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Ðpress€release€after€the€Ô_ÔadptionÔ_Ô€of€the€advisory€opinion€in€the€case€of€Mr.€Ô_ÔParamÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCumaraswamyÔ_Ô€by€theÐ ])`"( ÐInternational€Court€of€Justice.Ð 9*<#) ÐÌ7.à è àSir€Nigel€emphasized€that€the€working€group€had€not€produced€radical€solutions€as€far€as€theÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðspecial€procedures€mandates€were€concerned,€although€it€had€introduced€term€limits€for€mandate€holders.Ð Í,Ð%, ÐTwo€mandates€„€structural€adjustment€and€foreign€debt€„€had€been€merged.€He€had€sensed€in€some€of€theÐ ©-¬&- Ðinterventions€made€in€the€working€group€some€muted€negative€attitudes€vis„„vis€the€work€of€the€specialÐ ….ˆ'. Ðprocedures€system,€but€this€was€fortunately€absent€from€the€final€report€of€the€working€group,€whose€toneÐ a/d(/ Ðwas€positive.Ð =0@)0 ÐÐ 1*1 Ð8.à è àSir€Nigel€noted€the€concerns€about€the€elaboration€of€a€specific€code€of€conduct€for€specialÐ ý ÐÔ_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô.€This€issue€had€been€raised€repeatedly€in€the€open„ended€working€group,€but€its€report€onlyÐ ÙÜ Ðcalled€upon€the€special€procedures€mandate€holders€to€monitor€the€progress€on€a€general€code€of€conductÐ µ¸ Ðfor€experts€on€mission€other€than€Secretariat€officials,€at€present€pending€adoption€by€the€GeneralÐ ‘ ” ÐAssembly.Ð m p ÐÌà@––!càB.€€òòAddress€made€on€behalf€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€Human€RightsóóˆÐ % ( ÐÌ9.à è àOn€behalf€of€the€High€Commissioner,€the€Deputy€High€Commissioner€(Ô_ÔDHCÔ_Ô)€thanked€all€theÐ Ý à Ðspecial€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€experts€for€their€commitment€in€carrying€out€the€important€functions€assigned€toÐ ¹¼  Ðthem€by€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights,€often€under€very€difficult€circumstances.€€He€outlined€theÐ •˜  Ðactions€of€the€High€Commissioner's€Office€undertaken€with€a€view€to€assisting€the€system€of€specialÐ qt  Ðprocedures€to€become€more€effective,€and€offered€some€thoughts€on€the€place€and€importance€of€theÐ MP  Ðsystem€of€special€procedures€in€the€overall€United€Nations€human€rights€programme.Ð ),  ÐÌ10.à è àThe€Ô_ÔDHCÔ_Ô€recalled€the€history€of€the€investigative€human€rights€mechanisms€of€the€CommissionÐ áä  Ðand€the€Third€Committee€of€the€General€Assembly€from€the€inception€of€an€investigative€mechanism€inÐ ½À  Ð1951€to€the€Ô_ÔmideÔ_Ô„1970s.€The€idea€of€establishing€the€mandates€of€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€with€monitoringÐ ™œ Ðresponsibilities,€to€succeed€the€resource„intensive€activities€of€€working€groups€then€in€operation,€had€beenÐ ux Ðintroduced€by€the€then€Director€of€the€Division€for€Human€Rights€in€1978.€Since€that€time,€the€specialÐ QT Ðprocedures€of€the€Commission€had€come€a€long€way.Ð -0 ÐÌ11.à è àThe€Ô_ÔDHCÔ_Ô€reiterated€that€the€special€procedures€system€had€become€an€important€part€of€the€humanÐ åè Ðrights€Ô_ÔarmouryÔ_Ô€of€the€Organization.€He€imagined€the€following,€non„exhaustive,€roles€for€the€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_ÔÐ ÁÄ Ðin€the€future:Ð   ÐÌà è à„à0  àAn€important€role€in€studying€general€issues€of€relevance€to€the€respective€mandates;ÐUX## Ðà è à„à0  àAn€important€role€in€the€study€of€the€content€of€laws;Ð14## Ðà è à„à0  àA€role€in€fact„finding€and€monitoring€of€human€rights€violations;Ð ## Ðà è à„à0  àA€role€in€the€prevention€of€human€rights€violations;Ðéì## Ðà è à„à0  àAn€important€good€offices€role€on€behalf€of€victims€of€human€rights€violations;ÐÅ È## Ðà è à„à0  àGenerating€attention€about€certain€human€rights€issues;С!¤## Ðà è à„à0  àHelping€to€bring€the€presence€of€the€international€community€to€the€assistance€of€those€inÐ }"€  Ðneed;€andÐY#\!## Ðà è à„à0  àGenerating€new€strategies€for€the€protection€of€human€rights.Ð5$8"## ÐÌ12.à è àThe€Ô_ÔDHCÔ_Ô€emphasized€the€need€for€a€holistic€approach€to€the€protection€and€promotion€of€humanÐ í%ð$ Ðrights;€thus,€whereas€the€Commission's€emphasis€had€been€on€civil€and€political€rights€in€the€past,€its€newÐ É&Ì% Ðemphasis€on€economic,€social€and€cultural€rights€was€both€reasonable€and€necessary.€This€said,€the€Ô_ÔDHCÔ_ÔÐ ¥'¨ & ÐÔ_ÔrecongizedÔ_Ô€that€the€new€biennium€budget€allocated€specific€„€limited€„€resources€ro€each€mandate€per€year.Ð („!' ÐThe€High€Commissioner,€in€her€recently€launched€Annual€Appeal€2000,€had€appealed€for€more€money€forÐ ])`"( Ðbetter€servicing€of€the€special€procedures€system.€The€situation€in€the€servicing€of€mandates€wasÐ 9*<#) Ðadmittedly€unsatisfactory,€and€he€agreed€in€principle€that€the€mandates€deserved€additional€resources€andÐ +$* Ðthat€more€resources€should€be€moved€towards€the€treaty€bodies€and€the€special€procedures,€as€well€as€toÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðthe€petition€procedures.€The€Ô_ÔDHCÔ_Ô€reaffirmed€the€importance€of€the€special€procedures€system,€which€wasÐ Í,Ð%, Ðone€of€the€pillars€of€the€High€Commissioner's€strategy.€Ð ©-¬&- ÐÌ13.à è àOn€the€other€hand,€it€was€clear€that€the€securing€of€resources€through€the€Annual€Ô_ÔApealÔ_Ô€processÐ a/d(/ Ðwould€require€time,€and€the€Office€could€not€produce€miracles€with€the€available€financial€resources.€InÐ =0@)0 Ðshort,€the€Ô_ÔDHCÔ_Ô€suggested,€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€and€the€mandate€holders€were€"in€theÐ 1*1 Ðsame€boat",€and€should€look€together€for€imaginative€solutions€to€a€difficult€financial€and€resourceÐ ý Ðsituation.€Ð ÙÜ ÐÌ14.à è àThe€participants€thanked€the€Deputy€High€Commissioner€for€his€warm€words€of€solidarity,€hisÐ ‘ ” ÐÔ_ÔcandourÔ_Ô,€and€for€the€actions€he€and€the€High€Commissioner€€had€taken€and€continued€to€take€to€supportÐ m p Ðtheir€work.Ð I L ÐÌà@7càC.€€òòElection€of€officersóóˆÐ   ÐÌ15.à è àMs.€Ô_ÔKatarinaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTomasevskiÔ_Ô€was€elected€Chairperson€and€Mr.€Ô_ÔRajsoomerÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔLallahÔ_Ô€was€electedÐ ¹¼  ÐRapporteur€of€the€seventh€meeting.Ð •˜  ÐÌà@__6càD.€€òòAdoption€of€the€agendaóóˆÐ MP  ÐÌ16.à è àThe€meeting€adopted€the€following€agenda:Ð   ÐÌà@EE@càòòAgendaóóˆÐ ½À  ÐÌà è à1.à  à€Organization€of€work:Ð ux ÐÌà è àà  à(a)à0 V àIntroductory€statement€by€the€Chairperson€of€the€sixth€annual€meeting;Ð-0V #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(b)à0 V àIntroductory€statement€on€behalf€of€the€High€Commissioner;ÐåèV #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(c)à0 V àElection€of€officers;РV #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(d)à0 V àAdoption€of€the€agenda.ÐUXV #V # ÐÌà è à2.à0  àCapacity„building€and€enhancement€of€the€effectiveness€of€the€special€procedures€system:€Ð ## ÐÌà è àà  à(a)à0 V àFollow„up€to€the€study€by€Mona€Ô_ÔRishmawiÔ_Ô€and€Thomas€Ô_ÔHammarbergÔ_Ô;ÐÅ ÈV #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(b)à0 V àMatters€arising€from€the€decision€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€on€theÐ }"€  Ðreview€of€mechanisms;ÐY#\!V #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(c)à0 V àFollow„up€to€the€recommendations€of€the€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô.Ð%#V #V # ÐÌà è à3.à  àSupport€services:Ð É&Ì% ÐÌà è àà  à(a)à0 V àAdministrative€issues,€including€the€issue€of€insurance;€explanation€of€the€new€Ô_ÔIMISÔ_ÔÐ („!' Ðprocedure;Ð])`"(V #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(b)à0 V àPresentation€of€the€new€Ô_ÔthematicsÔ_Ô€database.Ð+$*V #V # ÐÌà è à4.à0  àCorporate€responsibility€for€human€rights€violations.ÐÍ,Ð%,## ÐÌà è à5.à0  àMonitoring€(special€procedures)€mechanisms.Ð….ˆ'.## ÐÌà è à6.à0  àImproving€the€work€of€the€special€procedures€mechanisms€on€human€rights€defenders.Ð=0@)0## ÐÐ 1*1 ÐÔ_Ôà è à7.à0  àConsultations€between€mandate€holders€and€NGO€representatives.Ðý## ÐÌà è à8.à0  àJoint€meeting€of€the€chairpersons€of€treaty€bodies€and€specialе¸## Ðà è àà  àprocedures€mandate€holders.Ð ‘ ” ÐÌà è à9.à0  àConsultation€with€the€Bureau€of€the€fifty„sixth€session€of€the€Commission€on€HumanÐ I L ÐRights.Ð% (## ÐÌà è à10.à0  àExchange€of€information€and€experiences€between€special€procedures€mandate€holders.ÐÝ à## ÐÌà è à11.à0  àAdoption€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€of€the€seventh€annual€meeting.Е˜ ## ÐÌÌÓ  ÓII.€€CAPACITY„BUILDING€AND€ENHANCEMENT€OF€THE€EFFECTIVENESSÐ ),  ÐOF€THE€SPECIAL€PROCEDURES€SYSTEMÐ   ÐÌA.€€òòFolllow„up€to€the€study€prepared€by€Mona€Rishmawi€andÐ ½À  ÐThomas€HammarbergóóÐ ™œ ÐÓ  ÓÌ17.à è àThe€discussion€under€this€item€was€based€on€the€study€on€the€strengthening€of€the€specialÐ QT Ðprocedures€mechanisms,€completed€by€Ms.€Rishmawi€and€Mr.€Hammarberg€in€July€1999,€and€on€theÐ -0 Ðreport€of€the€open„ended€working€group€on€the€review€of€mechanisms€of€the€Commission€on€HumanÐ    ÐRights(E/CN.4/2000/112),€adopted€on€11€February€2000.€€Participants€also€had€before€them€the€report€ofÐ åè Ðthe€High€Commissioner€to€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€and€draft€guiding€principles€for€the€use€ofÐ ÁÄ Ðspecial€rapporteurs.Ð   ÐÌ18.à è àIn€respect€of€the€Rishmawi/Hammarberg€report,€one€participant€asked€what€follow„up€had€beenÐ UX Ðgiven€to€the€recommendations€of€the€authors.€The€secretariat€indicated€that€out€of€the€report's€fiveÐ 14 Ðprincipal€recommendations,€two€had€been€implemented.€Firstly,€a€"quick€reponse€desk"€had€been€set€up€inÐ   Ðearly€2000€and€was€being€staffed€in€the€thematic€mechanisms€team€of€the€Office.€A€small€team€of€lawyersÐ éì Ðto€address€and€handle€urgent€appeals€had€been€set€up.€One€participant€signalled€the€necessity€for€theÐ Å È Ðcoordinator€of€the€quick€response€desk€to€be€in€constant€touch€with€permanent€missions€and€to€transmit,€inÐ ¡!¤ Ðcase€of€doubt,€any€requests€for€urgent€action€as€expeditiously€as€possible€to€the€respective€rapporteurs.Ð }"€  ÐÌ19.à è àSecondly,€a€thematic€database€had€been€developed€and€was€now€in€the€process€of€being€tested.Ð 5$8" ÐThis€database€was€expandable,€and€it€was€planned€to€extend€it€to€all€special€procedures€mandatesÐ %# Ðeventually.€Participants€stressed€the€vital€importance€of€a€comprehensive€database,€whose€operation€wasÐ í%ð$ Ðviewed€as€potentially€revolutionizing€the€activities€of€mandate€holders.€Ð É&Ì% ÐÌ20.à è àParticipants€were€also€briefed€about€the€status€of€the€other€three€recommendations€„€emergencyÐ („!' Ðresponse€capacity,€improved€follow„up,€strengthening€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner.€No€particularÐ ])`"( Ðprogress€in€the€implementation€of€these€recommendations€had€been€made€since€their€endorsement€by€theÐ 9*<#) ÐHigh€Commissioner,€in€particular€in€respect€of€the€issue€of€additional€resources€for€the€system.Ð +$* ÐParticipants€requested€that€the€status€of€implementation€of€the€study's€recommendations€be€documented€inÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðwritten€form€and€circulated€to€them€in€advance€of€the€eighth€meeting€of€the€rapporteurs€in2001.Ð Í,Ð%, ÐÌ21.à è àSeveral€participants€regretted€that€no€additional€professional€assistance€had€been€or€was€being€madeÐ ….ˆ'. Ðavailable€to€them€in€the€discharge€of€their€mandate,€in€spite€of€repeated€requests€and€given€theÐ a/d(/ Ðconsiderable€scope€of€their€activities.€Some€participants€renewed€their€complaints€that€even€theÐ =0@)0 ÐProfessional€staff€assigned€to€assist€them€do€so€on€a€part„time€basis€and€have€many€other€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔresponnsbilitiesÔ_Ô,Ð 1*1 Ðwith€the€result€that€they€do€not€receive€the€extent€of€assistance€which€the€enabling€resolution€of€theÐ ý ÐCommission€requires€the€Secretary„General€to€provide€to€the€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€independent€experts.Ð ÙÜ ÐOthers€complained€that€the€Professionals€assisting€them€in€the€discharge€of€their€mandates€had€beenÐ µ¸ Ðreassigned€to€other€functions€in€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner,€without€consulting€or€even€notifyingÐ ‘ ” Ðthem.€Ð m p ÐÌ22.à è àOn€the€issue€of€follow„up€to€recommendations,€one€participant€noted€that€the€"Ô_ÔimplementabilityÔ_Ô"€ofÐ % ( Ðthe€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô'€and€experts'€recommendations€was€of€crucial€importance€and€should€be€added€to€theÐ   Ðagenda€of€future€annual€meetings.€Ô_ÔUnimplementableÔ_Ô€recommendations€did€not€enhance€the€credibility€ofÐ Ý à Ðthe€special€procedures€system,€and€an€exchange€between€mandate€holders€on€"best€practices"€in€thisÐ ¹¼  Ðrespect€would€be€useful.Ð •˜  ÐÌ23.à è àOne€participant€commented€that€a€principal€problem€with€his€mandate€was€that€of€"scaling€up",€inÐ MP  Ðthe€sense€that€he€faced€difficulties€in€linking€his€activities€to€those€of€major€development€agencies€or€of€theÐ ),  Ðinternational€financial€institutions.€The€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€had€strategicÐ   Ðentry€points€to€these€agencies;€it€should€study€the€political€dynamics€of€relations€with€the€developmentÐ áä  Ðagencies€and€inform€the€respective€mandate€holders€of€the€results€as€soon€as€possible.