June 2008 Rapporteur: Olivier de Schutter Summary The fifteenth annual meeting of special procedures was held in Geneva from 23 to 27 June 2008. Participants elected Asma Jahangir Chairperson of the fifteenth annual meeting and of the Coordination Committee. Olivier de Schutter was elected Rapporteur of the meeting and member of the Coordination Committee. Cephas Lumina, Maria Magdalena Sepúlveda and Gulnara Shahinian were elected members of the Coordination Committee. The former Chairperson, Gay McDougall, will remain an ex-officio member. Mandate-holders had exchanges of views with the Deputy High Commissioner, the former President of the Human Rights Council, the Council President and members of the Council Bureau. Participants met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions, and held a joint meeting with participants of the twentieth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies. Participants focused their discussions on the harmonization of their working methods and the adoption of relevant procedures. They also discussed the outcome of the review of special procedures mandates and the universal periodic review. They welcomed the appointment of 16 new mandate-holders. Mandate-holders adopted their revised manual and their internal advisory procedure to review practices and working methods.