The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression in Africa as well as the head of the Human Rights desk of the African Union are also expected to attend the conference.
The special rapporteur called on the Bahraini government to "honour its commitments" and spoke of his "compassion with the people of Bahrain who were expecting my visit, and in particular, victims of torture and ill-treatment and their families".
The meeting, organized by UNESCO, brought together representatives from 15 United Nations bodies, including Frank Larue, the UN Special Rapporteur for the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion, and Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
Asma Jahangir's work extends internationally through her roles as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions.
According to the description of the UN Special Rapporteur on the protection and promotion of the right to freedom of expression and opinion, journalists are individuals who observe and describe events, document and analyse events, statements, policies, and any propositions that can affect society, with the purpose of systemizing such information and gathering of facts and analyses to inform sector of society or society as a whole.
Ms Pillay said she had called on Pakistan to invite the UN Special Rapporteur on Summary or Arbitrary Executions to investigate some of the incidents.
" A report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Sudan last October reinforces these assessments, "The oil issue and the extremely volatile situation prevailing in western Upper Nile are clearly at the core of the armed conflict in the Sudan and have particularly dire consequences for peace.
Another high-impact visit, well reported by the press, was that of the UN special rapporteur on human rights, Tomas Quintana, from 21-25 August.
Marzuki Darusman is currently the UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea.
The UN special rapporteur said that as a matter of international law, drone strikes were only lawful if they took place at the express request of the country concerned.
The UN has appointed a special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, who has sharply criticised the direct and indirect effects of biofuels on the poor.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, is set to visit India for 10 days from Monday to assess the situation.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, was set to start a visit to India for 10 days on Monday to assess the situation.
"I strongly condemn the executions that took place last week in the Gambia, and call for a halt to further executions, " said Christof Heyns, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
At the Human Rights Council we also led efforts to establish a Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Iran and International Commissions of Inquiry for Syria and Libya.
In Iraq, women have seen their rights eroded "in all areas of life, " according to the UN's special rapporteur on violence against women, Yakin Erturk.
Between 20, 000 and 80, 000 people are thought to be held in solitary confinement on any given day in the United States, making the practice more common here than in any other country, said Juan Mendez, the United Nations' special rapporteur on torture and other forms of cruel punishment.
In this latter regard, they noted their growing cooperation as members of the UN Human Rights Council, as reflected in their recent decision to co-sponsor a resolution creating a new special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, and as members of the Community of Democracies where they have agreed to jointly support a new global fund to assist embattled civil society organizations.
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The United Nations, in a news release, said the statements also reflect the position of Margaret Sekaggya, special U.N. rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.
In March, the U.N. special rapporteur issued a report finding that Manning may have been treated inhumanely.
Mr Emmerson, a British lawyer, is a UN special rapporteur studying the impact of drone strikes in five places.
Mendez, the U.N. special rapporteur, has called solitary confinement torture.
Frank La Rue, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, will give the keynote address.
Retired Judge Michael Kirby will chair the inquiry, working with UN special rapporteur Marzuki Darusman, and human rights activist Sonja Biserko.
Ben Emmerson QC, a UN special rapporteur, said the "exponential" rise of drone technology required a proper legal framework to be put into place.
This does not appear to be the view of Ben Emmerson, United Nations special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, who announced plans in October to investigate U.S. drone attacks and the extent to which they cause civilian casualties.
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Yakin Ertuk, a UN special rapporteur on violence against women, criticised what she called the impunity which prevailed around the murder of women, in Mexico, and in particular Ciudad Juarez.
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