€Another€participantÐ ½À  Ðsuggested€from€the€perspective€of€his€relatively€recent€tenure€that€a€comprehensive€briefing€programme€forÐ ™œ Ðnew€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€should€be€instituted€by€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€„€this€had€indeed€been€aÐ ux Ðrecommendation€of€the€Ô_ÔRishmawiÔ_Ô/Ô_ÔHammerbergÔ_Ô€study€„€and€implemented€on€a€regular€and€consistent€basis.€Ð QT ÐAs€much€official€documentation€as€was€available€should€be€transmitted€to€new€mandate€holders€in€advanceÐ -0 Ðof€annual€meetings.Ð    ÐÌÓ  ÓB.€€òòMatters€arising€from€the€decision€of€the€CommissionÐ ÁÄ Ðon€the€review€of€mechanismsóóÐ   ÐÓ  ÓÌ24.à è àParticipants€had€before€them€the€report€of€the€open„ended€working€group€of€the€Commission€onÐ UX ÐHuman€Rights€on€the€review€of€mechanisms€of€the€Commission€(E/CN.4/2000/112).€Some€participantsÐ 14 Ðobserved€that€the€report€€€gave€the€impression€that€there€was€a€shift€from€"protection"€to€"cooperation"Ð   Ðwhich€was€likely€to€encourage€restrictive€forces€€with€regard€to€the€nature€€and€the€integrity€of€the€specialÐ éì Ðprocedures€of€the€Commission€and€the€independence€of€its€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€experts.Ð Å È ЀÌ25.à è àConcern€was€expressed€by€several€participants€over€paragraph€30€of€the€report€which€requiresÐ }"€  Ðspecial€procedures€mandate€holders€to€transmit€their€mission€reports€to€the€Governments€concernedÐ Y#\! Ðsufficiently€in€advance€of€the€session€of€the€Commission,€to€give€them€reasonable€time€for€comments,€andÐ 5$8" Ðto€reproduce€the€Government's€reply€simultaneously€as€an€official€document€of€the€Commission.€ThisÐ %# Ðmeant€that€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€ran€the€risk€of€submitting€reports€at€an€early€stage€which,€by€the€time€of€theirÐ í%ð$ Ðdiscussion€in€the€Commission,€would€already€be€out€of€date;€this€was€why€the€Chairperson€of€the€sixthÐ É&Ì% Ðmeeting€of€the€special€Ô_ÔrapporteurtsÔ_Ô€had€questioned€the€raison€Ô_Ôd'treÔ_Ô€of€this€paragraph€during€the€finalÐ ¥'¨ & Ðmeeting€of€the€working€group.€The€method€envisaged€in€the€paragraph€was€not€of€a€nature€to€facilitate€theÐ („!' Ðwork€of€the€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€was€liable€to€jeopardize€their€independence.€Ð ])`"( ÐÌ26.à è àParticipants€observed€that€they€were€answerable€to€the€Commission€and€its€membership.€In€thisÐ +$* Ðsense€there€was€a€link€between€paragraphs€29€and€30€and€the€need€for€the€members€of€the€CommissionÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðand€of€the€Governments€concerned€to€be€Ô_ÔapprisedÔ_Ô€of€the€contents€of€mission€reports€as€early€as€possible.Ð Í,Ð%, ÐParticipants€acknowledged€that€the€secretariat€faced€many€difficulties€in€having€all€reports€edited€andÐ ©-¬&- Ðtranslated€in€time€for€Governments€to€make€appropriate€contributions€to€the€work€of€the€Commission.€TheÐ ….ˆ'. Ðparticipants€therefore€considered€that:€Ð a/d(/ Ðâ âÐ =0@)0 Ðà è à„à0  àon€the€one€hand,€the€report€on€a€country€visit€should€be€transmitted€to€the€GovernmentÐ ý Ðâ âconcerned€at€the€same€time€it€is€submitted€for€editing€and€translation€by€the€ConferencesÐ ÙÜ ÐServices€Division€of€the€Secretariat;€andе¸## ÐÌà è à„à0  àon€the€other€hand,€the€observations,€if€any,€of€the€Governments€concerned€on€country€visitsÐ m p Ðshould€be€issued€as€separate€official€documents€of€the€Commission,€to€be€circulated€€to€allÐ I L Ðdelegations.Ð% (## ÐÌParticipants€wished€to€bring€their€consensual€interpretation€of€paragraph€30€of€the€working€group's€reportÐ Ý à Ðto€the€attention€of€the€Commission;€they€also€noted€that€the€more€general€reference€to€advance€availabilityÐ ¹¼  Ðof€unedited€versions€of€reports€in€paragraph€29€of€the€working€group's€report€would€tend€to€support€theirÐ •˜  Ðposition.Ð qt  ÐÌ27.à è àSome€participants€deplored€the€fact€that€their€reports,€submitted€on€time€and€within€the€time€limitsÐ ),  Ðimparted€by€the€Secretariat,€were€still€only€made€available€to€the€members€of€the€Commission€at€the€lastÐ   Ðpossible€moment,€thereby€exposing€the€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô/experts€to€criticism€from€the€Governments€concerned.Ð áä  ÐThey€noted€that€more€flexibility€in€the€processing€of€reports,€and€government€replies,€if€any,€might€beÐ ½À  Ðcalled€for€from€the€Conference€Services€Division.€à 2 àÐ ™œ ÐÌ28.à è àOn€the€issue€of€the€draft€code€of€conduct€for€experts€on€mission€other€than€Secretariat€officials€andÐ QT Ðthe€draft€guiding€principles€for€the€use€of€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô,€the€Chair€of€the€sixth€annual€meeting€briefedÐ -0 Ðparticipants€about€the€progress€of€debates€in€the€open„ended€working€group€on€the€review€of€mechanismsÐ    Ðand€in€the€General€Assembly.€The€draft€code€of€conduct,€in€its€present€form,€took€on€board€some,€but€notÐ åè Ðall€of€the€misgivings€formulated€by€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€experts€on€previous€occasions.Ð ÁÄ ÐÌ29.à è àParallel€to€the€debates€in€the€General€Assembly,€the€Commission€had€envisaged€requiring€theÐ y| Ðspecial€procedures€mandate€holders€to€adopt€special€€€rules€of€Ô_ÔdeontologyÔ_Ô.€This€in€turn€had€prompted€theÐ UX Ðelaboration€of€draft€guiding€principles€for€the€use€of€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€by€three€experts€during€the€sixthÐ 14 Ðannual€meeting.€As€the€report€of€the€open„ended€working€group€€only€referred,€in€paragraph€11,€to€theÐ   Ðdiscussions€on€a€draft€code€of€conduct€€under€way€in€the€General€Assembly€and€requested€the€specialÐ éì Ðprocedures€mandate€holders€to€report€to€the€fifty„seventh€session€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€onÐ Å È Ðthe€issue,€the€question€arose€as€to€whether€such€guiding€principles€should€be€adopted.€Participants€agreedÐ ¡!¤ Ðthat€it€was€preferable€to€keep€the€issue€open€and€under€active€discussion€until€after€the€completion€of€theÐ }"€  ÐCommission's€review€of€its€mechanisms.€It€was€further€agreed€to€authorize€the€Chairperson€to€monitorÐ Y#\! Ðprogress€on€the€draft€code€of€conduct€in€the€General€Assembly,€so€as€to€be€able€to€report€to€the€fifty„Ð 5$8" Ðseventh€session€of€the€Commission€on€the€issue.Ð %# ÐÌ30.à è àIt€was€noted€in€this€context€that€several€provisions€of€the€draft€code€of€conduct,€which€were€largelyÐ É&Ì% Ðinspired€by€the€United€Nations€Staff€Rules,€appeared€in€their€present€form€to€be€overly€Ô_ÔlimitativeÔ_Ô€of€theÐ ¥'¨ & ÐÔ_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô'/experts'€activities.€One€participant€strongly€recommended€that€the€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€andÐ („!' Ðindependent€experts€should€themselves€draft€and€adopt€their€own€rules€of€Ô_ÔdeontologyÔ_Ô,€which€wouldÐ ])`"( Ðprovide€invaluable€guidance€tool€on€issues€of€accountability€for€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô,€present€and€future.€It€shouldÐ 9*<#) Ðbe€borne€in€mind€that€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€are€accountable€to€the€Commission€only,€not€to€States.€It€was€thereforeÐ +$* Ðsuggested€that€the€guiding€principles€for€Special€Ô_ÔRapporteursÔ_Ô€should€be€fine„tuned€and€discussed€in€depthÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðat€the€eighth€annual€meeting€in€2001.€This€suggestion€was€endorsed€by€some€participants€but€met€withÐ Í,Ð%, Ðmisgivings€from€others,€while€one€participant€cautioned€that€such€a€self„regulating€device€should€ensureÐ ©-¬&- Ðthat€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€experts€would€not,€in€the€event€of€breaches€of€the€rules,€be€subject€to€third€partyÐ ….ˆ'. Ðliability€and€litigation.€Yet€another€possibility,€which€was€endorsed€by€the€participants,€was€to€fine„tuneÐ a/d(/ Ðthe€draft€guiding€principles€and€merge€them€with€the€Manual€for€Special€Ô_ÔRapporteursÔ_Ô,€which€was€aÐ =0@)0 Ðdynamic€document€subject€to€periodic€revisions.Ð 1*1 ЇÔ& ( ÔÓ  ÓIII.€SUPPORT€SERVICESÐ ý ÐÌA.€€òòAdministrative€issues;€explanation€of€the€new€Ô_ÔIMISÔ_Ô€procedureóóÐ µ¸ ÐÓ  ÓÌ31.à è àThe€Chief€of€Administration€a.i.€of€Ô_ÔOHCHRÔ_Ô€and€the€Ô_ÔOHCHRÔ_Ô€travel€assistant€briefed€theÐ m p ÐÔ'(ýc•Ôparticipants€on€travel€arrangements€for€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€experts€under€the€new€Ô_ÔIMISÔ_Ô€system.€AnÐ I L Ðinformation€note€on€the€operation€of€the€new€system€would€be€made€available€by€the€administration.Ð % ( ÐÌ32.à è àThe€Ô_ÔOHCHRÔ_Ô€travel€assistant€explained€that€while€the€new€Ô_ÔIMISÔ_Ô€system€appeared€highly€complex€inÐ Ý à Ðits€initial€phase€of€implementation,€its€long„term€benefits€were€undeniable.€€The€earlier€the€advance€noticeÐ ¹¼  Ðof€a€mission€planned€by€a€special€rapporteur,€desk€or€thematic€officer,€the€better€the€chances€that€theÐ •˜  Ðadministration€of€Ô_ÔOHCHRÔ_Ô€would€be€able€to€provide€the€tickets€and€advance€DSA€on€time.€An€informationÐ qt  Ðnote€would€be€made€available€by€the€administration€on€that€subject.Ð MP  ÐÌ33.à è àParticipants€thanked€the€representatives€of€the€administration€for€their€presentations€and€posed€aÐ   Ðnumber€of€specific€questions€relating,€for€example,€€to€flexibility€in€travel€and€fare€arrangements,Ð áä  Ðavailability€of€budget€allotments€for€each€mandate,€modalities€for€quick€processing€of€travel€claims,Ð ½À  Ðbanking€requirements,€and€reimbursement€for€expenses.€In€this€respect,€participants€observed€that€theÐ ™œ Ðdates€for€missions€were€not€always€within€the€control€of€the€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€that€some€flexibility€in€respectÐ ux Ðof€missions€undertaken€at€short€notice€should€be€provided€for,€including€for€missions€scheduled€with€lessÐ QT Ðthan€10€days'€advance€notice.€€Also€with€regard€to€this€subject,€questions€were€raised€concerning:Ð -0 ÐÌà è à(a)à  àThe€notion€of€"best€fare":€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€needed€flexibility€for€their€dates€of€travel,€departureÐ åè Ðand€return.€The€notion€of€"best€fare"€should€be€understood€as€the€standard€business€class€fare€on€reputableÐ ÁÄ Ðairlines,€as€the€"cheapest€fare"€might€not€always€be€available.€There€should€also€be€some€flexibility€inÐ   Ðairfare€entitlements€for€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€coming€from€far„flung€locations€where€travel€to€the€country€ofÐ y| Ðmission€involved€long€waits€for€and€changes€of€flights;Ð UX ÐÌà è à(b)à  àThe€notion€of€"availability€of€funding"€for€missions:€Ô_ÔOHCHRÔ_Ô€should€ensure€that€the€HighÐ   ÐCommissioner€herself€certified€that€funds€were€not€available€to€undertake€a€mission.Ð éì ÐÌà è à(c)à  àWhether€measures€were€taken€to€process€travel€claims€quickly;€whether€it€was€possible€toÐ ¡!¤ Ðcarry€over€savings€made€in€the€course€of€one€mission€to€another€mission;€whether€there€was€any€obligationÐ }"€  Ðfor€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€to€maintain€banking€relations€in€Switzerland;€and€whether,€if€a€rapporteur€was€ableÐ Y#\! Ðto€secure€funding€for€a€mission€from€external€sources,€the€allocated€funds€from€the€United€Nations€budgetÐ 5$8" Ðcould€be€carried€over€to€a€future€mission.€€Finally,€a€participant€inquired€about€procedures€for€theÐ %# ÐÔ_ÔrefundabilityÔ_Ô€of€other€miscellaneous€expenses€made€during€the€discharge€of€the€mandate€at€the€place€ofÐ í%ð$ Ðresidence€of€the€rapporteur.Ð É&Ì% ÐÌ34.à è àIn€reply,€the€Chief€of€Administration€a.i.€noted€that€the€issues€of€flexibility€for€travel€entitlementsÐ („!' Ðand€the€notion€of€"cheapest€available€fare"€had€been€discussed€with€the€Director€of€Administration,Ð ])`"( ÐÔ_ÔUNOGÔ_Ô.€A€first€review€of€the€situation€had€revealed€that€a€blanket€approval€of€the€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô'€request€forÐ 9*<#) Ðmore€flexibility€in€travel€arrangements€would€have€considerable€financial€implications€and€therefore,€theÐ +$* ÐDirector€of€Administration€wished€to€study€the€issue€in€more€depth.€€Last„minute€changes€of€travel€times,Ð ñ+ô$+ Ðdates€and€Ô_ÔitineriesÔ_Ô€and€greater€flexibility€also€had€to€be€authorized€by€the€Director€of€Administration,Ð Í,Ð%, ÐÔ_ÔUNOGÔ_Ô,€to€be€applicable€to€the€travel€of€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô.€Ways€to€put€into€place€a€more€flexible€systemÐ ©-¬&- Ðto€deal€with€sudden€changes€in€travel€schedules€were€under€examination.€On€the€issue€of€availability€ofÐ ….ˆ'. Ðfunds,€it€was€explained€that€this€was€determined€according€to€the€allotment€advice€received€for€eachÐ a/d(/ Ðâ âmandate€€from€the€finance€services€at€Ô_ÔUNOGÔ_Ô,€which€in€turn€was€determined€by€the€finance€services€atÐ =0@)0 ÐHeadquarters.€Any€reallocation€of€funds€under€each€of€the€mandates€would€have€to€be€approved€at€theÐ ý Ðhighest€level,€i.e.€the€level€of€the€High€Commissioner.Ð ÙÜ Ðâ âÌ35.à è àOn€mission€stopover€modalities€€and€flexibility€in€travel€arrangements,€the€Chief€of€AdministrationÐ ‘ ” Ða.i.