A/HRC/27/53 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 22 July 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-seventh session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Urmila Bhoola* Summary The present report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 24/3, in which the Council decided to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences. The Special Rapporteur was appointed in May 2014 and assumed her functions as Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, on 2 June 2014. This is her first report to the Council. The report provides a summary of the activities undertaken by the previous Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, since her report to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-fourth session until the completion of her tenure in May 2014. During that period, she undertook three official country visits: to Ghana, to consult on contemporary forms of slavery, and to Mauritania and Kazakhstan, to follow up and assess new developments and the initiatives taken by the respective governments in response to her recommendations made on earlier visits. The report also outlines the priorities on which the new Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, intends to focus during her tenure. * Late submission. GE.14-08950 (E) *1408950*

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