Activities

2026

• Statement by Ms Farida Shaheed on behalf of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures during HRC61 - Urgent debate on the protection of children and educational institutions in international armed conflicts: the aerial attacks on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in MINAB, Iran, as a grave breach of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, 27 March 2026
• Statement by Mr Surya Deva, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the urgent debate to discuss the recent military aggression launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates on 28 February 2026, targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, which has resulted in the loss of innocent lives, 25 March 2026
• Presentation statement by the CC Chair presenting the SP Annual Report April 2026
• Statement of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran for the 39th special session of the Human Rights Council and on behalf of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures at the 39th Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 23 January 2026

2025

• Statement by all special procedures on the occasion of the Human Rights Day, 9 December 2025.
• Statement by Mr Surya Deva, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the thirty-eight special session of the Human Rights Council on on the human rights situation in and around El Fasher amid the ongoing conflict in the Sudan, 14 November 2025
• Statement by Ms. Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito, member of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the urgent debate to discuss the recent military aggression carried out by the State of Israel against the State of Qatar on 9 September 2025, 16 September 2025
• Presentation statement by the CC Chair presenting the SP Annual Report March 2025
• Statement by Mr Surya Deva, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the thirty-seventh special session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 7 February 2025

2024

• Letter of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures to the Consultative Group, 15 July 2024
• Presentation statement by the CC Chair presenting the SP Annual Report March 2024
• Shift from punitive approach on drug policies towards harm reduction - Statement by UN human rights experts, 26 June 2024
• High-level informal Presidential discussion on the link between climate change, food security and health security, and their impact on the enjoyment of human rights, 20 June 2024
• Attacks against UN human rights experts must cease: Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, 16 May 2024
• Letter of the Chair of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedure mandate holders, 24 April 2024

2023

• Statement by Ms Tlaleng Mofokeng, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the thirty-sixth special session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan, 11 May 2023
• Letter of the Chair of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedure mandate holders, 25 April 2023
• Mr Victor Madrigal-Borloz, member of the Coordination Committee, presents the annual report on Special Procedures to the 52^nd session of the Human Rights Council, 23 March 2023
  Statement (WORD) | Report (Advance edited version) | Addendum
• Letter of the Chair of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedure mandate holders, 16 January 2023

2022

• Statement of Special Procedures on the occasion of the Human Rights Day, 10 December 2022
• HRC Special Session on the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with regard to women and children – Statement of the SR on Iran and the Coordination Committee, 24 November 2022
• Letter of the Chair of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedure mandate holders, 16 August 2022
• HRC50 – Urgent Debate on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan – statement of the CC and the SR on Afghanistan – 1 July 2022 (WORD)
• The Chair of the Coordination Committee presents the Annual Report of Special Procedures and Facts and Figures to the 49th session of the HRC, 24 March 2022
  Statement (WORD) | Report | Addendum
• Statement by Mr Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the urgent debate of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression, 3 March 2022
• Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 7 January 2022 (PDF)

2021

• Statement by Mr Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, at the thirty-third special session of the Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia, 17 December 2021
• Statement of Special Procedures on the occasion of the Human Rights Day, 10 December 2021
• Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 9 December 2021 (PDF)
• Thirty-first Special Session of the Human Rights Council in the serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan. Statement by Chair of the Coordination Committee, 24 August 2021 (PDF)
• Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 6 July 2021 (PDF)
• Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem: Joint Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the OPT and the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures, 27 May 2021 (Word)
• Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 21 April 2021 (PDF)
• The Coordination Committee shared information about the work of SP with the Security Council - March 2021 (PDF)
• The Chair of the Coordination Committee presents Special Procedures Annual Report to the 46th session of the HRC, 17 March 2021
  Statement | Report | Addendum
• Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 15 January 2021(PDF)

2020

• Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 14 December 2020 (PDF)
• Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 26 August 2020 (PDF)
• On the occasion of Human Rights Day, experts stress that the Universal Declaration is essential for the world to recover better
• Human rights experts warn of damaging impact on Special Procedures from UN funding crisis
• Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 26 August 2020. (PDF)
• HRC urgent debate current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police brutality and the violence against peaceful protest today - joint statement by the Coordination Committee and other mandate holders.
• Letter of the Coordination Committee to the Consultative Group on the selection process of special procedures mandate holders, 26 April 2020 (PDF)
• COVID-19 and Special Procedures: calls and guidance for a human rights approach in addressing the crisis