• the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples (the ‘Special Rapporteur on
indigenous peoples’);
• the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order (the
‘Independent Expert on international order’);
• the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity (the ‘Independent Expert
on international solidarity’);
• the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (the ‘Special Rapporteur on poverty’)
NB: until 2011, the mandate was known as the Independent Expert on the question of human rights
and extreme poverty;
• the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the
enjoyment of human rights (the ‘Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures’);
• the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (the ‘Special
Rapporteur on water and sanitation’); and
• the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other
business enterprises (the ‘Working Group on business and human rights’).9
In the resolutions establishing several of the aforementioned mandates, there is an explicit request to
consider the SDGs. Thus, they are compelled to deal with resource mobilisation in the context of the
SDGs and human rights.
Treaty bodies are committees of independent experts that monitor states’ implementation of specific
human rights treaties (eg, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(ICESR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and the Convention on
the Rights of the Child). States appoint treaty body members based on their individual capacities,
and members do not receive any remuneration for their work. Treaty bodies perform their
functions in accordance with provisions in the treaties that establish them.10 Most treaty bodies
review States Parties’ reports and issue ‘Concluding Observations’;11 adopt ‘General Comments’
(or recommendations) that interpret treaty provisions;12 organise thematic discussions; and some
9
For the full list of special procedures, see http://spinternet.ohchr.org/_Layouts/SpecialProceduresInternet/
ViewAllCountryMandates.aspx?Type=TM accessed 20 October 2017. For the full list of those mandates included in this
report, see Annex 1.
10
The wording of various human rights treaties establishes treaty bodies, with the exception of the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The ICESCR does not establish a special body to
monitor implementation and entrusts the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with this task; its supervisory
body, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, has a peculiar status as a subsidiary body of ECOSOC.
11
Except the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment, established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, which has a preventive focus.
12
General Comments or recommendations codify the treaty bodies’ views on a given issue to give states that have ratified
the respective treaty a clear understanding of their obligations.
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