€reiterated€that:€€Ð m p ÐÌà è à„à0  àA€meeting€with€the€Director€of€Administration,€Ô_ÔUNOGÔ_Ô,€on€this€issue€had€taken€place€onÐ % ( Ð8June€2000€(see€para.34€above);Ð ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àA€request€for€a€consistent€upgrade€to€first€class€for€travel€on€regional€airlines€without€anyÐ ¹¼  Ðbusiness€class€section€had€been€sent€to€the€Under„Secretary„General€for€Administration€andÐ •˜  ÐManagement;Ðqt ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àIn€respect€of€the€timeliness€of€settlement€of€travel€claims,€she€would€do€everything€possibleÐ ),  Ðto€finalize€all€travel€claims€within€two€months;€a€fully€operative€Ô_ÔIMISÔ_Ô€should€facilitate€thisÐ   Ðtask;€€€Ðáä ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€availability€of€external€funding€for€a€mission€would€entitle€the€mandate€holder€to€carryÐ ™œ Ðover€allotments€from€the€United€Nations€budget€to€another€mission;€Ðux## ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€requirement€to€maintain€banking€relations€in€Switzerland€was€no€longer€applicable€toÐ -0 Ðspecial€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô,€but€each€rapporteur€had€to€provide€banking€details€allowing€for€theÐ    Ðelectronic€transfer€of€travel€entitlements€and€daily€subsistence€allowance;€€€Ðåè## ÐÌà è à„à0  àMiscellaneous€expenses€incurred€at€the€place€of€residence€of€a€rapporteur€could€indeed€beÐ   Ðreimbursed€upon€submission€of€an€itemized€list€of€calls€and€faxes;€the€reimbursement€wouldÐ y| Ðbe€effected€against€the€regular€budget€allotment.ÐUX## ÐÌ36.à è àMr.€Ô_ÔCopithorneÔ_Ô€briefed€participants€about€the€issue€of€insurance€for€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€independentÐ   Ðexperts.€Documentation€produced€for€the€fifth€and€sixth€annual€meetings€was€still€substantially€valid.Ð éì ÐRelevant€but€no€longer€up„to„date€information€had€been€included€in€paragraphs€70€to€72€of€the€Manual€forÐ Å È ÐSpecial€Ô_ÔRapporteursÔ_Ô,€which€needed€to€be€updated€regularly.€The€letter€on€insurance€issues€sent€to€theÐ ¡!¤ ÐSecretary„General€by€Ms.€Ô_ÔRishmawiÔ_Ô€in€1998€was€answered€by€the€Office€of€Legal€Affairs€at€HeadquartersÐ }"€  Ðon€4€June€1999,€confirming€that€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€and€independent€experts€of€the€Commission€were€notÐ Y#\! Ðeligible€for€United€Nations€insurance€in€respect€of€"pre„existing€conditions",€for€which€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€andÐ 5$8" Ðexperts€were€required€to€take€out€special€insurance.€This€meant,€in€effect,€that€if€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€felt€thatÐ %# Ðpersonal€accident/sickness€insurance€contracted€at€home€was€insufficient,€they€would€have€to€contract€theÐ í%ð$ Ðalternative€insurance€policy€offered€by€the€Organization.€The€participants€agreed€that€this€matter€shouldÐ É&Ì% Ðnot€be€pursued€further.€Ð ¥'¨ & ÐÌÓ  ÓB.€€òòPresentation€of€the€new€thematic€databaseóóÐ ])`"( ÐÓ  ÓÌ37.à è àParticipants€were€briefed€on€the€operation€of€the€Ô_ÔHURICANEÔ_Ô€(Human€Rights€ComputerizedÐ +$* ÐAnalysis€Network€Environment)€and€the€new€thematic€database€within€Ô_ÔOHCHRÔ_Ô,€which€had€beenÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðdeveloped€since€the€sixth€annual€meeting€and€was€now€at€the€stage€of€being€tested.€€€Ð Í,Ð%, ÐÌ38.à è àAn€Ô_ÔOHCHRÔ_Ô€information€officer€explained€that€the€thematic€database€had€been€developed€toÐ ….ˆ'. Ðstrengthen€the€collection,€validation€and€processing€of€complaints€about€human€rights€violations€dealt€withÐ a/d(/ Ðby€the€thematic€mandates€of€the€Commission.€€The€database€was€expected€to€contribute€to€standardizingÐ =0@)0 Ðactions€and€procedures€and€to€improve€the€response€time€and€€information„€sharing,€as€well€as€follow„up€toÐ 1*1 ÐÔ_Ôurgent€appeals€and€letters€of€allegation.€It€was€the€logical€emanation€of€a€study€on€the€informationÐ ý Ðtechnology€needs€of€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€(1997),€and€was€a€key€element€of€theÐ ÙÜ ÐRishmawi/Hammarberg€study.€Its€development€had€been€funded€by€the€Ford€Foundation€and€was€expectedÐ µ¸ Ðto€be€completed€by€mid„summer€2000.€Apart€from€statistics€and€report„generating€features,€the€structureÐ ‘ ” Ðand€principal€components€of€the€system€had€already€been€developed.€The€database€would€eventually€beÐ m p Ðexpanded€to€include€the€€processing€of€complaints€and€information€dealt€with€by€the€country€mandates.Ð I L ÐÌ39.à è àA€number€of€participants€expressed€some€dissatisfaction€that€there€was€no€comprehensive€searchÐ   Ðengines€in€the€OHCHR€website€or€under€HURICANE,€and€the€search€engines€were€inappropriate€orÐ Ý à Ðoverly€time„consuming€to€use.Ð ¹¼  ÐÌ40.à è àParticipants€inquired€about€the€rapporteurs'€having€access€to€the€new€database,€the€maintenance€ofÐ qt  Ðthe€database,€and€access€to€jurisprudence€and€legislation€databases.€In€€reply,€the€information€officerÐ MP  Ðindicated€that€rapporteurs€would€not€have€access€to€the€database€until€the€Extranet,€which€would€giveÐ ),  Ðspecial€rapporteurs€secure€access€to€HURICANE€(and€the€database),€had€been€established.€This€wasÐ   Ðenvisaged€in€the€High€Commissioner's€Annual€Appeal,€but€funds€had€not€yet€been€secured€for€thisÐ áä  Ðpurpose.€There€was€provision€for€the€maintenance€and€constant€upgrading€of€the€database.€On€the€otherÐ ½À  Ðhand,€accessed€jurispurudential€precedents€and€national€legislation€could€only€be€accessed€through€otherÐ ™œ Ðdatabases.€€€€Ð ux ÐÌÔ& ” Ôà@žž'càIV.€€CORPORATE€RESPONSIBILITY€FOR€HUMAN€RIGHTS€VIOLATIONSˆÐ -0 ÐÌ41.à è àFollowing€a€proposal€made€by€the€High€Commissioner€in€1999,€participants€initiated€a€dialogueÔ'”--ÅÔ€onÐ åè Ðthe€role€of€the€private€and/or€business€sector€in€the€promotion€and€protection€of€human€rights,€and€itsÐ ÁÄ Ðpotential€responsibility€for€human€rights€violations.€The€High€Commissioner€had€begun€to€follow€up€on€theÐ   ÐSecretary„General's€1999€Global€Compact€initiative,€launched€at€the€World€Economic€Forum€in€1999.Ð y| ÐThis€was€done,€first,€by€stimulating€interest€and€providing€information€and€education€to€corporate€decisionÐ UX Ðmakers€and€second,€by€examining€how€corporations€could€be€held€responsible€for€human€rights€violationsÐ 14 Ðat€the€domestic€level.Ð   ÐÌ42.à è àParticipants€had€before€them€a€discussion€paper€on€the€role€of€the€business€sector€in€the€work€ofÐ Å È Ðspecial€rapporteurs€and€independent€experts.€The€meeting€was€also€briefed€by€Professor€Andrew€Clapham,Ð ¡!¤ Ðthe€High€Commissioner's€adviser€on€business€and€human€rights,€about€the€Office's€efforts€to€respond€toÐ }"€  Ðthe€Secretary„General's€Global€Compact€challenge.€He€identified€two€erroneous€perceptions€made€in€theÐ Y#\! Ðcontext€of€this€debate:€the€first€was€that€dealing€with€corporate€responsibility€tended€to€undermine€theÐ 5$8" Ðcentral€notion€of€the€responsibility€of€states€for€human€rights€violations;€the€second€perception€was€thatÐ %# Ðresponding€to€the€Secretary„General's€Global€Compact€initiative€would€diminish€the€integrity€of€the€humanÐ í%ð$ Ðrights€monitoring€mechanisms.Ð É&Ì% ÐÌ43.à è àIn€the€recent€documentation€on€the€issue€that€he€had€come€across,€most€corporations€had€beenÐ („!' Ðenthusiastic€about€embracing€the€subject€„€the€vast€majority€wished€to€be€seen€to€be€cooperating€with€theÐ ])`"( Ðhuman€rights€community.€It€was€therefore€a€most€appropriate€time€to€seize€this€opportunity.€There€wereÐ 9*<#) Ðthree€sets€of€commnunities€being€courted€by€the€corporate€sector:€(a)€their€employee€groups,€which€wantedÐ +$* Ðinternational€labour€standards€to€be€respected;€furthermore,€corporations€that€respected€labour€standardsÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðattracted€better€personnel;€(b)€their€shareholders;€and€(c)€consumers.€Ð Í,Ð%, ÐÌ44.à è àThere€was€general€agreement€on€the€importance€of€the€issue€and€its€ramifications,€and€that€theÐ ….ˆ'. Ðsituation€in€this€particular€area€of€human€rights€was€evolving€rapidly.€€It€involved€the€role€of€non„StateÐ a/d(/ Ðactors€and€had€an€impact€on€the€responsibility€and€practices€of€the€private€sector€as€well€as€on€StateÐ =0@)0 Ðresponsibility.€€Recent€initiatives€by€transnational€corporations€to€formulate€voluntary€self„regulating€codesÐ 1*1 Ðof€conduct€and€rules€were€heartening,€but€dangerous€if€the€result€was€to€avoid€the€establishment€ofÐ ý Ðinternational€standards€regulating€their€conduct.€€The€lack€of€information€in€the€area€of€corporateÐ ÙÜ Ðresponsibility€was€another€difficulty€in€dealing€with€this€issue.Ð µ¸ ÐÌ45.à è àThe€Special€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€the€Sudan€briefed€participants€about€hisÐ m p Ðactivities€in€respect€of€determining€potential€corporate€responsibility€for€human€rights€violations€in€theÐ I L Ðcontext€of€his€mandate.€The€Special€Rapporteur€on€Afghanistan€reported€on€his€experience€with€sensitizingÐ % ( Ðmajor€petroleum€companies€to€the€issue€of€corporate€responsibility;€that€was€the€beginning€of€a€process€inÐ   Ðwhich€companies€were€realizing€that€the€realities€around€them€were€changing.€The€Convention€onÐ Ý à ÐCombatting€Bribery€of€Foreign€Officials€in€International€Business€Transactions€of€the€Organization€forÐ ¹¼  ÐEconomic€Cooperation€and€Development€was€mentioned€as€a€factor€that€might€help€bring€about€a€changeÐ •˜  Ðin€corporate€mentality.€Similar€concerns€were€echoed€€by€other€participants;€one€was€that€the€public€atÐ qt  Ðlarge€in€countries€in€which€corporations€bore€responsibility€for€human€rights€violations€had€no€informationÐ MP  Ðon€the€possibilities€of€recourse€against€such€violations.Ð ),  ÐÌ46.à è àThe€Special€Rapporteur€on€the€sale€of€children€briefed€participants€on€her€activities€to€draw€in€theÐ áä  Ðbusiness€sector€for€the€promotion€of€children's€rights.€She€was€pleased€to€note€the€supporting€activitiesÐ ½À  Ðundertaken€in€the€High€Commissioner's€Office€in€this€respect.€Care€had€to€be€taken,€however,€€thatÐ ™œ Ðcorporations€were€not€led€to€believing€that€such€initiatives€would€be€too€costly;€they€need€to€be€persuadedÐ ux Ðthat€the€protection€of€children's€rights€was€€good€for€business.€She€reported€on€positive€experiences€in€aÐ QT Ðnumber€of€countries€and€about€positive€measures€for€improving€the€protection€of€children's€rights.€TheÐ -0 ÐUnited€Nations€could€play€an€important€role€of€catalyser€in€this€respect.€On€the€negative€side,€manyÐ    Ðcorporate€activities€were€still€wholly€insensitive€to€children's€rights,€in€particular€in€the€tourism€sectorÐ åè Ðwhere€sexual€exploitation€of€children€took€place.€She€€sought€guidance€on€possible€sources€of€informationÐ ÁÄ Ðin€this€respect.€Ð   ÐÌ47.à è àThe€Special€Rapporteur€on€the€human€rights€of€migrants€alluded€to€several€dangers€to€whichÐ UX Ðmigrant€workers€were€exposed,€such€as€trafficking€and€denial€of€social€security€entitlements.€ForeignÐ 14 Ðcorporations€should€be€reminded€of€their€responsibilities€in€that€respect.€€The€Special€Rapporteur€onÐ   Ðfreedom€of€opinion€and€expression€pointed€to€the€implications€of€the€communications€revolution€for€humanÐ éì Ðrights:€in€this€sector,€the€role€of€the€State€was€shrinking€and€the€corporate€sector€was€assuming€a€greaterÐ Å È Ðrole.€Corporations€should€be€reminded€that€there€were€values€other€than€profit€that€were€deserving€ofÐ ¡!¤ Ðpromotion.€Country€visits€by€rapporteurs€could€usefully€include€a€dialogue€with€the€corporate€sector€andÐ }"€  Ðexamine€the€human€rights€record€of€corporations€operating€in€the€country€visited.€A€joint€meeting€withÐ Y#\! Ðrepresentatives€of€the€corporate€sector€could€perhaps€be€organized€in€the€future.€€€Ð 5$8" ÐÌ48.à è àOther€participants€also€believed€that€the€special€procedures€mandate€holders€€could€develop€aÐ í%ð$ Ðdialogue€with€the€private€business€sector.€A€systematic€study€of€jurisprudential€precedents€dealing€withÐ É&Ì% Ðbusiness/corporate€responsibility€for€human€rights€violations€should€be€conducted.€Furthermore,€thereÐ ¥'¨ & Ðshould€be€a€study€on€cases€of€alleged€corporate€responsibility€for€human€rights€violations,€in€particularÐ („!' Ðcases€in€which€compensation€had€been€paid€to€the€victims.€Ð ])`"( ÐÌ49.à è àSeveral€participants€cautioned€that€the€role€of€special€rapporteurs€and€experts€was€to€monitorÐ +$* Ðhuman€rights€violations€and€that€the€ultimate€€responsibility€for€human€rights€violations€rested€with€theÐ ñ+ô$+ ÐState.€The€issue€of€corporate€responsibility€for€human€€rights€was€not€of€particular€interest€to€all€specialÐ Í,Ð%, Ðprocedures€mandate€holders.€A€small€working€group€could€perhaps€examine€the€issue€further.€The€latterÐ ©-¬&- Ðidea€was€endorsed€by€those€who€observed€that€in€some€developing€countries,€a€few€large€transnationalÐ ….ˆ'. Ðcorporations€virtually€dictated€the€realities€of€economic€life€of€the€countries€in€which€they€were€operatingÐ a/d(/ Ðand€that€in€those€countries,€it€was€impossible€to€speak€about€large„scale€human€rights€violations€withoutÐ =0@)0 Ðbringing€in€the€business€sector.€Ð 1*1 Ї50.à è àProfessor€Clapham€drew€the€participants'€attention€to€the€work€under€way€in€the€Sub„CommissionÐ ý Ðon€the€Promotion€and€Protection€of€Human€Rights€on€a€code€of€€conduct€for€transnational€corporations,Ð ÙÜ Ðwhich€dealt€mainly€with€the€international€labour€standards€that€corporations€should€take€on€board€andÐ µ¸ Ðrespect.€The€draft€code€sought€to€codify€the€current€situation€of€corporations€under€international€law,Ð ‘ ” Ðdrawing€heavily€on€the€ILO€conventions.€It€was€not€programmatic€in€nature,€but€in€its€current€form,€itÐ m p Ðcould€provide€a€useful€legal€framework€for€rapporteurs.€On€the€issue€of€arbitration€and€litigation,€he€notedÐ I L Ðthat€many€countries€had€recently€adopted€domestic€legislation€which€regulated€the€responsibility€ofÐ % ( Ðcorporations€in€human€rights„related€issues,€such€as€respect€for€labour€standards,€the€principle€of€non„Ð   Ðdiscrimination,€etc.Ð Ý à ÐÌ51.à è àThe€Chairperson€proposed€that€the€meeting€should€not€formally€appoint€a€working€group€to€studyÐ •˜  Ðthe€issue€of€corporate€responsibility€for€human€rights,€but€that€a€"self€selecting"€working€group€should€beÐ qt  Ðcreated€after€the€end€of€the€meeting€and€operate€in€a€wholly€informal€manner.€Participants€accepted€theÐ MP  ÐChairperson's€proposal€for€the€creation€of€this€inter„sessional€working€group.€€Ð ),  ÐÌÓ  ÓV.€€MONITORING€(SPECIAL€PROCEDURES)€MECHANISMSÐ áä  ÐÓ  ÓÌ52.à è àUnder€this€item,€participants€discussed€the€respective€roles€of€special€procedures€activities€andÐ ™œ Ðtechnical€cooperation€projects€and€activities.€This€issue€affected€the€work€of€a€number€of€thematic€andÐ ux Ðgeographic€mandate€holders,€and€there€was€a€need€to€delineate€the€two€types€of€activities.Ð QT ÐÌ53.à è àA€representative€of€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€explained€the€development€of€theÐ    Ðtechnical€cooperation€programme€of€OHCHR€since€the€adoption€of€the€Vienna€Declaration€andÐ åè ÐProgramme€of€Action€which,€in€its€paragraphs€82€and€83,€calls€for€the€strengthening€of€United€NationsÐ ÁÄ Ðactivities€and€programmes€to€respond€in€a€timely€manner€to€requests€from€States€for€educational€andÐ   Ðtraining€activities€in€the€field€of€human€rights,€as€well€as€to€requests€for€assistance€by€States€that€want€toÐ y| Ðestablish€or€strengthen€their€own€national€institutions€for€the€promotion€and€protection€of€human€rights.€Ð UX ÐThe€methodology€for€projects€had€been€sharpened,€and€internal€procedures€for€project€formulation€hadÐ 14 Ðbecome€considerably€more€methodical,€precisely€to€allow€for€rapporteurs'€and€treaty€bodies'Ð   Ðrecommendations€to€be€factored€in.€A€principal€point€of€departure€for€the€design€of€projects€was€theÐ éì Ðrecommendations€of€the€special€procedures€mandate€holders€and€of€the€human€rights€treaty€bodies.€It€wasÐ Å È Ðon€that€basis€that€needs€assessment€missions€were€prepared€and€undertaken,€in€particular€for€countries€forÐ ¡!¤ Ðwhich€a€geographic€mandate€of€the€Commission€existed€(e.g.€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Iran,€the€€Sudan).€ItÐ }"€  Ðwas€the€Office's€view€that€monitoring€activities€and€technical€cooperation€projects€could€complement€eachÐ Y#\! Ðother€greatly€„€recommendations€of€rapporteurs€emanating€from€monitoring€activities€could€be€taken€onÐ 5$8" Ðboard€not€only€for€OHCHR€technical€cooperation€projects,€but€also€by€programme€partners€such€as€theÐ %# ÐUNDP.€Suggestions€from€special€rapporteurs€for€the€preparation€and€implementation€of€technicalÐ í%ð$ Ðcooperation€projects€were€welcome€at€all€times.€Ð É&Ì% ÐÌ54.à è àIt€was€noted€that€some€countries€had€attempted€to€avoid€the€creation€of€the€mandate€of€a€country„Ð („!' Ðspecific€rapporteur,€or€sought€to€avoid€the€visit€of€a€thematic€mechanism€of€the€Commission,€by€opting€forÐ ])`"( Ða€technical€cooperation€programme.€But€the€minimum€requirement€should€be€that€States€should€firstÐ 9*<#) Ðcooperate€in€good€faith€with€the€Commission€before€a€technical€cooperation€project€€could€be€envisagedÐ +$* Ðfor€them.€In€other€words,€there€should€be€€a€minimum€threshold€for€the€initiation€of€technical€cooperationÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðprojects.€One€participant€expressed€serious€reservations€about€a€number€of€technical€cooperation€activitiesÐ Í,Ð%, Ðinitiated€by€OHCHR€in€respect€of€a€given€State,€before€€a€serious€assessment€of€that€State's€human€rightsÐ ©-¬&- Ðrecord€had€been€undertaken€by€special€procedures€mandate€holders.€In€this€sense,€technical€cooperationÐ ….ˆ'. Ðprojects€could€operate€to€the€detriment€of€monitoring€activities.€The€rapporteurs€should€at€least€beÐ a/d(/ Ðconsulted€by€the€OHCHR€before€€designing€a€technical€cooperation€project.€The€process€had€to€beÐ =0@)0 Ðtransparent€and€to€be€based€on€consultation€with€all€parties€concerned,€including€the€Commission€onÐ 1*1 ÐHuman€Rights€and€the€special€procedures€mandate€holders.€Technical€cooperation€and€monitoringÐ ý Ðactivities€could€be€considered€complementary,€but€the€issue€of€properly€timing€each€set€of€activities€inÐ ÙÜ Ðrespect€of€the€same€country€was€vitally€important.Ð µ¸ ÐÌ55.à è àDistinct€from€the€above€scenario€were€situations€in€which€special€rapporteurs€in€theirÐ m p Ðrecommendations€formulated€after€country€visits,€had,€suggested€the€initiation€of€a€technical€cooperationÐ I L Ðprogramme€in€respect€of€certain€specific€issues€of€relevance€to€their€mandate(s).€Such€programmes€hadÐ % ( Ðsubsequently€been€conducted,€with€varying€degrees€of€success;€in€other€cases,€the€recommendations€of€aÐ   Ðspecial€rapporteur€had€not€been€taken€into€consideration€sufficiently€in€the€design€of€technical€cooperationÐ Ý à Ðprogrammes.€€Ð ¹¼  ÐÌ56.à è àSome€participants€noted€that€technical€cooperation€programmes€were€an€essential€device€to€helpÐ qt  Ðdeveloping€countries€create€a€culture€of€human€rights,€notably€in€countries€where€custom,€habits€orÐ MP  Ðtraditional€practices€were€difficult€or€impossible€to€reconcile€with€respect€for€international€human€rightÐ ),  Ðstandards.€In€this€perspective,€the€mechanisms€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€and€specialÐ   Ðrapporteurs€could€play€a€vital€catalyzing€role.€It€was€essential€to€establish€a€proper€balance€betweenÐ áä  Ðtechnical€assistance€and€monitoring€activities€„€the€two€sets€of€activities€were€complementary,€and€in€manyÐ ½À  Ðcountries,€one€could€not€function€without€the€other.€Parallels€were€offered€with€the€concludingÐ ™œ Ðobservations€on€periodic€reports€adopted€by€the€human€rights€treaty€boldies,€which€often€linked€the€findingÐ ux Ðof€certain€violations€of€human€rights€to€the€formulation€of€recommendations€for€provision€of€technicalÐ QT Ðcooperation.€Other€participants€endorsed€the€notion€of€complementarity€between€monitoring€(specialÐ -0 Ðprocedures)€and€technical€cooperation€activities€but€cautioned€that€great€care€should€be€taken€to€avoid€anyÐ    Ðperception€that€the€work€of€special€procedures€and€treaty€bodies€received€a€lower€priority,€particularly€inÐ åè Ðbudget€allocation€and€personnel,€than€technical€assistance€and€other€related€activities.€It€was€also€importantÐ ÁÄ Ðfor€special€rapporteurs€and€experts€to€create€incentives€for€Governments€to€cooperate€with€the€CommissionÐ   Ðmechanisms,€and€recommedations€relating€to€technical€assistance€might€provide€such€incentives.Ð y| ÐÌ57.à è àOther€participants€indicated€that€they€would€appreciate€better€feedback€from€OHCHR€staff€dealingÐ 14 Ðwith€technical€cooperation€programmes€as€to€how€their€recommendations€were€being€factored€intoÐ   Ðtechnical€cooperation€projects,€and€about€the€level€of€cooperation€with€the€treaty€bodies€and€the€differentÐ éì Ðmandates.€A€chart€of€outstanding€programmes€and€country€visits€should€be€maintained€on€both€sides€„Ð Å È Ðtechnical€cooperation€and€special€procedures€„€to€ensure€both€complementarity€and€effective€cooperation.€Ð ¡!¤ ÐÌ58.à è àIn€reply€to€questions,€the€representative€of€the€OHCHR€reaffirmed€that€all€the€recommendations€ofÐ Y#\! Ðrapporteurs€and€programme€partners€were€considered€before€the€terms€of€reference€for€a€needs€assessmentÐ 5$8" Ðmission€were€drawn€up.€OHCHR€country€desk€officers€were€required€to€coordinate€with€otherÐ %# Ðprofessionals€on€an€inter„branch€level€before€formulating€technical€cooperation€programmes.€ThisÐ í%ð$ Ðextended€to€coordination€with€all€of€the€field€presences€operated€by€OHCHR,€most€of€which€wereÐ É&Ì% Ðimplementing€technical€cooperation€programmes.Ð ¥'¨ & ÐÌ59.à è àParticipants€considered€this€item€to€be€of€particular€importance.€They€agreed€to€continue€theirÐ ])`"( Ðdiscussion€on€this€issue€at€the€eighth€annual€meeting€and€requested€the€OHCHR€to€prepare€a€report€on€theÐ 9*<#) Ðinternational€legal€framework€for€technical€cooperation€and€on€how€the€Office's€technical€cooperationÐ +$* Ðactivities€relate€to€the€recommendations€of€the€special€procedures€mandates,€on€the€basis€of€concreteÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðexamples.Ð Í,Ð%, Ðâ âÐ ©-¬&- ÐÔ& L Ôâ âÓ  ÓVI.€IMPROVING€THE€WORK€OF€SPECIAL€PROCEDURES€MANDATESÐ ý ÐON€HUMAN€RIGHTS€DEFENDERSÐ ÙÜ ÐÓ  ÓÌ60.à è àUnder€this€item,€the€participants€discussed€the€implications€of€the€adoption,€by€the€Commission€onÐ ‘ ” Ðâ âÔ'Lý; ÔHuman€Rights€at€its€fifty„sixth€session,€of€resolution€2000/61€establishing€the€mandate€of€a€SpecialÐ m p ÐRepresentative€of€the€Secretary„General€for€human€rights€defenders.Ð I L ÐÌ61.à è àParticipants€were€of€the€opinion€that€any€discussion€of€coordination€of€their€activities€with€those€ofÐ   Ðthe€Special€Representative€on€human€rights€defenders€was€premature,€as€the€incumbent€had€not€yet€beenÐ Ý à Ðnamed.€The€future€incumbent€should€be€asked€whether€he/she€agreed€to€include€the€issue€of€cooperationÐ ¹¼  Ðwith€other€special€procedures€mandates€on€the€agenda€of€the€eigth€annual€meeting€in€2001,€or€whetherÐ •˜  Ðhe/she€wished€to€discuss€this€issue€bilaterally.€It€was€also€suggested€that€the€Chairperson€of€the€seventhÐ qt  Ðmeeting€should€contact€the€Special€Representative€after€his/her€nomination€to€discuss€possible€options.Ð MP  ÐÌ62.à è àThe€meeting€decided€to€refer€item€6€to€the€eighth€annual€meeting,€so€as€to€allow€for€€a€debate€onÐ   Ðthe€scope€of€the€mandate€of€the€Special€Representative€for€human€rights€defenders€and€his/her€possibleÐ áä  Ðcooperation€with€other€mandates.Ð ½À  ÐÌÓ  ÓVII.€€CONSULTATIONS€BETWEEN€MANDATE€HOLDERS€AND€NGO€REPRESENTATIVESÐ ux ÐÓ  ÓÌ63.à è àOn€7€June€2000,€the€participants€met€with€representatives€of€NGOs€to€exchange€views€on€theÐ -0 Ðmechanisms€of€the€Commission€and€the€strengthening€of€the€special€procedures€system.€€RepresentativesÐ    Ðof€the€International€Service€for€Human€Rights,€Amnesty€International,€Human€Rights€Watch,€theÐ åè ÐAssociation€for€the€Prevention€of€Torture,€Franciscans€International,€and€the€International€Federation€ofÐ ÁÄ ÐHuman€Rights€Leagues€welcomed€the€initiative€and€reaffirmed€the€importance€of€the€special€proceduresÐ   Ðmechanisms.Ð y| ÐÌ64.à è àMost€of€the€NGO€representatives€raised€specific€points€relating€to€the€protection€of€human€rightsÐ 14 Ðdefenders€(the€establishment€of€the€mandate€of€a€Special€Representative€of€the€Secretary„General€forÐ   Ðhuman€rights€defenders€was€particularly€welcome),€the€independence€and€impartiality€of€the€specialÐ éì Ðprocedures€system€and€the€follow„up€to€the€recommendations€of€the€special€rapporteurs€as€well€as€theÐ Å È Ðimplications€of€the€Commission's€review€of€mechanisms€for€special€procedures€mandates€and€theirÐ ¡!¤ Ðcooperation€with€NGOs.€Ð }"€  ÐÌ65.à è à€Some€dissatisfaction€was€expressed€in€relation€to€the€outcome€of€the€Commission's€review€ofÐ 5$8" Ðmechanisms.€It€was€felicitous€that€most€of€the€proposals€that€would€have€limitated€the€rapporteurs'Ð %# Ðactivities€had€not€been€adopted€by€the€working€group,€but€other€recommendations€were€cause€for€concern.Ð í%ð$ ÐIn€particular,€the€reassignment€of€a€mandate€holder€with€particular€experience€and€expertise€to€anotherÐ É&Ì% Ðmandate€should€remain€a€possibility.€The€criteria€for€the€selection€of€mandate€holders€contained€in€theÐ ¥'¨ & Ðreport€of€the€working€group€on€the€review€of€mechanisms€were€too€broad€to€ensure€that€the€best€qualifiedÐ („!' Ðcandidates€would€consistently€be€appointed€to€fill€vacant€mandates.€The€crucial€issue€of€adequate€supportÐ ])`"( Ðbeing€provided€by€OHCHR€to€special€procedures€mandates€had€not€been€addressed€adequately.Ð 9*<#) ÐÌ66.à è àAll€NGO€representatives€stressed€the€importance€of€the€establishment€of€a€new€mandate€for€humanÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðrights€defenders.€The€future€Special€Representative€of€the€Secretary„General€should€be€an€individual€withÐ Í,Ð%, Ðproven€expertise€and€recognized€independence€and€commitment.€He/she€should€work€in€close€cooperationÐ ©-¬&- Ðwith€other€mechanisms,€but€take€the€lead€on€examination€of€cases€of€human€rights€defenders.€ExistingÐ ….ˆ'. Ðthematic€or€country€mandates€should€not,€however,€refrain€from€dealing€with€cases€of€human€rightsÐ a/d(/ Ðdefenders.Ð =0@)0 ÐÐ 1*1 Ð67.à è àNGO€representatives€reaffirmed€their€readiness€to€assist€rapporteurs€and€independent€experts€in€theÐ ý Ðpreparation€of€their€country€visits,€provided€that€sufficient€advance€notice€was€given€to€them.€This€wasÐ ÙÜ Ðwelcomed€in€particular€by€recently€appointed€special€rapporteurs€and€rapporteurs€with€mandates€in€theÐ µ¸ Ðfield€of€economic,€social€and€cultural€rights.€The€provision€of€detailed€country€and€case€information€wasÐ ‘ ” Ðequally€crucial€to€those€rapporteurs€who€were€denied€opportunities€to€visit€the€countries€whose€humanÐ m p Ðrights€situation€they€had€been€appointed€to€monitor.€NGOs€observed€that€they€would€appreciate€a€moreÐ I L Ðconsistent€assessment€of€government€replies€to€the€report€of€special€procedures€mandate€holders€by€theÐ % ( Ðlatter.€One€NGO€representative€encouraged€all€mandate€holders€who€submitted€reports€to€the€GeneralÐ   ÐAssembly€to€provide€sufficient€advance€notice€to€NGOs€based€at€Headquarters,€with€a€view€to€facilitatingÐ Ý à Ðconsultations€between€NGOs€and€special€rapporteurs€and€experts€at€€Headquarters.Ð ¹¼  ÐÌ68.