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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.
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