Country visits

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions considers on-site visits an essential component of the mandate. The aim of such visits is to obtain first-hand information on the situation of the right to life in the country concerned, to report on his observations to the Human Rights Council and to propose, in a spirit of cooperation and assistance, recommendations to improve situations identified as matters of concern.

The Special Rapporteur wishes to reiterate that an on-site visit does not entail the condemnation of a country. Instead, it is envisaged as an expression of concern and aims at improving his/her understanding of a particular situation to enable him/her to formulate useful recommendations. Also, visits do not have the character of a judicial inquiry; they cannot replace investigations by competent judicial authorities.

A country visit can be initiated in two different ways: a) the Special Rapporteur writes to the Government of the country he/she wishes to visit requesting to receive an official invitation; or b) a Government invites the Special Rapporteur to visit upon its own initiative. In both cases, an official invitation from the Government must be received before the country visit can take place.

For more information on special procedures country visits, including requests by country, upcoming visits and countries not yet visited, please go to: Country and other visits of special procedures

All of the below country visit reports are also accessible in all UN languages through the UN Official Document System (ODS).

Year	Country	Report and related links
2023	Honduras (22 May/2June)
2022	Argentina (14 November/25 November)	A/HRC/53/29/Add.1
2019	Nigeria (August/September)	A/HRC/47/33/Add.2
2018	El Salvador (January/ February) Comments by the State	A/HRC/38/44/Add.2 A/HRC/38/44/Add.5
2017	Iraq (November) Comments by the State	A/HRC/38/44/Add.1 A/HRC/38/44/Add.4
2016	Honduras (May) Comments by the State	A/HRC/35/23/Add.1 A/HRC/35/23/Add.3
2015	Ukraine (September)	A/HRC/32/39/Add.1
2014	Gambia (November) – Joint visit with the Special Rapporteur on torture	A/HRC/29/37/Add.2
2014	Papua New Guinea (March)	A/HRC/29/37/Add.1
2013	Mexico (April-May 2013) Comments by the State	A/HRC/26/36/Add.1 A/HRC/26/36/Add.3
2012	Turkey (November 2012) Comments by the State	A/HRC/23/47/Add.2 A/HRC/23/47/Add.6
2012	India (March 2012) Corrigendum Comments by the State	A/HRC/23/47/Add.1 A/HRC/23/47/Add.1/Corr.1 A/HRC/23/47/Add.7
2010	Albania (February) Follow-up to country recommendations (April 2013)	A/HRC/17/28/Add.3 A/HRC/23/47/Add.4
2010	Ecuador (July) Follow up to country recommendations (March 2013)	A/HRC/17/28/Add.2 A/HRC/23/47/Add.3
2009	Colombia (June) Follow-up to country recommendations(May 2012)	A/HRC/14/24/Add.2 A/HRC/20/22/Add.2
2009	Kenya (February) Follow-up to country recommendations(April 2011)	A/HRC/11/2/Add.6 A/HRC/17/28/Add.4
2008	United States of America (June) Preliminary note on the follow-up to country recommendations (May 2011) Follow-up to country recommendations (March 2012)	A/HRC/11/2/Add.5 A/HRC/17/28/Add.5 A/HRC/20/22/Add.3
2009	Democratic Republic of the Congo (October) Follow-up to country recommendations (April 2012)	A/HRC/14/24/Add.3 A/HRC/20/22/Add.1
2008	Afghanistan (May) Preliminary note Follow-up to country recommendations(May 2011)	A/HRC/8/3/Add.6 A/HRC/11/2/Add.4 A/HRC/17/28/Add.6
2008	Central African Republic (February) Preliminary note (February)	A/HRC/8/3/Add.5 A/HRC/11/2/Add.3
2007	Brazil (November)	A/HRC/8/3/Add.4
2007	Philippines (February) Follow-up to country recommendations (April 2009)	A/HRC/8/3/Add.2 A/HRC/11/2/Add.8
2006	Lebanon and Israel (September) – Joint visit with the mandates on adequate housing, human rights of internally displaced persons and physical and mental health	A/HRC/2/7
2006	Guatemala (August) Follow-up to country recommendations (May 2009)	A/HRC/4/20/Add.2 A/HRC/11/2/Add.7
2005	Sri Lanka (December) Follow-up to country recommendations (May 2008)	E/CN.4/2006/53/Add.5 A/HRC/8/3/Add.3
2005	Nigeria (July) Follow-up to country recommendations (May 2008)	E/CN.4/2006/53/Add.4 A/HRC/8/3/Add.3
2004	Sudan (June)	E/CN.4/2005/7/Add.2
2003	Brazil (October)	E/CN.4/2004/7/Add.3
2003	Jamaica (February)	E/CN.4/2004/7/Add.2
2002	Afghanistan (October)	E/CN.4/2003/3/Add.4
2002	Democratic Republic of the Congo (June)	E/CN.4/2003/3/Add.3
2001	Honduras (August)	E/CN.4/2003/3/Add.2
2001	Turkey (February)	E/CN.4/2002/74/Add.1
2000	Nepal (February)	E/CN.4/2001/9/Add.2
1999	Timor-Leste (November) – Joint mission with the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women	A/54/660
1999	Mexico (July)	E/CN.4/2000/3/Add.3
1999	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania (May)	E/CN.4/2000/3/Add.2
1997	United States of America (October)	E/CN.4/1998/68/Add.3
1997	Sri Lanka (September)	E/CN.4/1998/68/Add.2
1995	Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville (October)	E/CN.4/1996/4/Add.2
1995	Burundi (April)	E/CN.4/1996/4/Add.1
1994	Indonesia and East Timor (July)	E/CN.4/1995/61/Add.1
1994	Colombia (October)- Joint visit with the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture	E/CN.4/1995/111
1993	Peru (May)	E/CN.4/1994/7/Add.2
1993	Rwanda (April)	E/CN.4/1994/7/Add.1
1992	The former Yugoslavia (August and October) – Joint visit with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the former Yugoslavia	E/CN.4/1993/46 Chap. V
1991	Zaire (May)	E/CN.4/1992/30/Add.1
1989	Colombia (October)	E/CN.4/1990/22/Add.1
1987	Suriname (August)	E/CN.4/1988/22 Annex
1986	Uganda (August)	E/CN.4/1987/20 Annex II
1984	Suriname (July)	E/CN.4/1985/17 Annex V

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