à è àOne€NGO€representative€acknowledged€that€international€and€"generalist"€NGOs€should€becomeÐ qt  Ðmore€active€in€the€area€of€economic,€social€and€cultural€rights.€They€were€ready€to€do€so€and€should,€toÐ MP  Ðthat€effect,€establish€partnerships€with€local€and€specialized€NGOs€working,€for€example,€on€issues€such€asÐ ),  Ðthe€right€to€food,€the€right€to€health,€or€the€right€to€housing.€One€participant€pointed€out€that€NGOs€shouldÐ   Ðavoid€packaging€economic,€social€and€cultural€rights€as€a€separate€category€of€rights,€as€violations€of€manyÐ áä  Ðsocial€and€economic€rights€often€went€hand„in„hand€with€violations€of€civil€and€political€rights€(e.g.Ð ½À  Ðprinciple€of€non„discrimination,€right€to€freedom€of€association).Ð ™œ ÐÌ69.à è àSeveral€NGO€representatives€indicated€that€it€was€important€for€all€special€procedures€mechanismsÐ QT Ðto€include,€in€their€annual€or€country€mission€reports,€specific€information€on€the€follow„up€to€theirÐ -0 Ðrecommendations.€The€Commission€on€Human€Rights€in€turn€was€invited€to€devote€more€time€to€theÐ    Ðdiscussion€of€country€and€thematic€special€procedures€mechanisms€and€to€give€meaning€to€its€pledge€toÐ åè Ðinstitute€a€more€interactive€dialogue€between€the€members€of€the€Commission€and€the€special€rapporteurs.Ð ÁÄ Ðà è àÌÌ70.à è àRapporteurs€characterized€the€work€of€NGOs€as€"the€engine€of€the€human€rights€project"€andÐ UX Ðreaffirmed€that€an€opportunity€for€dialogue€with€NGOs€was€crucial.€They€regretted€that€limited€resourcesÐ 14 Ðoften€prevented€NGOs€from€pursuing€their€objectives€to€the€fullest€extent.€€Participants€stressed€theÐ   Ðimportance€of€the€role€of€the€NGOs€in€the€creation,€as€well€as€for€the€fulfilment€of€their€mandates,Ð éì Ðparticularly€in€terms€of€informationð2ðsharing€and€€awareness„raising.€NGOs€further€played€an€importantÐ Å È Ðrole€in€defending€the€special€procedures€system€from€attacks€in€a€number€of€forums.€NGOs€were€invited:Ð ¡!¤ ÐÌà è à„à0  àTo€maintain€a€constant€flow€of€information€with€special€procedures€mandate€holders€before,Ð Y#\! Ðduring€and€after€country€visits;Ð5$8"## ÐÌà è à„à0  àTo€devote€more€attention€to€mandates€concerned€with€economic,€social€and€cultural€rights,Ð í%ð$ Ðand€to€contribute€more€actively€to€the€integration€of€economic,€social€and€cultural€rightsÐ É&Ì% Ðinto€the€human€rights€agenda;Ð¥'¨ &## ÐÌà è à„à0  àTo€submit€their€observations€and€critical€comments€on€the€rapporteurs'€mission€reports,€andÐ ])`"( Ðgenerally€to€take€into€consideration€the€recommendations€of€the€special€rapporteurs€in€theÐ 9*<#) Ðpreparation€of€NGO€country€profiles€or€reports;Ð+$*## ÐÌà è à„à0  àTo€provide€information€to€rapporteurs€on€the€follow„up€at€the€domestic€or€local€level,€ifÐ Í,Ð%, Ðany,€of€the€recommendations€contained€in€the€annual€or€mission€reports€of€specialÐ ©-¬&- Ðrapporteurs;€Ð….ˆ'.## ÐÌà è à„à0  àTo€disseminate€the€reports€of€special€rapporteurs,€to€the€extent€possible,€in€the€vernacularÐ =0@)0 Ðlanguages€of€the€country€visited,€€to€organize€seminars€on€issues€of€relevance€to€the€workÐ 1*1 Ðof€special€rapporteurs,€and€to€attract€media€attention€so€as€to€facilitate€the€dissemination€ofÐ ý Ðthe€results€of€such€seminars;ÐÙÜ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àIn€respect€of€those€mandates€that€transmit€government€responses€to€sources,€to€provide€theirÐ ‘ ” Ðobservations€on€those€responses;Ðm p## ÐÌà è à„à0  àTo€publicize€the€recommendations,€decisions€and/or€opinions€adopted€by€the€thematicÐ % ( Ðmechanisms,€as€well€as€the€work€of€mandates€that€are€highly€case„specific,€and€to€informÐ   Ðthose€mechanisms€of€follow„up€measures€they€may€be€aware€of;€and€ÐÝ à## ÐÌà è à„à0  àTo€provide€more€specific€information€on€the€situation€of€women's€and€children's€rights€inÐ •˜  Ðthe€context€of€some€country€mandates.Ðqt ## ÐÌÌÔ& L ÔÓ  ÓVIII.€JOINT€MEETING€OF€THE€CHAIRPERSONS€OF€TREATY€BODIESÐ   ÐAND€SPECIAL€PROCEDURES€MANDATE€HOLDERSÐ áä  ÐÓ  Ó€Ì71.à è àAt€their€second€joint€meeting,€held€on€7€June€2000,€the€chairpersons€of€treaty€bodies€and€theÐ ™œ ÐÔ'LÕ5Ôspecial€rapporteurs/representatives,€experts€and€chairpersons€of€working€groups€discussed€the€possibilitiesÐ ux Ðfor€increased€interaction€between€the€treaty€bodies€and€the€special€procedures€mechanisms.Ð QT ÐÌ72.à è àThe€joint€meeting€was€preceded€by€a€video„conference€with€the€High€Commissioner€for€HumanÐ    ÐRights,€who€highlighted€six€issues€of€particular€interest:Ð åè ÐÌà è à(a)à  àThe€importance€of€an€improved€exchange€of€information€between€treaty€bodies€and€specialÐ   Ðprocedures€mandate€holders.€Better€use€should€me€made€of€the€existing€arrangements,€and€theÐ y| Ðparticipation€of€special€rapporteurs€and€independent€experts€in€days€of€general€discussion€of€treaty€bodiesÐ UX Ðand€their€participation€in€the€drafting€of€general€comments€were€encouraged.€It€was€vital€that€greaterÐ 14 Ðimportance€to€the€follow„up€to€the€recommendations€of€special€rapporteurs€and€concluding€observations€ofÐ   Ðtreaty€bodies€be€given€by€the€mechanisms€concerned,€her€Office,€NGOs,€national€institutions,€etc.€NewlyÐ éì Ðelected€treaty€body€members€and€newly€appointed€rapporteurs€should€benefit€from€a€thorough€inductionÐ Å È Ðprogramme;Ð ¡!¤ ÐÌà è à(b)à  àFollow„up€to€the€studies€by€Mona€Rishmawi/Thomas€Hammarberg€and€AnneÐ Y#\! ÐBayefsky/Christof€Heyns.€As€far€as€the€special€procedures€system€was€concerned,€steps€had€been€taken€in€Ð 5$8" Ðthe€thematics€team€of€the€Activities€and€Programmes€Branch€of€OHCHR€to€establish€a€quick€reponse€deskÐ %# Ðand€to€develop€a€thematic€database.€For€future€annual€meetings,€it€should€be€ensured€that€writtenÐ í%ð$ Ðinformation€about€the€status€of€implementation€of€the€recommendations€of€the€two€studies€be€madeÐ É&Ì% Ðavailable€to€the€participants;Ð ¥'¨ & ÐÌà è à(c)à  àThe€review€of€mechanisms€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights.€The€High€CommissionerÐ ])`"( Ðacknowledged€the€rapporteurs'€concern€over€the€requirement€to€share€their€unedited€reports€withÐ 9*<#) Ðconcerned€Governments€and€with€members€of€the€Commission,€and€their€reluctance€to€issue€governmentÐ +$* Ðreplies€to€their€reports€as€annexes€thereto;Ð ñ+ô$+ ÐÌà è à(d)à  àSupport€and€administrative€services.€€The€High€Commissioner€was€aware€€of€the€concernsÐ ©-¬&- Ðof€both€sets€of€mechanisms€about€financial€and€administrative€matters.€The€new€Chief€of€AdministrationÐ ….ˆ'. Ða.i.€of€her€Office€had€been€asked€to€look€into€the€issue€and€to€designate€a€staff€member€as€a€focal€point€orÐ a/d(/ Ð"ombudsperson"€for€the€concerns€and€needs€of€special€rapporteurs€and€members€of€treaty€bodies;Ð =0@)0 ÐÐ 1*1 Ðà è à(e)à  àWorld€Conference€against€Racism,€Racial€Discimination,€Xenophobia€and€RelatedÐ ý ÐIntolerance.€The€High€Commissioner€stressed€the€importance€of€special€procedures€and€treaty€bodyÐ ÙÜ Ðcontributing€to€the€preparatory€process€for€the€Conference.€The€inputs€of€both€sets€of€mechanisms€wouldÐ µ¸ Ðbe€given€appropriate€priority,€and€the€participants€were€encouraged€to€fully€integrate€their€contributionsÐ ‘ ” Ðinto€the€preparatory€process;Ð m p ÐÌà è à(f)à  àRegional€strategies.€The€High€Commissioner's€adviser€for€regional€strategies€had€beenÐ % ( Ðasked€to€brief€the€participants€about€the€efforts€of€the€Office€to€bring€the€activities€of€treaty€bodies€andÐ   Ðspecial€procedures€mandates€to€fruition€at€the€national€€level.€Both€sets€of€mechanisms€had€a€crucial€role€toÐ Ý à Ðplay€in€identifying€best€practices€at€the€regional,€national€and€local€levels.€€€Ð ¹¼  ÐÌ73.à è àParticipants€asked€the€High€Commissioner€about:€Ð qt  ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€allocation,€and€possible€shifts€in€the€allocation€of€financial€and€administrative€resourcesÐ ),  Ðavailable€to€treaty€bodies€and€special€procedures;Ð ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àIssues€arising€from€the€review€of€mechanisms€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights,Ð ½À  Ðincluding€the€requirement€to€make€available€unedited€reports€to€€concerned€GovernmentsÐ ™œ Ðand€members€of€the€Commission,€and€timely€circulation€of€documents€and€reports€in€theÐ ux ÐCommission.€Special€procedures€mandate€holders€had€formulated€alternative€proposals€andÐ QT Ðintended€to€submit€them€for€the€Commission's€attention;Ð-0## ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€need€for€OHCHR€to€continue€the€development€of€information€technology€andÐ åè Ðdatabases€which€greatly€enhanced€the€efficacy€of€the€special€procedures'€work.€The€layoutÐ ÁÄ Ðof€databases€had,€however,€to€conform€to€international€legal€terminology,€and€rapporteursÐ   Ðshould€be€consulted€in€the€process;Ðy|## ÐÌà è à„à0  àAny€feedback€from€the€High€Commissioner€on€her€contacts€and€consultations€withÐ 14 ÐGovernments€during€her€visits,€based€on€the€reports€of€special€rapporteurs€and€theirÐ   Ðrecommendations.€Participants€expressed€their€appreciation€to€the€High€Commissioner€forÐ éì Ðraising€their€concerns€with€the€authorities€of€the€countries€she€had€visited;ÐÅ È## ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€issue€of€adequate€servicing€of€special€procedures€mandates€by€OHCHR;€and€Ð}"€ ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€issue€of€mainstreaming€human€rights€into€peace„making,€and€how€the€HighÐ 5$8" ÐCommissioner€could€assist€in€encouraging€such€mainstreaming€in€the€light€of€recent€tragicÐ %# Ðexperiences€in€Sierra€Leone€and€other€parts€of€the€world.Ðí%ð$## ÐÌ74.à è àIn€response,€the€High€Commissioner€indicated€that:Ð ¥'¨ & ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€"logic€of€logistics"€was€of€great€concern€to€her€Office€and€administration.€The€OfficeÐ ])`"( Ðwas€under€severe€pressure€on€many€fronts€at€all€times,€and€while€it€had€to€face€theÐ 9*<#) Ðchallenge€of€managing€change,€it€could€only€perform€better€by€acting€as€a€catalyst€forÐ +$* Ðchange.€Suggestions€from€special€rapporteurs€on€how€to€improve€the€efficacy€of€the€systemÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðor€on€how€to€prioritize€issues€would€be€most€welcome;ÐÍ,Ð%,## ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€analysis€of€the€report€of€the€working€group€on€the€review€of€mechanisms€made€byÐ ….ˆ'. Ðspecial€rapporteurs€was€valuable€and€plausible.€The€special€rapporteurs€were€encouraged€toÐ a/d(/ Ðsubmit€their€recommendation€on€this€problem€to€the€Commission;Ð=0@)0## ÐÐ 1*1 Ðà è à„à0  àAs€far€as€computerization€and€the€development€of€databases€were€concerned,€theÐ ý Ðrapporteurs€were€encouraged€to€continue€with€their€collaborative€efforts.€These€could€beÐ ÙÜ Ðtied€in€with€a€study€currently€under€preparation€on€the€publications€programme€of€theÐ µ¸ ÐOffice€and€on€the€Office's€website;Б ”## ÐÌà è à„à0  àOn€follow„up€to€rapporteurs'€recommendations€and€concluding€observations€of€treatyÐ I L Ðbodies,€her€Office€could€do€more€in€terms€of€providing€feedback€on€the€results€of€herÐ % ( Ðcontacts€with€Governments,€insofar€as€they€concerned€the€implementation€of€thoseÐ   Ðrecommendations€and€concluding€observations;ÐÝ à## ÐÌà è à„à0  àAs€far€as€administrative€and€servicing€issues€were€concerned,€the€High€CommissionerÐ •˜  Ðreported€on€her€participation€in€the€consultations€of€the€United€Nations€Development€GroupÐ qt  Ð(UNDG)€on€6€June€2000.€The€UNDG€had€discussed€the€report€of€a€meeting€of€specialÐ MP  Ðprocedures€mandate€holders€and€experts€in€the€field€of€economic,€social€and€cultural€rights,Ð ),  Ðheld€on€6€April.€She€had€asked€the€participants€at€the€UNDG,€including€heads€of€agencies,Ð   Ðto€reflect€on€how€they€could€better€lend€their€support€to€the€work€of€the€special€proceduresÐ áä  Ðand€treaty€bodies.€The€High€Commissioner€promised€to€follow€up€on€the€results€of€theÐ ½À  ÐUNDG€meeting;Йœ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àOn€the€issue€of€mainstreaming€human€rights€into€peace„making,€the€High€CommissionerÐ QT Ðindicated€that€her€Office€had€signed€a€memorandum€of€understanding€with€the€DepartmentÐ -0 Ðof€Peacekeeping€Operations,€and€she€was€meeting€the€top€managers€of€that€department€toÐ    Ðdiscuss€how€to€mainstream€human€rights€into€peace„making€at€the€operational€level.€TheÐ åè ÐOffice€had€also€prepared€a€contribution€to€a€high„level€consultation€on€peacekeeping;€sheÐ ÁÄ Ðassured€participants€that€this€issue€was€among€the€priorities€of€her€Office.€Ð ## ÐÌ75.à è àThe€joint€meeting€was€briefed€about€the€status€of€implementation€of€the€the€recommendations€thatÐ UX Ðhad€emanated€from€the€first€joint€meeting€(see€document€E/CN.4/2000/5,€para.30).€It€identified€theÐ 14 Ðfollowing€areas€of€common€concern:€Ð   ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€need€to€improve€exchange€of€information€between€the€treaty€bodies€and€the€specialÐ Å È Ðprocedures€mandates.€The€implementation€of€recommendations€adopted€after€the€first€jointÐ ¡!¤ Ðmeeting€in€1999€in€this€particular€respect€was€found€wanting;Ð}"€ ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€issue€of€follow„up:€an€exchange€of€best€practices€in€the€area€of€follow„up€to€concludingÐ 5$8" Ðobservations,€decisions/opinions€on€individual€cases€and€recommendations€made€by€specialÐ %# Ðrapporteurs€would€be€beneficial€to€both€sets€of€mechanisms;Ðí%ð$## ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€issuance€of€joint€or€coordinated€contributions€to€the€World€Conference.