Tuesday, November 13, 2007

What is a UN Special Rapporteur?

Prof. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro is UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights for Burma.

They are also sometimes called Independent Experts. They report to no government and are not paid, but receive logistical support from the UN

See --

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_Special_Rapporteur

US bans more food,metals from China, incld lithium--tighten belt.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-bars-more-imports-over-chinas-alleged-forced-labor-2024-11-22/