特别程序：给人权捍卫者的信息图表

The special procedures are comprised of independent human rights experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council. Members include individual experts ( Special Rapporteurs or independent experts ) and working groups of five experts, with similar functions and the common goal of promoting human rights progress. Their main responsibilities include monitoring and reporting on human rights situations at the national or thematic levels…

Special procedures are one of the most accessible UN human rights mechanisms for civil society and human rights defenders . They can handle cases from any country , without requiring the country to be a party to any specific treaty or to exhaust domestic remedies, and can act swiftly in emergencies..

If you are a human rights defender and wish to participate in special procedures, please read this article carefully and share it with your colleagues!

You can download infographics in English , Simplified Chinese , Traditional Chinese , Uyghur , and Tibetan .

For more information, please refer to the updated “Guide to the Use of Special Procedures” in three languages, published by the International Service for Human Rights for human rights defenders .

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