List of Human Rights Issues
Adequate Housing
· Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context
· Toolkit on the right to adequate housing
Business and Human Rights
· Business and Human Rights
Children
· Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
· OHCHR Study on children working and/or living on the street
· Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
· United Nations Study on Violence against Children
Civil and Political Rights
· Human Rights Committee (HRC)
Climate change
· Human Rights and climate Change
· Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Cultural rights
· Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Democracy
· Rule of Law - Democracy and Human Rights
Detention
· Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Development (Good Governance and Debt)
· Development - Good governance
· Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
· Open-ended working group on the right to development
· Right to development
Disability and Human Rights
· Human Rights of persons with disabilities
Disappearances
· Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
· Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
Discrimination
· A special focus on discrimination
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
· Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
· Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - General information and resources
· Open-ended Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Education
· Human rights education and training
· Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Environment
· Human Rights and the Environment
· Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
· Special Rapporteur on the human rights obligations related to environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and waste
Executions
· Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Food
· Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Freedom of Opinion and Expression
· Freedom of expression and advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence
· Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
· Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Freedom of Religion and Belief
· Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Gender
· Women's Rights and Gender main page
Globalization (Business, Trade and Investment)
· Business and human rights
· Globalization - Trade and investment
Health
· Consultation on Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
· Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
HIV/AIDS
· HIV/AIDS and Human Rights
Human Rights Defenders
· Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Human rights education and training
· Human rights education and training
· United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
· World Programme for Human Rights Education (2005-ongoing)
Human Rights Indicators
· Human Rights Indicators
Impunity
· Independent Expert to update the Set of Principles for the protection and the promotion of human rights through action to combat impunity
Independence of Judiciary
· Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Indigenous Peoples
· Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
· Fellowship programme
· Main page Indigenous
· Open-ended inter-sessional Working Group on the draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
· Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
· United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations
· Working group on indigenous populations
Internal Displacement
· Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
International Solidarity
· Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Mercenaries
· Special Rapporteur on use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
· Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
Migration
· Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW)
· Migration and Human Rights
· Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Millenium Development Goals and Human Rights
· Millennium Development Goals and Human Rights
Minorities
· Fellowship programme
· Independent Expert on minority issues
· Main page Minorities
Older persons
· Older persons
Plans of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
· National Plans of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Poverty
· Human rights dimension of poverty
· Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
· The draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights: the rights of the poor
Racism
· Ad-Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards
· Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
· Durban Review Conference (2009)
· Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent
· Group of Independent Eminent Experts
· Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism
· Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
· Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
· World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Durban (2001)
Rule of Law
· Rule of Law
Situations
· Working Group on Situations
Slavery
· Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of slavery
· Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
· Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Terrorism
· Independent expert on Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
· Special Rapporteur on human rights and terrorism of the Sub-Commission on the promotion and protection of human rights (Reports)
· Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism
Torture
· Committee against Torture (CAT)
· Special Rapporteur on torture
· Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
· United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
Trafficking in Persons
· Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
Transnational Corporations
· Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
Water and sanitation
· Consultations on human rights and access to Water
· Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
· Stakeholders views for the study on human rights obligations related to equitable access to safe drinking Water and sanitation
Women
· Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
· Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
· Women's Rights and Gender main page
· Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
· Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context
· Toolkit on the right to adequate housing
Business and Human Rights
· Business and Human Rights
Children
· Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
· OHCHR Study on children working and/or living on the street
· Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
· United Nations Study on Violence against Children
Civil and Political Rights
· Human Rights Committee (HRC)
Climate change
· Human Rights and climate Change
· Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Cultural rights
· Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Democracy
· Rule of Law - Democracy and Human Rights
Detention
· Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Development (Good Governance and Debt)
· Development - Good governance
· Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
· Open-ended working group on the right to development
· Right to development
Disability and Human Rights
· Human Rights of persons with disabilities
Disappearances
· Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
· Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
Discrimination
· A special focus on discrimination
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
· Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
· Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - General information and resources
· Open-ended Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Education
· Human rights education and training
· Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Environment
· Human Rights and the Environment
· Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
· Special Rapporteur on the human rights obligations related to environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and waste
Executions
· Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Food
· Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Freedom of Opinion and Expression
· Freedom of expression and advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence
· Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
· Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Freedom of Religion and Belief
· Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Gender
· Women's Rights and Gender main page
Globalization (Business, Trade and Investment)
· Business and human rights
· Globalization - Trade and investment
Health
· Consultation on Elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
· Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
HIV/AIDS
· HIV/AIDS and Human Rights
Human Rights Defenders
· Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Human rights education and training
· Human rights education and training
· United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
· World Programme for Human Rights Education (2005-ongoing)
Human Rights Indicators
· Human Rights Indicators
Impunity
· Independent Expert to update the Set of Principles for the protection and the promotion of human rights through action to combat impunity
Independence of Judiciary
· Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Indigenous Peoples
· Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
· Fellowship programme
· Main page Indigenous
· Open-ended inter-sessional Working Group on the draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
· Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
· United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations
· Working group on indigenous populations
Internal Displacement
· Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
International Solidarity
· Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Mercenaries
· Special Rapporteur on use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
· Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
Migration
· Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW)
· Migration and Human Rights
· Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Millenium Development Goals and Human Rights
· Millennium Development Goals and Human Rights
Minorities
· Fellowship programme
· Independent Expert on minority issues
· Main page Minorities
Older persons
· Older persons
Plans of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
· National Plans of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Poverty
· Human rights dimension of poverty
· Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
· The draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights: the rights of the poor
Racism
· Ad-Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards
· Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
· Durban Review Conference (2009)
· Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent
· Group of Independent Eminent Experts
· Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism
· Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
· Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
· World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Durban (2001)
Rule of Law
· Rule of Law
Situations
· Working Group on Situations
Slavery
· Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of slavery
· Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
· Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Terrorism
· Independent expert on Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
· Special Rapporteur on human rights and terrorism of the Sub-Commission on the promotion and protection of human rights (Reports)
· Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism
Torture
· Committee against Torture (CAT)
· Special Rapporteur on torture
· Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
· United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
Trafficking in Persons
· Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
Transnational Corporations
· Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
Water and sanitation
· Consultations on human rights and access to Water
· Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
· Stakeholders views for the study on human rights obligations related to equitable access to safe drinking Water and sanitation
Women
· Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
· Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
· Women's Rights and Gender main page
· Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice