Country visits
Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders
Country visits are an important component of the Special Rapporteur’s mandate. The aim of such visits is to obtain first-hand information and examine in detail the role and situation of human rights defenders in the country, to identify the challenges they face when promoting and defending human rights, to report on the findings and propose recommendations to improve their situation in a spirit of cooperation and assistance.
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Country visits reports
Year |
Visit |
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2023 52nd session HRC |
Mission to Greece 13-22 June 2022 | A/HRC/52/29/Add.1 End of Mission Statement |
2021 |
Mission to Peru (21 Jan – 3 Feb 2020) |
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Comments by the Government of Peru |
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2020 |
Mission to Colombia (20 November – 3 December 2018) |
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Comments by the Government of Colombia |
A/HRC/43/51/Add.4 (Spanish) |
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Mission to Mongolia (30 April – 13 May 2019) |
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2019 |
Mission to Honduras (30 April – 12 May 2018) |
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Comments by the Government of Honduras |
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Mission to Moldova (25-29 June 2018) |
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Comments by the Government of Moldova |
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2018 |
Mission to Mexico (16-24 January 2017) |
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Mission to Australia (14-18 October 2016) |
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Comments by the Government of Mexico |
A/HRC/37/51/Add.4 (Spanish) |
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2017 |
Mission to Azerbaijan (14-22 September 2016) |
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2016 |
Mission to Hungary (8-16 February 2016) |
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Mission to Burundi (November 2014) |
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2014 |
Mission to Republic of Korea |
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Mission to Togo |
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2013 |
Mission to Honduras |
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Mission to Tunisia |
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Mission to Ireland |
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2012 |
Mission to India (January 2011) |
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2011 |
Mission to Armenia (June 2010) |
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2010 |
Mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (June 2009) |
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Mission to Colombia (September 2009) |
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2009 |
Mission to Togo (July 2008) |
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Mission to Guatemala (February 2008) |
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2008 |
Follow up mission to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (September 2007) |
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Mission to the Republic of Serbia, including Kosovo (September 2007) |
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Mission to Indonesia (June 2007) |
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2007 |
Mission to Brazil (December 2005) |
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2006 |
Mission to Brazil (December 2005) |
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Mission to Israel and the OPT (October 2005) |
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Mission to Nigeria (May 2005) |
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2005 |
Mission to Angola (August 2004) |
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Mission to Turkey (October 2004) |
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2004 |
Mission to Thailand (May 2003) |
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2003 |
Mission to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (January 2003) |
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2002 |
Mission to Guatemala (May 2002) Mission to Colombia (October 2001) |
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2001 |
Mission to Kyrgyzstan (August 2001) |
Outstanding visits requested by the Special Rapporteur
- Kenya
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia, including Kosovo
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Vanuatu
- Turkey