Margaret L. Satterthwaite

Ms. Margaret Satterthwaite was appointed as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers by the Human Rights Council in October 2022. Professor Satterthwaite is an international human rights scholar and practitioner.

Global Judicial independence in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, October 14, 2022
General Assembly

Judicial independence in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, October 14, 2022

Global Protection of lawyers against undue interference in the free and independent exercise of the legal profession, June 21, 2022
Human Rights Council

Protection of lawyers against undue interference in the free and independent exercise of the legal profession, June 21, 2022

Bolivia Report on the official visit to Bolivia, February 15-22, 2022
Human Rights Council

Report on the official visit to Bolivia, February 15-22, 2022

RELEVANT TOPICS

The UN Rapporteur monitors contemporary challenges of judges, lawyers and prosecutors around the world

The Special Rapporteurship constantly monitors the independence of judges and lawyers worldwide

GLOBAL MONITORING

The Special Rapporteurship constantly monitors the independence of judges and lawyers worldwide

Supplementing the UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, 1985

UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR'S INITIATIVE

Supplementing the UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, 1985

The UN Special Rapporteur is called upon applying a gender perspective during his mandate

GENDER IN THE JUDICIARY

The UN Special Rapporteur is called upon applying a gender perspective during his mandate