Ð¥'¨ &## ÐÌ76.à è àFollowing€its€general€debate,€the€second€joint€meeting€adopted€the€following€recommendations:€Ð ])`"( ÐÌà è à(a)à  àFollow„up€to€the€recommendations€of€the€second€meeting.€The€secretariat€is€requested€toÐ +$* Ðprepare€a€concise€background€note€setting€out€the€status€of€implementation€of€recommendations€emanatingÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðfrom€this€year's€joint€meeting.Ð Í,Ð%, ÐÌà è à(b)à  àImproving€the€exchange€of€information€between€treaty€bodies€and€the€special€proceduresÐ ….ˆ'. Ðmandates.€The€joint€meeting€noted€with€appreciation€the€minutes€of€a€meeting€convened€by€the€DeputyÐ a/d(/ ÐHigh€Commissioner€on€7€June€2000,€which€had€discussed€the€necessity€of€improving€the€informationÐ =0@)0 Ðexchange€between€the€special€procedures€mandates€and€the€treaty€bodies.€The€participants€at€the€jointÐ 1*1 Ðmeeting€endorsed€the€relevant€recommendations€emanating€from€that€meeting€and€requested€OHCHR€toÐ ý Ðmonitor€their€consistent€implementation,€as€follows:Ð ÙÜ ÐÌà è àà  à(i)à0 V àInformation€notes€should€be€submitted€regularly€to€each€session€of€the€treaty€bodiesÐ ‘ ” Ðabout€the€activities€of€relevant€special€procedures€mandates;Ðm pV #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(ii)à0 V àPeriodic€lists€of€planned€country€visits€of€special€procedures€mandate€holders€shouldÐ % ( Ðbe€prepared€in€chart€form€and€made€available€to€members€of€the€treaty€bodies;Ð V #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(iii)à0 V àExecutive€summaries€prepared€for€reports€of€special€procedures€mandate€holdersÐ ¹¼  Ðshould€be€rapidly€distributed€to€members€of€treaty€bodies;Е˜ V #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(iv)à0 V àA€schedule€of€the€consideration€of€States€parties'€reports€by€the€major€human€rightsÐ MP  Ðtreaty€bodies€should€be€prepared€in€chart€form€and€€circulated€to€all€members€ofÐ ),  Ðtreaty€bodies€and€special€procedures€mandate€holders;Ð V #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(v)à0 V àThe€reports€of€special€procedures€mandate€holders€on€specific€countries€should€beÐ ½À  Ðdistributed€to€treaty€bodies€whenever€the€latter€are€scheduled€to€consider€periodicÐ ™œ Ðreports€of€those€specific€countries€and,€conversely,€the€concluding€observations€ofÐ ux Ðtreaty€bodies€on€those€countries€should€be€circulated€to€special€procedures€mandateÐ QT Ðholders;Ð-0V #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(vi)à0 V àThe€secretariats€of€the€treaty€bodies€should€facilitate€the€participation€of€country€andÐ åè Ðthematic€officers€assisting€special€rapporteurs€in€the€preparation€of€lists€of€issues€onÐ ÁÄ Ðperiodic€reports€to€be€considered€by€treaty€bodies;€conversely,€staff€membersÐ   Ðservicing€treaty€bodies€should€make€available€lists€of€issues€and€relevant€informationÐ y| Ðto€the€assistants€of€special€procedures€mandate€holders€for€the€purpose€ofÐ UX Ðpreparation€of€country€visits;Ð14V #V # ÐÌà è àà  à(vii)à0 V àA€meeting€between€the€treaty€body€teams€and€the€country€and€thematic€officersÐ éì Ðservicing€special€procedures€mandates€should€be€called€in€a€timely€manner,€toÐ Å È Ðaddress€existing€problems€or€bottlenecks€in€information€exchange;С!¤V #V # ÐÌà è à(c)à  àFollow„up€to€concluding€observations€and€recommendations€of€rapporteurs.€€TheÐ Y#\! Ðparticipants€agreed€that€the€third€joint€meeting€in€June€2001€should€focus€on€the€subject€of€follow„up;Ð 5$8" ÐÌà è à(d)à  àPreparations€for€the€World€Conference.€The€participants€at€the€joint€meeting€agreed€that€itÐ í%ð$ Ðwas€premature€to€formulate€a€joint€position€at€the€present€time.€Participants€were€encouraged€to€formulateÐ É&Ì% Ðproposals€for€joint€contributions€to€the€preparatory€process€for€the€World€Conference€in€writing.€TheseÐ ¥'¨ & Ðwritten€proposals€should€be€compiled€by€the€secretariat€of€the€joint€meeting€and€circulated€to€all€treatyÐ („!' Ðbody€members€and€special€rapporteurs€well€in€advance€of€the€third€joint€meeting€in€2001;€Ð ])`"( ÐÌà è à(e)à  àNext€meetings.€€The€participants€agreed€to€schedule€a€half„day€joint€meeting€during€theirÐ +$* Ðrespective€annual€meetings€in€2001.Ð ñ+ô$+ ÐÌÔ_Ôâ âÐ ©-¬&- ÐÔ& L Ôâ âÓ  ÓIX.€€CONSULTATION€WITH€THE€BUREAU€OF€THE€FIFTY„SIXTH€SESSIONÐ ý ÐOF€THE€COMMISSION€ON€HUMAN€RIGHTSÐ ÙÜ ÐÓ  ÓÌ77.à è àOn€8€June€2000,€Ambassador€Ô_ÔKrzysztofÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô,€Ambassador€Ibrahim€M.€Ibrahim€andÐ ‘ ” Ðâ âÔ'LýÏrÔMinister€Ô_ÔCounsellorÔ_Ô€Alfredo€Ô_ÔMichelenaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔRodrguezÔ_Ô€(representing€Ambassador€Victor€Ô_ÔRodrguezÔ_Ô€Cede"o),Ð m p ÐVice„Chairs€of€the€fiftyð2ðsixth€session€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights,€Ms.€Marie€Gervais„Ô_ÔVidricaireÔ_Ô,Ð I L ÐRapporteur€of€the€Commission,€and€Mr.€Kevin€Ô_ÔLyneÔ_Ô,€regional€coordinator€of€the€Western€Group,Ð % ( Ðaddressed€the€participants€on€developments€in€the€Commission€which€were€of€relevance€to€the€specialÐ   Ðprocedures€mandates,€and€especially€on€the€outcome€of€the€review€of€mechanisms€of€the€Commission.€Ð Ý à ÐAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€assured€participants€that€their€concerns€would€be€conveyed€to€the€Bureau€of€theÐ ¹¼  ÐCommission€at€its€inter„sessional€meetings€in€2000.€The€Chairperson€of€the€seventh€meeting€noted€theÐ •˜  Ðparticipants'€particular€interest€in€the€progress€of€the€draft€code€of€conduct€for€experts€on€mission€otherÐ qt  Ðthan€Secretariat€officials,€the€issue€of€advance€availability€of€the€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô'€reports€and€their€distributionÐ MP  Ðin€unedited€form,€the€question€of€an€enhanced€interactive€dialogue€with€members€of€the€Commission,€andÐ ),  Ðthe€one„day€informal€meeting€of€the€Commission€scheduled€to€take€place€in€September,€preceding€theÐ   Ðopening€of€the€General€Assembly€session.€Ð áä  ÐÌ78.à è àAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€highlighted€several€issues€which€he€thought€were€central€to€the€review€ofÐ ™œ Ðthe€Commission's€mechanisms,€in€€as€much€as€they€affected€the€operation€of€the€special€proceduresÐ ux Ðsystem.€€These€are€summarized€in€the€following€paragraphs.€The€meeting€expressed€its€appreciation€toÐ QT ÐAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakublowskiÔ_Ô€for€his€presentation.Ð -0 ÐÌòòMeasures€adopted€through€the€Chairperson's€statement€of€29€April€1999€regarding€early€approval€by€theÐ åè ÐEconomic€and€Social€Council€of€new€special€procedures€mandates,€preparation€of€executive€summaries,Ð ÁÄ Ðand€term€limits€for€country€and€thematic€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_ÔóóÐ   ÐÌ79.à è àFour€new€special€procedures€mandates€(the€merger€of€the€mandates€on€foreign€debt€and€structuralÐ UX Ðadjustment€into€one€mandate,€the€Special€Rapporteur€on€the€right€to€housing;€the€Special€Rapporteur€onÐ 14 Ðthe€right€to€food;€the€Special€Representative€of€the€Secretary„General€on€human€rights€defenders)€and€theÐ   Ðreform€of€the€1503€procedure€were€considered€by€the€Commission€to€require€early€action€by€the€Ô_ÔEonomicÔ_ÔÐ éì Ðand€Social€Council€in€2000.€As€the€Budget€Division€of€the€Ô_ÔSecretriatÔ_Ô€had€recently€stated€that€the€newÐ Å È Ðmandates€had€no€new€financial€implications,€it€was€reasonable€to€expect€quick€€approval€by€the€Council€ofÐ ¡!¤ Ðthe€new€mandates.Ð }"€  ÐÌ80.à è àAll€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€were€asked€to€include€executive€summaries€of€their€respective€reports,€ofÐ 5$8" Ðno€more€than€four€pages.€This€had€largely€been€complied€with€for€the€fifty„sixth€session€of€theÐ %# ÐCommission,€and€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€were€encouraged€to€continue€this€practice.€On€the€issue€of€circulation€ofÐ í%ð$ Ðunedited€reports,€the€early€availability€of€such€unedited€reports€had€greatly€facilitated€consultation€amongÐ É&Ì% Ðdelegations€during€the€fifty„sixth€session€of€the€Commission.€Therefore,€this€practice€should€also€beÐ ¥'¨ & Ðcontinued.Ð („!' ÐÌ81.à è àAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€explained€in€detail€the€operation€of€term€limits€imposed€on€the€mandatesÐ 9*<#) Ðof€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€under€the€terms€of€decision€2000/109€and€the€statement€of€29€April€1999€made€byÐ +$* Ðthe€Chairperson€of€the€fifty„fifth€session€of€the€Commission,€Ambassador€Anne€Anderson.€It€wasÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðunderstood€that€the€interpretation€of€the€Chairperson's€statement€of€29€April€1999€by€the€Bureau€and€theÐ Í,Ð%, ÐSecretariat,€which€had€been€made€an€integral€part€of€decision€2000/109,€was€the€broadest€possible.Ð ©-¬&- ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌòòChapters€I€and€II€of€the€report€of€the€working€group€on€review€of€mechanismsóóÐ a/d(/ Ðâ âÐ =0@)0 Ð82.à è àAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€reiterated€the€agreement€on€a€staggered€change€in€composition€of€theÐ ý Ðâ âWorking€Groups€on€Arbitrary€Detention€and€on€Enforced€and€Involuntary€Disappearances,€which€impliedÐ ÙÜ Ðthat€there€should€be€a€complete€renewal€of€membership€of€those€two€groups€by€April€2003.€€In€respect€ofÐ µ¸ Ðthe€proposal€to€enhance€the€interactive€dialogue€between€members€of€the€Commission€and€specialÐ ‘ ” Ðprocedures€mandate€holders,€Ambassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€noted€that€during€the€inter„sessional€period,€theÐ m p ÐChair€of€the€Commission€would€consult€with€the€regional€groups€through€their€coordinators€about€theÐ I L Ðspecific€organizational€aspects€of€such€interactive€debates€during€future€Commission€sessions.€TheÐ % ( ÐÔ_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô'€reactions€and€suggestions€on€the€issue€of€the€interactive€debate€were€most€welcome.Ð   ÐÌÔ& p ÔòòThe€issue€of€documentation€(chapter€six€of€the€report€of€the€open„ended€working€groupóó)Ð ¹¼  ÐÌ83.à è àAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€emphasized€that€the€report€of€the€working€group€on€the€review€ofÐ qt  ÐÔ'p¹Ï‹Ômechanisms€had€reiterated€(see€para.€64)€the€importance€of€compliance€with€the€six„week€rule€forÐ MP  Ðavailability€of€reports€and€with€resolution€53/208€of€the€General€Assembly,€which€imposed€limits€on€theÐ ),  Ðlength€of€reports.€Where€those€provisions€were€not€complied€with,€there€should€be€good€reasons,€to€beÐ   Ðexplained€to€the€Commission.€The€timely€availability€of€reports€was€a€matter€of€concern€to€all€members€ofÐ áä  Ðthe€Commission,€and€the€non„availability€of€some€documents€was€an€impediment€to€the€proper€dischargeÐ ½À  Ðof€the€Commission's€functions.€In€that€context,€Ambassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€called€upon€participants€at€theÐ ™œ Ðmeeting€to€make€all€possible€efforts€to€reduce€the€length€of€their€reports,€as€a€matter€of€equity€and€fairness;Ð ux Ðthe€amount€of€documentation€that€had€been€submitted€to€the€Commission's€fifty„sixth€session€had€increasedÐ QT Ðconsiderably€in€comparison€with€its€1999€session.Ð -0 ÐÌòòÔ& ” ÔNew€modalities€concerning€speaking€timeóóÐ åè ÐÌ84.à è àIt€was€noted€that€during€the€fifty„sixth€session€of€the€Commission,€additional€speaking€time€hadÔ'”åB‘ÔÐ   Ðbeen€allocated€to€the€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô,€i.e.€two€additional€minutes€per€mission€report.€This,€while€notÐ y| Ðperhaps€entirely€satisfactory,€was€considered€to€be€a€positive€innovation.Ð UX ÐÌ85.à è àAlong€the€same€lines,€the€limitations€imposed€on€time€for€oral€statements€by€Ô_ÔNGOsÔ_Ô€had€been€theÐ   Ðresult€of€wide„ranging€consultations,€with€the€objective€of€providing€an€incentive€to€make€joint€statements.Ð éì ÐAny€comments€by€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€in€this€respect€for€the€fifty„seventh€session€of€the€Commission€inÐ Å È Ð2001€would€be€welcome.Ð ¡!¤ ÐÌòòOne„day€informal€meeting€of€the€Commission€in€September€2000óóÐ Y#\! ÐÌ86.à è àAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€noted€that€this€meeting€was€an€innovation€in€Commission€procedures.€AsÐ %# Ðnoted€in€the€report€of€the€working€group€on€the€review€of€mechanisms,€the€meeting€would€have€an€agendaÐ í%ð$ Ðcomprising€those€issues€which€had€been€dealt€with€at€the€previous€session€of€the€Commission€and€whichÐ É&Ì% Ðwere€also€on€the€agenda€of€the€Third€Committee.€Each€item€would€be€examined€briefly,€with€theÐ ¥'¨ & Ðsecretariat€providing€information€on€any€developments€since€the€Commission's€session€and€an€opportunityÐ („!' Ðfor€government€representatives€to€make€observations.€This€would€require€information€on€missionsÐ ])`"( Ðundertaken€by€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô,€independent€experts€and€working€groups.€Any€suggestions€from€theÐ 9*<#) ÐÔ_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€in€this€respect€were€welcome.Ð +$* ÐÌ87.à è àMr.€Ô_ÔLyneÔ_Ô€provided€further€information€on€the€interactive€debate€proposed€by€the€working€group.Ð Í,Ð%, ÐA€controversial€point€in€the€working€group€had€been€whether€the€Commission€could€rely€on€the€precedentÐ ©-¬&- Ðof€interactive€debates€in€the€Third€Committee€of€the€General€Assembly.€€It€had€been€argued€that€thisÐ ….ˆ'. Ðpractice€was€inappropriate€in€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights,€and€this€was€why€consultations€withÐ a/d(/ Ðregional€groups€and€coordinators€were€still€€required€on€this€issue.€Ð =0@)0 ÐÐ 1*1 Ð88.à è àParticipants€underlined€the€usefulness€of€informal€consultations€with€the€€Bureau€and€the€membersÐ ý Ðof€the€Commission€and€with€representatives€of€regional€groups.€€Such€consultations€were€useful€in€thatÐ ÙÜ Ðthey€helped€clarify€questions€on€the€scope€of€mandates,€prepare€the€agenda€for€country€visits,€and€allowedÐ µ¸ Ðfor€comprehensive€discussion€of€issues€of€relevance€to€all€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô.Ð ‘ ” ÐÌ89.à è àIn€response€to€Ambassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô's€address,€participants€questioned€the€assumption€that€theÐ I L Ðnewly€created€special€procedures€mandates€would€have€no€new€financial€implications€for€the€OrganizationÐ % ( Ðor€the€Office;€the€net€result€of€this€assumption€simply€was€that€servicing€of€special€procedures€mandatesÐ   Ðwould€be€proportionally€reduced.€Others€sought€further€clarifications€on€the€scope€of€application€ofÐ Ý à Ðparagraph€30€of€the€report€of€the€working€group,€in€particular€about€the€operation€of€the€six„week€rule€andÐ ¹¼  Ðwhether€the€requirement€to€make€available€unedited€reports€extended€to€Governments€that€did€notÐ •˜  Ðcooperate€with€country€mandates.€Questions€were€asked€about€the€modalities€of€changes€in€theÐ qt  Ðcomposition€of€the€Commission's€working€groups,€and€about€procedures€for€the€appointment€of€the€mostÐ MP  Ðqualified€individuals€to€replace€those€who€were€forced€to€relinquish€a€mandate.€Ð ),  ÐÌ90.à è àSome€participants€questioned€whether€the€Commission,€or€the€Third€Committee€of€the€GeneralÐ áä  ÐAssembly,€understood€the€need€for€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€to€present€topical€reports.€The€six„week,€10„weekÐ ½À  Ðand€16„week€rules€implied€that€in€many€circumstances,€either€the€Commission€or€the€Third€CommitteeÐ ™œ Ðwould€have€before€it€reports€that€were€already€outdated.€Such€deadlines€further€did€not€take€into€accountÐ ux Ðthat€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€might€not€be€able€to€present€their€reports€to€either€forum€if€a€country€mission€had€beenÐ QT Ðconducted€near€or€after€the€deadline,€for€reasons€either€beyond€their€control€or€reasons€linked€to€importantÐ -0 Ðrecent€political€developments€in€the€country€concerned.€One€participant€recalled€that€the€first€version€ofÐ    Ðthe€Ô_ÔRishmawiÔ_Ô/Ô_ÔHammarbergÔ_Ô€report€had€suggested€a€more€sophisticated€procedure€with€staggered€deadlinesÐ åè Ðfor€the€submission€of€special€procedures€reports.€Another€participant€suggested€that€the€six„week€ruleÐ ÁÄ Ðapplied€to€government€replies€to€the€unedited€version€of€a€country€mission€report,€was€perhaps€tooÐ   Ðgenerous€vis„„vis€the€Government€concerned.€It€was€further€inappropriate€to€require€the€publication€ofÐ y| Ðgovernment€replies€as€addenda€to€mission€reports,€as€this€might€be€construed€as€an€attempt€on€the€part€ofÐ UX Ðthe€Governments€concerned€to€influence€the€contents€of€the€reports;€publication€of€government€replies€asÐ 14 Ðseparate€documents€was€preferred.€Finally,€the€Commission€should€not€agree€to€circulate€unedited€reportsÐ   Ðof€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô,€or€reports€which€were€not€yet€in€their€final€form,€without€at€least€consulting€theÐ éì Ðmandate€holder€concerned.Ð Å È ÐÌ91.à è àAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€and€Ambassador€Ibrahim€replied€that€it€had€been€the€Commission'sÐ }"€  Ðintention€to€prompt€government€replies€to€all€special€procedures€reports,€not€to€initiate€what€could€beÐ Y#\! Ðperceived€as€a€system€of€"co„authorship€of€reports",€and€the€prospect€of€joint€publication€of€report€andÐ 5$8" Ðgovernment€reply€was€thought€to€be€an€incentive€for€Governments€to€react€to€the€reports€of€specialÐ %# ÐÔ_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô.€Ambassador€Ibrahim€stressed€the€importance€the€regional€groups€had€attached€to€the€six„weekÐ í%ð$ Ðrule€during€the€review€of€Commission's€procedures;€it€was€a€matter€of€equity€to€provide€GovernmentsÐ É&Ì% Ðwith€an€opportunity€and€sufficient€time€to€reply€to€the€reports€of€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô.€Ms.Gervais„Ð ¥'¨ & ÐÔ_ÔVidricaireÔ_Ô€added€that€similar€considerations€applied€to€the€issue€of€length€of€reports;€few€GovernmentsÐ („!' Ðcould€be€expected€to€study€in€detail€all€reports€of€special€procedures€mandates,€and€this€situation€wasÐ ])`"( Ðcompounded€if€the€reports€exceeded€the€page€limits€imposed€by€the€General€Assembly.Ð 9*<#) ÐÌ92.à è àParticipants€expressed€understanding€for€the€difficulties€in€determining€the€exact€modalities€for€aÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðmore€interactive€dialogue€between€Commission€members€and€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô.€The€present€form€of€theÐ Í,Ð%, Ðdialogue€was€however€very€unsatisfactory,€and€was€more€of€a€monologue€than€a€dialogue;€the€substance€ofÐ ©-¬&- Ðthe€debate€on€reports€also€left€much€to€be€desired.€Speaking€times€allotted€to€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€for€theÐ ….ˆ'. Ðpresentation€of€their€reports€were€wholly€€inadequate,€especially€in€situations€where€the€report€of€theÐ a/d(/ Ðâ âspecial€rapporteur€was€not€yet€available€in€all€the€official€languages€and€thus€could€not€be€distributed:Ð =0@)0 Ðwhere€this€was€the€case,€considerations€of€equity€should€demand€that€more€time€be€given€to€the€mandateÐ ý Ðholder€concerned€to€present€his/her€report.Ð ÙÜ Ðâ âÌ93.à è àOther€participants€noted€that€a€more€interactive€dialogue€should€not€operate€to€the€detriment€ofÐ ‘ ” ÐÔ_ÔNGOsÔ_Ô'€participation€in€the€debates€of€the€Commission,€as€appeared€to€be€the€case.€Moreover,€the€sheerÐ m p Ðnumber€of€parallel€events€organized€to€take€place€simultaneously€with€the€meetings€of€the€CommissionÐ I L Ðmade€it€difficult€for€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€to€be€permanently€present€in€the€meeting€room€during€theÐ % ( Ðdiscussion€of€their€respective€agenda€items,€as€requested€by€the€Commission.Ð   ÐÌ94.à è àParticipants€drew€the€Bureau's€attention€to€a€fundamental€dilemma:€the€continuous€increase€in€theÐ ¹¼  Ðnumber€of€special€procedures€mandates€vis„„vis€the€requirement€that€they€be€serviced€"from€withinÐ •˜  Ðexisting€resources"€.€This€had€the€deplorable€effect€of€diluting€the€work€of€the€existing€mandates€byÐ qt  Ðreducing€the€availability€of€support€services€and€the€quality€of€outputs.€The€Commission€either€had€toÐ MP  Ðreduce€the€number€of€special€procedures€mandates,€or€agree€to€a€substantial€increase€in€the€servicesÐ ),  Ðavailable€to€them.Ð   ÐÌ95.à è àAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€assured€participants€that€the€Bureau€would€strive€for€a€clearerÐ ½À  Ðinterpretation€of€paragraph€30€of€the€report€of€the€working€group.€Nothing€in€€the€report€should,€however,Ð ™œ Ðbe€construed€as€an€attempt€to€slow€down€the€procedure.€On€the€issue€of€adequacy€of€resources€and€timelyÐ ux Ðavailability€of€reports,€he€indicated€that€these€were€questions€largely€beyond€the€control€of€theÐ QT ÐCommission,€even€though€there€was€agreement€in€principle€that€the€human€rights€machinery€should€beÐ -0 Ðstrengthened,€and€that€it€deserved€additional€administrative,€financial€and€human€resources.€Mr.Ð    ÐÔ_ÔMichelenaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔRodrguezÔ_Ô€€added€that€the€procedures€of€the€Commission€had€reached€a€level€of€complexity€thatÐ åè Ðmade€them€increasingly€difficult€to€apply€to€the€satisfaction€of€all€concerned.€A€further€rationalization€ofÐ ÁÄ Ðthe€procedures€was€necessary.€Ambassador€Ibrahim€noted€that€the€consensus€achieved€in€the€CommissionÐ   Ðon€the€issue€of€the€review€of€mechanisms€was€an€imperfect€one;€it€would€take€a€few€years€to€evaluate€theÐ y| Ðimplementation€of€the€decisions€relating€to€the€review,€and€thereafter€a€further€review€of€the€procedures€ofÐ UX Ðthe€Commission€might€be€required.Ð 14 ÐÌ96.à è àAmbassador€Ô_ÔJakubowskiÔ_Ô€thanked€the€participants€for€a€fruitful€dialogue€and€for€their€contributionsÐ éì Ðand€suggestions,€adding€that€he€and€members€of€the€Bureau€shared€many€of€their€concerns€and€frustrationsÐ Å È Ðas€outlined€above.€Ð ¡!¤ ÐÌ97.à è àThe€Secretary€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€provided€additional€clarifications€regardingÐ Y#\! Ðseveral€of€the€concerns€raised€by€the€participants.€She€sought€to€allay€concerns€about€the€operation€of€theÐ 5$8" Ðsix„week€rule€mentioned€in€paragraph€30€of€the€report€of€the€working€group:€in€the€vast€majority€of€cases,Ð %# Ðit€would€not€affect€the€procedure€of€submission€and€distribution€of€reports€in€any€negative€way.€€€€Ð í%ð$ ÐÌ98.à è àOn€the€issue€of€timely€availability€of€Commission€documents,€participants€were€encouraged€toÐ ¥'¨ & Ðsubmit€their€reports€as€early€as€possible€and€in€advance€of€the€general€deadline€of€15€December€of€eachÐ („!' Ðyear;€this€would€give€editors€and€conference€services€some€breathing€space€and€prevent€the€accumulationÐ ])`"( Ðof€bottlenecks€in€the€production€of€documents€in€all€the€official€languages€at€the€end€of€each€year.€It€wasÐ 9*<#) Ðconfirmed€that€the€deadline€for€the€submission€of€the€reports€of€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€to€the€GeneralÐ +$* ÐAssembly€was€31€July;€if€that€deadline€could€not€be€met,€mandate€holders€would€have€to€apply€formallyÐ ñ+ô$+ Ðfor€a€waiver.€She€agreed€that€a€more€sophisticated€approach€to€the€documentation€issue€was€required.Ð Í,Ð%, ÐFinally,€on€the€issue€of€the€proposed€interactive€debate€between€the€Commission€and€special€proceduresÐ ©-¬&- Ðmandate€holders,€she€encouraged€participants€to€submit€concrete€proposals€in€advance€of€the€inter„Ð ….ˆ'. Ðsessional€consultations€and€meetings€of€the€Bureau,€taking€into€account€factors€such€as€possible€Ô_ÔNGOÔ_ÔÐ a/d(/ Ðparticipation€in€€this€dialogue.€€Ð =0@)0 ÐÐ 1*1 ÐÔ& p ÔÓ  ÓX.€€EXCHANGE€OF€INFORMATION€AND€EXPERIENCES€BETWEENÐ ý ÐSPECIAL€PROCEDURES€MANDATE€HOLDERSÐ ÙÜ ÐÓ  ÓÌ99.à è àUnder€this€agenda€item,€participants€briefly€exchanged€information€and€experiences€of€relevance€Ô'pý ÇÔtoÐ ‘ ” Ðthe€proper€discharge€of€their€respective€mandates.€Interventions€were€€made€by€a€number€of€specialÐ m p ÐÔ_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô.Ð I L ÐÌ100.à è àParticipants€were€informed€of€a€request€addressed€to€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€to€formulate€observationsÐ   Ðon€the€publications€programme€of€Ô_ÔOHCHRÔ_Ô.€They€were€encouraged€to€address€any€comments€they€mightÐ Ý à Ðhave€to€Mr.€Ô_ÔHammarbergÔ_Ô,€who€had€been€requested€by€the€High€Commissioner€to€review€the€publicationsÐ ¹¼  Ðprogramme€of€the€Office.Ð •˜  ÐÌ101.à è àMr.€Ô_ÔCumaraswamyÔ_Ô€briefed€participants€on€developments€in€his€case€before€the€MalaysianÐ MP  Ðtribunals.€The€Chairperson€was€asked€to€address€a€letter€to€the€President€of€the€Economic€and€SocialÐ ),  ÐCouncil,€in€the€name€of€all€special€procedures€mandate€holders,€if€the€court€decision,€expected€on€3€JulyÐ   Ð2000,€in€Mr.€Ô_ÔCumaraswamyÔ_Ô's€case€was€to€the€effect€that€it€was€not€bound€by€the€Advisory€Opinion€of€theÐ áä  ÐInternational€Court€of€Justice€of€29€April€1999.Ð ½À  ÐÌ102.à è àMr.€Ô_ÔGarretð;ðnÔ_Ô€briefed€participants€on€his€experience€with€the€special€debate€of€the€Security€CouncilÐ ux Ðin€January€2000€on€the€peace€process€in€the€Great€Lakes€Area.€He€suggested€that:Ð QT ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€High€Commissioner€should€encourage€that€the€Security€Council€to€take€intoÐ    Ðconsideration€the€recommendations€of€special€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô€of€the€Commission,€wheneverÐ åè Ðappropriate,€when€discussing€peace€processes€in€specific€countries€or€areas€of€the€world.Ð ÁÄ ÐThese€recommendations€should€be€made€available€to€the€members€of€the€Security€Council;Р## ÐÌà è à„à0  àIn€the€context€of€the€establishment€of€future€peacekeeping€operations,€country€Ô_ÔrapporteursÔ_Ô,Ð UX Ðif€applicable,€and€the€principal€thematic€mandates€should€be€invited€to€make€available€theirÐ 14 Ðexpertise;Ð ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àIn€the€context€of€the€creation€of€human€rights€elements/units€of€future€peacekeepingÐ Å È Ðoperations,€Ô_ÔOHCHRÔ_Ô€should€offer€comprehensive€human€rights€training€to€the€officers€ofÐ ¡!¤ Ðsuch€units;€Ð}"€ ## ÐÌà è à„à0  àThe€recommendations€of€the€"Ô_ÔCarlssonÔ_Ô€report"€should€be€further€discussed€by€theÐ 5$8" Ðparticipants€at€the€next€annual€meeting.Ð%### ÐÌ103.à è àOne€special€rapporteur€Ô_ÔapprisedÔ_Ô€participants€of€attempts€to€intimidate€him€in€the€discharge€of€hisÐ É&Ì% Ðmandate€by€threatening€legal€action€if€he€did€not€refrain€from€certain€€investigations€and€activities.€ThoseÐ ¥'¨ & Ðattempts€at€intimidation€had€stopped€after€he€had€made€it€clear€that€he€would€continue€his€investigations,Ð („!' Ðwithin€the€framework€and€terms€of€reference€of€his€mandate.Ð ])`"( ÐÌ104.à è àMr.€Amor€informed€the€participants€about€an€international€consultative€conference€on€schoolÐ +$* Ðeducation€in€relation€to€freedom€of€religion€and€belief,€tolerance€and€non„discrimination€that€he€was€co„Ð ñ+ô$+ Ðorganizing€with€the€Government€of€Spain.€This€conference€would€be€held€in€Madrid€from€23€to€25Ð Í,Ð%, ÐNovember€2001.Ð ©-¬&- Ðâ âÐ ….ˆ'. ÐÔ_ÔÔ& ( Ôâ âÓ  ÓXI.€€ADOPTION€OF€THE€CONCLUSIONS€AND€RECOMMENDATIONSÐ ý ÐOF€THE€SEVENTH€ANNUAL€MEETINGÐ ÙÜ ÐÓ  ÓÌ105.à è àOn€the€basis€of€its€discussions,€the€meeting€formulated€the€following€conclusions€andÐ ‘ ” Ðrecommendations:Ð m p ÐÔ'(ý×ÔÌòòResourcesóóÐ % ( ÐÌà è à(a)à  àThe€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€is€once€again€requested€to€ensureÐ Ý à Ðmore€adequate€servicing,€in€terms€of€both€administrative€and€human€resources,€of€all€special€proceduresÐ ¹¼  Ðmandates.€In€the€allocation€of€budgetary€and€human€resources,€appropriate€priority€should€be€given€to€theÐ •˜  Ðeffective€functioning€of€the€special€procedures€of€the€Commission€and€the€treaty€bodies.Ð qt  ÐÌà è à(b)à  àThe€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€is€requested€to€ensure€that€a€jointÐ ),  Ðin„house€meeting€of€staff€members€servicing€treaty€bodies€and€special€procedures€mandates€should€takeÐ   Ðplace€on€a€systematic€and€consistent€basis,€so€as€to€ensure€that€an€effective€and€regular€exchange€ofÐ áä  Ðexperience€and€information€relevant€to€the€work€of€both€sets€of€mechanisms€takes€place.Ð ½À  ÐÌà è à(c)à  àThe€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€should€ensure€maximum€possibleÐ ux Ðcontinuity€in€the€servicing€of€special€procedures€mandates.€Special€procedures€mandate€holders€should,€atÐ QT Ðthe€very€least,€be€notified€promptly€in€the€event€of€the€reassignment€of€their€Professional€assistant€in€theÐ -0 ÐOffice€of€the€High€Commissioner€to€other€functions.Ð    ÐÌòòSupport€servicesóóÐ ÁÄ Ðà è àà  àÌà è à(d)à  àThe€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€should€organize€a€thoroughÐ y| Ðbriefing€programme€for€newly€appointed€special€rapporteurs€and€independent€experts.€It€is€recalled€thatÐ UX Ðthis€was€one€of€the€recommendations€of€the€1999€study€prepared€by€Ms.€Rishmawi€and€Mr.Hammarberg.Ð 14 ÐÌà è à(e)à  àThe€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€is€requested€to€produce€charts€ofÐ éì Ðthe€missions€planned€by€all€special€procedures€mandates,€as€well€as€a€chart€of€technical€cooperationÐ Å È Ðprogrammes€planned€or€under€implementation,€including€the€time€frame€for€such€technical€cooperationÐ ¡!¤ Ðprojects.Ð }"€  ÐÌà è à(f)à  àThe€eighth€annual€meeting€of€special€rapporteurs€should€have€before€it€a€concise€noteÐ 5$8" Ðsetting€out€the€status€of€implementation€of€the€recommendations€contained€in€the€study€prepared€by€Ms.Ð %# ÐRishmawi€and€Mr.€Hammarberg.Ð í%ð$ ÐÌà è à(g)à  àThe€seventh€annual€meeting€welcomes€the€development€of€the€database€for€thematicÐ ¥'¨ & Ðmechanisms€and€recommends€that€this€database€be€extended,€as€soon€as€possible,€to€cover€all€geographicalÐ („!' Ðspecial€procedures€mandates.Ð ])`"( ÐÌòòHuman€Rights€and€corporate€responsibilityóóÐ +$* ÐÌà è à(h)à  àAn€open„ended€informal€inter„sessional€working€group€will€be€established€by€theÐ Í,Ð%, ÐChairperson€of€the€seventh€annual€meeting.€It€will€report€on€its€activities€to€the€eighth€annual€meeting€inÐ ©-¬&- Ð2001.Ð ….ˆ'. Ðâ âÐ a/d(/ Ðà è à(i)à  àThe€seventh€annual€meeting€recommends€that,€subject€to€available€resources,€a€study€ofÐ ý Ðcases€of€alleged€corporate€involvement€in€human€rights€violations€be€prepared€by€the€Office€of€the€HighÐ ÙÜ ÐCommissioner€for€Human€Rights.Ð µ¸ Ðâ âÌòòDraft€code€of€conductóóÐ m p ÐÌà è à(j)à  àThe€Chairperson€of€the€seventh€annual€meeting€is€requested€to€monitor€developments€inÐ % ( Ðrespect€of€the€draft€code€of€conduct€for€experts€on€mission€other€than€secretariat€officials€in€the€GeneralÐ   ÐAssembly,€with€the€assistance€of€the€secretariat,€and€to€report€on€her€activities€to€the€eighth€annualÐ Ý à Ðmeeting.Ð ¹¼  ÐÌà è à(k)à  àThe€draft€guiding€principles€for€special€rapporteurs€will€be€reviewed€and€revised€andÐ qt  Ðmerged€with€the€Manual€for€Special€Rapporteurs.€This€issue€will€be€considered€by€the€eighth€annualÐ MP  Ðmeeting.Ð ),  ÐÌÔ& p ÔòòMonitoring€activities€and€technical€cooperation€activitiesóóÐ áä  ÐÌà è à(l)à  àThe€seventh€annual€meeting€recommends€that€the€Office€of€the€High€Commissioner€forÐ ™œ ÐHuman€Ô'páêÔRights€prepare,€in€time€for€the€eighth€annual€meeting,€a€short€study€on€the€link€between€theÐ ux Ðrecommendations€of€special€procedures€mandate€holders€and€the€formulation€and€implementation€ofÐ QT Ðtechnical€cooperation€programmes.Ð -0 ÐÌÔ& p ÔòòReview€of€mechanisms€of€the€Commission€on€Human€RightsóóÐ åè ÐÌà è à(m)à  àThe€participants€request€€an€opportunity€to€discuss€any€issues€arising€from€the€review€ofÐ   ÐÔ'på.ìÔmechanisms€of€the€Commission€with€the€Bureau€of€the€fifty„seventh€€session€of€the€Commission.€TheyÐ y| Ðrequest€the€Chairperson€to€follow€up€on€this€issue,€with€the€assistance€of€the€secretariatÐ UX ÐÌòòHuman€rights€defendersóóÐ   ÐÌà è à(n)à  àThe€Chairperson€will€contact€the€new€Special€Rapresentative€of€the€Secretary„General€afterÐ Å È Ðhis/her€appointment€and€seek€information€about€his/her€proposed€activities;€information€received€will€beÐ ¡!¤ Ðtransmitted€to€all€special€rapporteurs.€The€eighth€annual€meeting€will€devote€particular€attention€to€issuesÐ }"€  Ðof€€cooperation€between€the€new€Special€Representative€of€the€Secretary„General€for€human€rightsÐ Y#\! Ðdefenders€€and€other€special€procedures€mandate€holders.Ð 5$8" ÐÌòòPeace„making€and€human€rightsóóÐ í%ð$ ÐÌà è à(o)à  àThe€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€should€encourage€the€members€of€the€SecurityÐ ¥'¨ & ÐCouncil€to€take€into€consideration€the€recommendations€of€relevant€special€procedures€mandate€holdersÐ („!' Ðwhenever€the€Council€debates€peace€processes€in€specific€countries€or€areas€of€the€world.€If€peacekeepingÐ ])`"( Ðoperations€are€established,€relevant€country€rapporteurs€and€relevant€thematic€procedures€of€theÐ 9*<#) ÐCommission€should€be€invited€to€make€available€their€particular€expertise.Ð +$* ÐÌòòÔ& p ÔWorld€Conference€against€Racism,€Racial€discrimination,€Xenophobia€and€Relatrd€IntoleranceóóÐ Í,Ð%, ÐÌà è à(p)à  àThe€participants€reaffirm€the€importance€of€the€World€Conference,€to€be€convened€in2001.Ð ….ˆ'. ÐThey€Ô'pÍ,óÔagree€to€keep€this€issue€under€€active€review€during€the€inter„sessional€period€and€request€the€threeÐ a/d(/ Ðspecial€rapporteurs€formally€mandated€by€Commission€on€Human€Rights€resolutions€to€contribute€to€theÐ =0@)0 Ðpreparatory€process€of€the€Conference€,to€report€on€their€activities€to€the€eighth€annual€Ô_Ômeeting.Ð 1*1 ЇòòOther€mattersóóÐ ý ÐÌ106.à è àThe€seventh€annual€meeting€expresses€its€appreciation€to€the€secretariat€of€the€Office€of€the€HighÐ µ¸ ÐCommissioner€for€Human€Rights,€as€well€as€to€the€High€Commissioner€and€Deputy€High€CommissionerÐ ‘ ” Ðthemselves,€for€their€assistance€and€availability.Ð m p ÐÌ107.à è àThe€participants€agree€to€hold€their€eighth€€annual€meeting€from€18€to€22€June€2001.Ð % ( ÐÐ    ÐÔ_Ôà@ÀÀ>càòòAppendix€IóóˆÐ ý ÐÌÓ  ÓLIST€OF€SPECIAL€PROCEDURES€OF€THE€COMMISSION€ON€HUMAN€RIGHTSÐ µ¸ ÐAS€OF€JUNE€2000Ð ‘ ” ÐÓ  ÓÌà@““;càòòThematic€mandatesóóˆÐ I L ÐÌWorking€Group€on€Enforced€or€Involuntary€€Disappearances€(Chairpersonð2ðRapporteur:€€Mr.I.Tosevski)Ð   ÐÌWorking€Group€on€Arbitrary€Detention€(Chairpersonð2ðRapporteur:€€Mr.€K.€Sibal)Ð ¹¼  ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€extrajudicial,€summary€or€arbitrary€executions€(Ms.€A.€Jahangir)Ð qt  ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€independence€of€judges€and€lawyers€(Mr.€P.€Cumaraswamy)Ð ),  ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€question€of€torture€(Sir€Nigel€Rodley)Ð áä  ÐÌRepresentative€of€the€Secretary„General€on€internally€displaced€persons€(Mr.€F.€Deng)Ð ™œ ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€religious€intolerance€(Mr.€A.€Amor)Ð QT ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€question€of€the€use€of€mercenaries€(Mr.€E.€Bernales„Ballesteros)Ð    ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€promotion€and€protection€of€the€right€to€freedom€of€opinion€and€expressionÐ ÁÄ Ð(Mr.€A.€Hussain)Ð   ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€contemporary€forms€of€racism,€racial€discrimination,€xenophobia€and€relatedÐ UX Ðintolerance€(Mr.€M.€Gllð2ðAhanhanzo)Ð 14 ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€sale€of€children,€child€prostitution€and€child€pornography€(Ms.€O.€Calcetas„Ð éì ÐSantos)€Ð Å È ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€violence€against€women€(Ms.€R.€Coomaraswamy)Ð }"€  ÐÌSpecial€Representative€of€the€Secretary„General€on€Children€and€Armed€Conflict€€(Mr.€O.€Otunnu)Ð 5$8" ÐÌSpecial€Representative€of€the€Secretary„General€for€human€rights€defenders€(to€be€appointed)Ð í%ð$ ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€adverse€effects€of€the€illicit€movement€and€dumping€of€toxic€and€dangerousÐ ¥'¨ & Ðproducts€amd€waste€(Ms.€F.Z.€Ouhachi„Vesely)Ð („!' ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€human€rights€of€migrants€(Ms.€Gabriela€Rodrguez)Ð 9*<#) ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€structural€adjustment€and€foreign€debt€(Mr.€Fantu€Cheru)Ð ñ+ô$+ ÐÌIndependent€expert€on€the€question€of€human€rights€and€extreme€poverty€(Ms.€A.„M.€Lizin)Ð ©-¬&- ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€right€to€education€(Ms.€K.€Tomasevski)Ð a/d(/ ÐÌIndependent€expert€on€the€right€to€development€(Mr.€A.€Sengupta)Ð 1*1 ЇSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€right€to€adequate€housing€(to€be€appointed)Ð ý ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€right€to€food€(to€be€appointed)Ð µ¸ ÐÌÌòòÔ& p ÔCountry€mandatesóóÐ I L ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Afghanistan€(Mr.€K.€Hossain)Ð   ÐÔ'pI jÔÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Equatorial€Guinea€(Mr.€G.€Gallð;ðn€Giraldo)Ð ¹¼  ÐÌSpecial€Representative€of€the€Commission€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€the€Islamic€Republic€of€IranÐ qt  Ð(Mr.€M.€Copithorne)Ð MP  ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Iraq€(Mr.€A.€Mavrommatis)Ð   ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Myanmar€(Mr.€R.€Lallah)Ð ½À  ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€the€Palestinian€territories€occupied€since€1967€(Mr.Ð ux ÐG.€Giacomelli)Ð QT ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€the€Republic€of€CroatiaÐ    Ðand€the€Federal€Republic€of€Yugoslavia€(Mr.€J.€Dienstbier)Ð åè ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€the€Democratic€Republic€of€the€CongoÐ   Ð(Mr.R.Garretð;ðn)Ð y| ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€the€Sudan€(Mr.€L.€Franco)Ð 14 ÐÌSpecial€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Burundi€(Ms.€M.„Th.€Keita„Bocoum)Ð éì ÐÌSpecial€Representative€of€the€Commission€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Rwanda€(Mr.€M.€Moussalli)Ð ¡!¤ ÐÌSpecial€Representative€of€the€Secretary„General€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Cambodia€(vacant€„€toÐ Y#\! Ðbe€reappointed)Ð 5$8" ÐÌIndependent€expert€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Somalia€(Mr.€M.€Rishmawi)Ð í%ð$ ÐÌIndependent€expert€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€in€Haiti€(Mr.€A.€Dieng)Ð ¥'¨ & ÐÌÌÐ  9*<#) ÐÓ  ÓòòAppendix€IIóóÐ ý ÐÓ  ÓÌà@ii9càLIST€OF€PARTICIPANTSˆÐ µ¸ ÐÓ€ÓÌMr.€Abdelfattah€AmorÐ Û Þ ÐMr.€Enrique€Bernales„BallesterosÐ % ( ÐMs.€Ofelia€Calcetas„SantosÐ o r  ÐMr.€Fantu€CheruÐ ¹¼  ÐMr.€Maurice€CopithorneÐ   ÐMr.€Param€CumaraswamyÐ MP  ÐMr.€Francis€DengÐ —š  ÐMr.€Leonardo€FrancoÐ áä  ÐMr.€G.€Gallð;ðn€GiraldoÐ +. ÐMr.€Roberto€Garretð;ðnÐ ux ÐMr.€Maurice€Gll„AhanhanzoÐ ¿Â ÐMr.€Kamal€HossainÐ    ÐMr.€Abid€HussainÐ SV ÐMr.€Louis€Joinet€(on€behalf€of€Mr.€Sibal)Ð   ÐMs.€Marie„Thrse€Keita„BocoumÐ çê! ÐMr.€Rajsoomer€€LallahÐ 14# ÐMr.€Andreas€MavrommatisÐ {~% ÐMr.€Michel€MoussalliÐ Å È' ÐMs.€Fatma€Zohra€Ouhachi„VeselyÐ ") ÐSir€Nigel€RodleyÐ Y#\+ ÐMs.€Gabriela€RodrguezÐ £$¦- ÐMr.€Arjun€SenguptaÐ í%ð/ ÐMs.€Katarina€TomasevskiÐ 7': 1 ÐMr.€Ivan€TosevskiÐ („!3 ÐÌÌÌÓ€ÓÔ_ÔÐ  ©-¬&; ÐÓ  ÓAppendix€IIIÐ ý ÐÌDRAFT€PROVISIONAL€AGENDA€FOR€THE€EIGHTH€ANNUAL€MEETINGÐ µ¸ ÐÓ  ÓÌ1.à0 è àOrganization€of€work.Ðm pè#è# ÐÌ2.à0 è àEnhancing€the€effectiveness€of€the€special€procedures€system€and€capacity„building.Ð% (è#è# ÐÌ3.à0 è àSupport€services.ÐÝ àè#è# ÐÌ4.à0 è àHuman€rights€and€corporate€responsibility.€Ð•˜ è#è# ÐÌ5.à0 è àTechnical€cooperation€and€monitoring€activities.ÐMP è#è# ÐÌ6.à0 è àImproving€the€coordination€of€special€procedures€on€human€rights€defenders.Ð è#è# ÐÌ7.à0 è àConsultations€with€Ô_ÔNGOÔ_Ô€representatives.нÀ è#è# ÐÌ8.à0 è àCooperation€with€the€human€rights€treaty€bodies.Ðuxè#è# ÐÌ9.à0 è àContribution€to€the€2001€World€Conference€against€Racism,€Racial€Discrimination,€XenophobiaÐ -0 Ðand€Related€Intolerance.Ð  è#è# ÐÌ10.à0 è àConsultations€with€the€Bureau€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights.ÐÁÄè#è# ÐÌ11.à0 è àExchange€of€experiences€and€information€among€special€procedures€mandate€holders;€any€otherÐ y| Ðbusiness.ÐUXè#è# ÐÌ12.à0 è àAdoption€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€of€the€eighth€annual€meeting.Ð è#è# ÐÌÌà@OO@cà******ˆÐ ¡!¤ Ð