Communications sent by the special procedures of the Human Rights Council from 1 December 2023 to 29 February 2024 and replies received from 1 February to 30 April 2024 : joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan; the 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; the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent; the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Human Rights of Persons with Albinism; the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus; the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burundi; the Working Group on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises; the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia; the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in the Central African Republic; the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change; the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights; the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development; the Special Repporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances; the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education; the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment; the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea; the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions; the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food; the Independent Expert on the Effects of Foreign Debt and Other Related International Financial Obligations of States on the Full Enjoyment of Human Rights, particularly Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression; the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association; the Special Rapporteur on the Implications for Human Rights of the Environmentally Sound Management and Disposal of Hazardous Substances and Wastes; the Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health; the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders; the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers; the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons; the Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order; the Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity; the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran; the Special Rapporteur on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy (Hansen's disease) and their Family Members; the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Mali; the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination; the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants; the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues; the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar; the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons; the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967; the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights; the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy; the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance; the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief; the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Russian Federation; the Special Rapporteur on the Sale, Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse of Children; the Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery; the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia; the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism; the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially in Women and Children; the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence; the Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights; the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, its Causes and consequences; the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation; and the Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls