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The
Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary executions
The
Special Rapporteur was established by the United Nations Commission
on Human Rights in 1992. The current Special Rapporteur is Ms. Asma Jahangir
of Pakistan.
The
mandate of the Special Rapporteur
How to send a complaint
to the Special Rapporteur
Further information
about the work of the Special Rapporteur
The
Mandate of The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary
executions
The
Special Rapporteur works to prevent violations of the right to life by
seeking to put an end to extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
Extrajudicial executions
are illegal executions carried out in the absence of a death sentence
imposed by a court judgment.
Summary executions
are executions carried out after legal proceedings, which do not meet
international standards for fair trial, have been held.
Arbitrary executions are executions
carried out at will without due regard to the law or legal procedure
Special Rapporteurs and Representatives work to promote the rights set
out in the major international human rights instruments such as the ICCPR
and the UDHR.
For the
full text of the ICCPR click here
For the
full text of the UDHR available in many languages click here
How
to send a complaint to the Special Rapporteur
Complaints
can be sent concerning any matter which falls within the mandate of the
Special Rapporteur as described above.
There
is no formal procedure for submitting a complaint to the Special Rapporteur.
However the Special Rapporteur has developed a Model Questionnaire aimed
at helping you to include all of the information relevant to your complaint
which you may use if you wish.
For
a copy of the Model Questionnaire of Special Rapporteur click on one of
the following:
Model
Questionnaire in English
Modelo
de cuestionario del Relator Especial
Questionnaire
type du Rapporteur spécial
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If
you are concerned that an extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary execution
is about to be carried out you should write “For Urgent Action”
at the beginning of your complaint.
When
completing your model questionnaire, you should remember that there is
no requirement to exhaust domestic remedies if your complaint concerns
a threat to life (for example a death threat, a fear that a summary execution
may take place or a fear that a person may be deported to a country where
they are at risk of execution). For more information see Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies and
Multiple Applications.
All
complaints should be sent to:
- The Special Rapporteur
on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
- Office of the High Commissioner
for Human Rights
- United Nations
- 1211 Geneva 10
- Switzerland
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- Tel. +41 22 917 9000
- Fax: + 41 22 917 9006
Further
information about the work of the Special Rapporteur
For
further information in English, Espagnol and Français, visit the webpage
of the Special Rapporteur by clicking
here
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The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or
Arbitrary Executions is one of a number of United Nations Special Rapporteurs
and Special Representatives. To find out more about how Special Rapporteurs
and Special Representatives carry out their work, click
here.
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