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Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Country visits by mandate-holders provide an opportunity to enhance awareness at the country, regional and international levels of the specific issues and concerns under consideration. This is done, inter alia, through meetings, briefings, press coverage of the visit and dissemination of the report.
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Visits requested by the Special Rapporteur on cultural rights
- Afghanistan (2019)
- Angola (2023)
- Barbados (2012)
- Benin (2019, reminder 2023)
- Bolivia (2022, postponed)
- Burkina Faso (2012, accepted)
- Cape Verde (2023)
- China (2019)
- Cuba (2015)
- Denmark (2015, accepted and postponed 2020)
- Ecuador (requested 2010, reminder 2015)
- Fiji (2019)
- India (2015, reminder 2017 and 2019)
- Indonesia (2011, reminder 2017)
- Italy (2016)
- Jamaica (2012, reminder 2023)
- Japan (2022)
- Jordan (2022)
- Lao PDR (2012, (reminder 2015 and 2017)
- Lebanon (2022, reminder 2023)
- Mali (2016)
- Namibia (2022, reminder 2023)
- Nepal (Requested in 2010)
- Norway (2015)
- Pakistan (2015
- Panama (2023, reminder 2024)
- Philippines (Requested in 2010)
- Republic of Korea (2016)
- Singapore (requested 2014, reminder 2015)
- Surinam (2023)
- Tonga (2019)
- Turkey (2012, reminder 2017)
- Turkmenistan (2015, reminder 2018, accepted 2019, postponed 2021, reminder 2022)
- Uganda (2016)
- Uzbekistan (2012)
- Zimbabwe (2015, reminder 2017)
- UNESCO (2016)
- United Republic of Tanzania (2022, reminder 2023)
Invitations received:
- Algeria (2021)
- Italy (2018, postponed)
- Lao PDR (2024)
- State of Palestine (2014)
- Zimbabwe (2018, proposed dates 2022)
Forthcoming visits
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Visits completed
| Country | Mission dates | Press release / Press statement | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 25 March to 5 April 2024 | End of mission press release English | Español Statement of preliminary findings and observations | |
| Germany | 28 November to 9 December 2022 | End of mission press release English | German Statement of preliminary findings and observations | A/HRC/55/44/Add.1 |
| Tuvalu | 18 to 24 September 2019 | End of mission press release Statement of preliminary findings and observations | A/HRC/46/34/Add.1 |
| Maldives | 9 to 18 June 2019 | End of mission press release English | Dhivehi Statement of preliminary findings and observations English | Dhivehi | A/HRC/43/50/Add.2 A/HRC/43/50/Add.4 |
| Poland | 24 September to 5 October 2018 | End of mission press release English | Polish Statement English | Polish | A/HRC/43/50/Add.1 A/HRC/43/50/Add.3 |
| Malaysia | 11 to 22 September 2017 | Press release End of mission statement | A/HRC/40/53/Add.1 A/HRC/40/53/Add.2 |
| Serbia and Kosovo * in accordance with UN SC res 1244. | 3 to 14 October | * Press release [Albanian | Serbian unofficial translation] End of mission statement [Serbian unofficial translation] | A/HRC/37/55/Add.1 A/HRC/37/55/Add.2 |
| Cyprus | 24 May to 2 June 2016 | Press release Statement | A/HRC/34/56/Add.1 A/HRC/34/56/Add.2 |
| Botswana | 14 to 26 November 2014 | Press release Statement | A/HRC/31/59/Add.1 A/HRC/31/59/Add.2 |
| Viet Nam | 18 to 29 November 2013 | Press release English | Vietnamese Statement English | Vietnamese | A/HRC/28/57/Add.1 |
| Viet Nam’s Comments to the Unedited Copy of the Report of the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights | - | - | A/HRC/28/57/Add.2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 to 24 May 2013 | Press release Statement | A/HRC/25/49/Add.1 |
| Comments from the Russian Federation | A/HRC/23/34/Add.3 | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 to 9 November 2012 | Press release Statement | A/HRC/23/34/Add.2 |
| Russian Federation | 16 to 26 April 2012 | Press release English | Russian End of mission statement English | Russian | A/HRC/23/34/Add.1 |
| Morocco | 5 to 16 September 2011 | Press release End of mission statement English | French | A/HRC/20/26/Add.2 |
| Austria | 5 to 15 April 2011 | Press release English | German End of mission statement English | German | A/HRC/20/26/Add.1 A/HRC/17/38/Add.2 |
| Brazil | 8 to 19 November 2010 | Press release Press statement | A/HRC/17/38/Add.1 |