E/CN.4/2006/74 page 4 CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction .............................................................................................. Page 1-7 5 I. BACKGROUND ......................................................................... 8 - 16 6 II. THE MANDATE OF THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ............. 17 - 29 7 III. METHODS OF WORK ............................................................... 30 - 57 10 IV. AREAS OF CONCERN AND PRIORITIES FOR THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT’S INITIAL TWO-YEAR MANDATE ................................................................................. 58 - 75 15 V. ACTIVITIES ............................................................................... 76 - 82 19 VI. CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................... 83 - 86 20