Country visits
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Country visits are an important component of the Special Rapporteur's mandate. The aim of such visits is to obtain first-hand information on the rights of persons with disabilities, to report on the findings and to propose, in a spirit of cooperation and assistance, recommendations to improve situations identified as matters of concern.
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Completed visits
Year | Country | Press release /statement | Country visit report | Comments from the State |
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2024 (23 September-3 October) | Kyrgyzstan | Press release: English, Kyrgyz, and Russian Statement: English, Kyrgyz, and Russian | Forthcoming (March 2025) | |
2023 (4-14 September) | Georgia | Press release: English | Georgian Statement: English | Georgian | A/HRC/55/56/Add.1 | |
2022 (5-15 September) | Jordan | Press release: English | العربية Statement: English | A/HRC/52/32/Add.2 easy-to-read: English | العربية | A/HRC/52/32/Add.4 (arabic only) |
2022 (21-31 March) | European Union | Press release Statement Video of the press conference | A/HRC/52/32/Add.1 easy-to-read | A/HRC/52/32/Add.3 |
2019 (1-11 April) | Canada | Press release: English | Français Statement: English | Français | A/HRC/43/41/Add.2 easy-to-read | A/HRC/43/41/Add.5 |
2019 (2-11 October) | Norway | Press release Statement | A/HRC/43/41/Add.3 easy-to-read | A/HRC/43/41/Add.6 |
2018 (26 November to 5 December) | Kuwait | Press release: English | العربية Statement: English | العربية | A/HRC/43/41/Add.1 easy-to-read: English | العربية | A/HRC/43/41/Add.4 |
2017 (3-8 May) | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Press release Statement | A/HRC/37/56/Add.1 easy-to-read | A/HRC/37/56/Add.3 |
2017 (4-12 September) | Kazakhstan | Press release: English | русский Statement | A/HRC/37/56/Add.2 easy-to-read: русский | A/HRC/37/56/Add.4 |
2017 (3-13 October 2017) | France | Press release: English | Français Statement: English | Français | A/HRC/40/54/Add.1 easy-to-read: Français | A/HRC/40/54/Add.2 |
2016 (18-28 April) | Zambia | Press release Statement | A/HRC/34/58/Add.2 easy-to-read | N/A |
2015 (10-17 September) | Republic of Moldova | Press release Statement | A/HRC/31/62/Add.2 easy-to-read | N/A |
2015 (19-27 November) | Paraguay | Press release: Español Statement: Español | A/HRC/34/58/Add.1 easy-to-read | N/A |