special procedure of the Human Rights Council
UN Human Rights Council mechanism whereby independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective; a central element of the United Nations human rights machinery.
OHCHR [website](http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/Pages/Welcomepage.aspx), Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council (18.6.2015).
Based on OHCHR website, [Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council](https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/sp/pages/welcomepage.aspx) (18.6.2015).