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Follow-up activities undertaken by mandate holders (non-exhaustive list) (2019)
Special Rapporteur on extreme
poverty and human rights (jointly
with other mandates)
Follow-up communication sent to China (CHN 9/2019, 20 May 2019)
concerning the ongoing surveillance, harassment and intimidation by State
security forces of Mr. Jiang Tianyong, a renowned human rights lawyer and
the subject of a number of previous communications. Government reply
received on 27 June 2019.
Special Rapporteur on the promotion On 2 August 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up
communication to Tunisia (TUN 3/2019) concerning the transitional justice
of truth, justice, reparations and
process in the country, particularly in relation to a bill aimed at dismantling
guarantees of non-recurrence
Tunisia's specialized criminal chambers and replacing them with an
institution that would entail systemic impunity for gross human rights
violations committed in Tunisia between 1955 and 2013, thereby reversing
the country's essential progress towards the rule of law. Government has not
responded yet.
On 18 July 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up
communication to Guatemala (GTM 6/2019) concerning the acts of
intimidation, attacks and reprisals against judges working on high impact
cases, which may affect access to justice, truth and reparation, in particular in
cases of transitional justice, which can mean a serious setback in the fight
against impunity. Government reply received on 25 September 2019
On 12 April 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up
communication to Nepal (NPL 1/2019) concerning the reported lack of
impartiality, independence and transparency in the procedure for the
appointment of the members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
(TRC) and Commission on the Investigation of Enforced Disappearance
(CIEDP); the reported lack of progress in the work undertaken by both
commissions; and the possible amendment of the Act on the Commission on
Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation 2071 (2014).
Government reply received on 7 June 2019.
On 22 February 2019, the Special Rapporteur sent a joint follow up
communication to Colombia (COL 1/2019) concerning death threats and acts
of intimidation committed against witnesses, lawyers and human rights
defenders involved in a trial against a former military high ranking official
accused of serious human rights violations. Government reply received on 7
April 2019
Independent Expert on foreign debt
and human rights
On 12 September 2019, the Independent Expert sent (3) joint
communications namely to, Belgium, (BEL 3/2019) Luxembourg (LUX
1/2019) and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) Secretary General, (OTH 44/2019) regarding a case submitted to
the OECD National Contact Points of Belgium and Luxemburg concerning
two banks, namely KBL European Private Bankers and the KBC Group,
which allegedly have failed to comply with the OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises in violation of the United Nations Security
Council embargo on arms against the apartheid regime in South Africa. The
Independent Expert having submitted a letter to both National Contact
Points on 25 May 2018, the communication follows their initial assessments
and their decision not to investigate the case any further, despite serious
procedural flaws having been raised regarding the proceedings that
potentially jeopardized the outcome of the process. While OECD replied on
18 October 2019 and Belgium replied on 11 November 2019, reply from
Luxemburg is awaited.
Special Rapporteur on the human
rights of migrants
On 2 April 2019, a joint letter led by the Special Rapporteur was transmitted
to the Government of Australia concerning the lack of appropriate medical
care to migrants and refugees on the offshore facilities of Australia. In the
letter, the Special Rapporteur reiterated recommendations made during the
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