| Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders | Reported/completed | from 30 July 2001 to 4 August 2001 |
| Independent Expert on the effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights | Independent Expert on the effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights | Reported/completed | from 7 June 2004 to 16 June 2004 |
| Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers | Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers | Reported/completed | from 18 September 2005 to 24 September 2005 |
| Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context | Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context | Invited | July 2009 |
| Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes | Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes | Reported/completed | from 29 September 2009 to 9 October 2009 |
| Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences | Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences | Reported/completed | from 8 November 2009 to 17 November 2009 |
| Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | Reported/completed | from 5 December 2011 to 13 December 2011 |
| Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Reported/completed | from 15 April 2013 to 26 April 2013 |
| Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders | Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders | Requested | September 2016 |
| Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief | Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief | Requested | |
| Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances | Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances | Accepted | |
| Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association | Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association | Accepted | |
| Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions | Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions | Requested | |
| Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation | Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation | Accepted | |