rapporteurs
- plural of rapporteur.
Example Sentences
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Dong has been prosecuted by Chinese authorities for his human-rights activism and advocacy of democratic freedoms, according to a 2022 letter by United Nations special rapporteurs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Though appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, special rapporteurs are independent experts and do not speak on behalf of the United Nations itself.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
UN experts, or special rapporteurs, are independent of the UN, but appointed by it to advise on human rights matters.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
"The harsh sentencing serves as a warning to others who might engage in dissent," wrote the two special rapporteurs, Fionnuala Ni Aolain and Clement Nyaletsossi Voulue.
From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023
But this, your excellency assures me, proves nothing but that I am a listener to "rapporteurs," whom I ought to drive from my presence.
From The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I by Bourne, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox)
