Det kan synas vara jontiga beteckningar för de som inte känner till FNs orgnisation eller ett annat språk - rapporteur kommer helt enkelt från ett annat språk, men är ett ord som finns i engelska ordböcker.
?a person officially chosen by an organization to investigate a problem and report on it
guide-humanitarian-law.org/content/article/3/special-rapporteurs/Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights
Special Rapporteurs are independent experts who are responsible for monitoring specific human rights. This monitoring system was established by the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights and took over by the Human Rights Council within the Special Procedures mechanism. The Commission?s mandate to establish such mechanisms was firmly recognized in the Economic and Social Council?s Resolution 1235 (XLII) of 6 June 1967, which states that ?The Commission on Human Rights may, in appropriate cases [?] make a thorough study of situations which reveal a consistent pattern of violations of human rights [?] and report, with recommendations thereon, to the Economic and Social Council.?
Special Rapporteurs are appointed to examine the general human rights situation of a specific country or to study a specific thematic aspect of human rights at an international level. They are nominated pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Human Rights Council, which must then be confirmed by another resolution adopted by the UN Economic and Social Council. Their mandate is officially granted for one year, renewable each year. However, the Special Rapporteurs with thematic mandates are nominated on the basis of a three-year mandate, on average.
In addition to the work of Special Rapporteurs, the UN system have created and mandated numerous international commissions of inquiry and fact-finding mission to investigate situations of serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, whether protracted or resulting from sudden events.
These international investigative mechanisms have been established by various UN bodies such as the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council (and its predecessor the Commission of Human Rights), the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights. They are now seen as an essential tool in the UN?s response to such violations particularly in promoting accountability and combating impunity. The Office of the high Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) provides guidance on methodology and international standards to such investigative bodies and serves as the repository and institutional memory of their work.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_special_rapporteurAppointed by the Human Rights Council of the UN, these mandate-holders act independently of governments and as such play an important role in monitoring sovereign nations and democratically elected governments and policies. The earliest such appointment was the 1980 Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances responding to Commission on Human Rights resolution 20 (XXXVI).[5] The first special rapporteur, responsible for monitoring extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, began work in 1982 following the approval of Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1982/35.[6]
Rapporteurs do not receive any financial compensation for their work from the United Nations, though they receive personnel and logistical support from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and are often backed by charities and corporations.
Each year, rapporteurs gather together for an annual meeting in Geneva, where they discuss issues of common interest, coordinate their work and meet with a range of stakeholders, including States and civil society organizations.[7]