Countries

Standing Invitation

Visits undertaken and reports

Forthcoming visits (dates available)

Agreed upon (A) *For (A), visits have been agreed in principle and/or are under consideration

Requested (R)/year of request

Afghanistan

IE on the human rights situation in Afghanistan. Visit December 1997. Report E/CN.4/1998/71

(A) WG on the use of mercenaries

(R) RSG on Internally Displaced Persons

IE on the human rights situation in Afghanistan. Visit March 1999. Report E/CN.4/1999/40

(R in 2005, 2007) SR torture 

IE on the human rights situation in Afghanistan. Visits May/September 1999. Interim report (A/54/422)

(R in 2005) WG on arbitrary detention

SR on violence against women, its causes and consequences (1-13/9/1999). Report E/CN.4/2000/68/Add.4

SR on the human rights situation in Afghanistan (March 2001). Report E/CN.4/2001/43

IE on the human rights situation in Afghanistan. Visit February 2002. Report E/CN.4/2002/43

IE on the human rights situation in Afghanistan. Visits February -October 2002. Report E/CN.4/2003/39

SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (13-23/10/ 2002). Report E/CN.4/2003/3/Add.4

SR on adequate housing (…). (1-12/09/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/48/Add.2

IE on Afghanistan (14-22 August 2004). Report A/59/370

SR on violence against women 9-16 July 2005. E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.5

SR on summary executions, 5-15 May 2008
Report A/HRC/8/3/Add.6
A C E F R S

Albania

SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression (29/5-2/06/2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/64/Add.1

(R) SRSG on the situation of human rights defenders

SR on the sale of children (31 October-7 November 2005). Report E/CN.4/2006/67/Add.2

Algeria

SR on Freedom of Religion or belief (16-26/9/2002). Report E/CN.4/2003/66/Add.1

(A) SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression (December 2005 -postponed)

(R in 1997, 2007) SR torture

SR on violence against women (21 January to 1 February 2007) Report A/HRC/7/6/Add.2
E F R S C A

(R) SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

(R renewed in 2006, 2007, 2008) WG on enforced or involuntary disappearances

(R in 2006) SR on human rights and counter terrorism

Andorra

Angola

RSG on Internally Displaced persons (31/10-9/11/2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/5/Add.5

(A) (Reminder in 2008) SR on adequate housing

(R in 2008) SR on Independence of judges and lawyers

SRSG on the situation of human rights defenders (14-26 August 2004). Report E/CN.4/2005/101/Add.2

(A) SR on the right to education

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Standing invitation

SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression (25/6-2/7/2000). Report E/CN.4/2002/75/Add.1

(R 2008) IE on human rights and extreme poverty

SR on the on freedom of religion or belief (23-30/4/ 2000). Report E/CN.4/2002/73/Add.1

(R in 2008) IE on foreign debt and human rights

IE on the right to development (March/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/WG.18/3

WG on arbitrary detention (22/9/-2/10/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/3/Add.3

Armenia

Standing Invitation

RSG on Internally Displaced Persons (13-17/05/2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/5/Add.3

(R in 2008) WG on the use of mercenaries 

Australia

Standing Invitation

SR on freedom of religion or belief (17/2- 1/3/1997). Report E/CN.4/1998/6/Add.1

(A) SR on migrants

(R in 2008) SR on indigenous people

SR on contemporary forms of racism (22/4-10/5/2001). Report E/CN.4/2002/24/Add.1

WG on arbitrary detention (24/5- 6/6 2002). Report EC/N.4/2003/8/Add.2

Austria

Standing invitation

Azerbaijan

RSG on internally displaced persons (21/05-1/06/1998). Report E/CN.4/1999/79/Add.1

SR on freedon of religion (26 February to 5 March 2006) Report A/HRC/4/21/Add.2

Bahamas

Bahrain

WG on arbitrary detention (19-24/10/2001). Report EC/N.4/2002/77/Add.2

(R in 2006) SR on migrants

Bangladesh

SR on freedom of religion or belief (15-24/5/2000). Report A/55/280/Add.2

(A) SR on freedom of religion

(R in 2003) SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression

SR on violence against women, its causes and consequences (28/10-15/11/2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/73/Add.2

(R in 2005) (Reminder in 2008) SR on adequate housing

SR on the right to food (23/10-4/11/2002). Report E/CN/.4/2004/10/Add.1

(R in 2006) IE on minority issues

Barbados

Belarus

SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression (28/05-1/6/1997). Report E/CN.4/1998/40/Add.1

(A) SR on trafficking ( postponed)

(R in Sep 2004, Follow-up R in Oct 2006) SR on Belarus

SR on the independence of judges and lawyers (12 -17/6/ 2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/65/Add.1

(Follow-up R in 2003) SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression

WG on arbitrary detention (15-26 August 2004). Report E/CN.4/2005/6/Add.3

(R) SRSG on the situation of human rights defenders

SR on Belarus (September and November 2005) Report E/CN.4/2006/36 *

*/See also Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia.

(R in 2005, 2007) SR torture

Belgium

Standing Invitation

SR on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (30/11-4/12/1998). Report E/CN.4/2000/73/Add.1

Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, 13 - 17 June 2005. E/CN.4/2006/19/Add.1

Belize

Benin

IE on human rights and extreme poverty (29 -5/8/2001). E/CN.4/2002/55

(R 2008) SR on the right to food

Bhutan

(R) SRSG on the situation of human rights defenders

Bolivia

IE on human rights and extreme poverty (2001) E/CN.4/2002/55

(A) SR torture (2007, reminder for setting dates)

(R in 2006, 2007) SR on the right to education.

IE on structural adjustment policies and foreign debt (15-18/5/2001). E/CN.4/2003/10

(R in Sep 2008) SR on racism

SR right to food (28 April - 8 May 2007) Report A/HRC/4/30/Add.2
E F R S C A
and A/HRC/7/5/Add.2
E F R S C A

Bosnia and Herzegovina

SR on the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Croatia. Visits March/July/August/September 1997. Report E/CN.4/1998/13

(R in Sep 2008) SR on racism

SR on the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Visits July/December 1998. Report E/CN.4/1999/42

SR on the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Croatia. Visits April/May 1999. Report E/CN.4/2000/39, A/54/396

SR on the human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, the Republic of Croatia. Visits January and June 2000. Report A/55/282

SR on the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Croatia (11-15/6/2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/47

RSG on Internally displaced persons (IDPs) ( 9-15 June). Report E/CN.4/2006/71/Add.4

SR on the right to education (24 September - 3 October 2007)
Report A/HRC/8/10/Add.4
A C E F R S

Botswana

SR on education (26 September - 4 October 2005)
Report E/CN.4/2006/45/Add.1

(R in 2008) SR on indigenous people

Brazil

Standing Invitation

SR on the adverse effects of () toxic & dangerous products and human rights (20-28/06/1998). Report E/CN.4/1999/46/Add.1

(R in Dec. 2007, SR on adequate housing, follow-up visit )  

SR on Human Rights on the question of torture (20/8- 12/9/2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/66/Add.2

(R 2008) IE on human rights and extreme poverty

SR on the right to food (1-18/03/2002). Report E/CN/.4/2003/54/Add.1

(R 2008) SR on contemporary forms of slavery

IE on the right to development (August/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/WG.18/3

SR on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/9/Add.2

SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (16/9- 8/10/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/7/Add.3

SR on adequate housing (30 May- 13 June 2004). Report E/CN.4/2005/48/Add.3

SR on independence of judges and lawyers (13-22 October 2004). Report E/CN.4/2005/60/Add.3

Brunei Darussalam

(R in 2006) SR on freedom of religion

Burkina Faso

SR on the human rights of migrants (2-9 February 2005). Report E/CN.4/2006/73/Add.2

Burundi

SR on the situation of human rights in Burundi. Visit (7- 20/12/1997). Report E/CN.4/1998/72

IE on human rights in Burundi (2 8 December 2007)

SR on the situation of human rights in Burundi. Visit (8- 22/10/1999). Report E/CN.4/2000/34

IE on human rights and extreme poverty (1999). Report E/CN.4/2000/52

SR on the situation of human rights in Burundi. Visit (27/6- 7/7/2000). Interim report A/55/358

SR on the situation of human rights in Burundi (18-26/1/ 2001). Report E/CN.4/2001/44

SR on the situation of human rights in Burundi (5-14/7/ 2001). Interim report A/56/479

RSG on Internally Displaced Persons (6-11/02/2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/5/Add.1

SR on the situation of human rights in Burundi (28/11- to 14/12/ 2001). Report E/CN.4/2002/49

SR on the situation of human rights in Burundi (16- 25/10/ 2002). Report E/CN.4/2003/45

IE on the human rights situation in Burundi (October 2004). Report E/CN.4/2005/118

Cambodia

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia (30/11-6/12/1997 & 18-30/1/1998). Report E/CN.4/1998/95

(R in 2006) SR on independence of judges and lawyers

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia. Visit April, June & July 1998. Report A/53/400

(R in 2005) SR on toxic waste

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia (23-30/10 1998 & 9-21/1/1999). Report E/CN.4/1999/101

(R in 2004, 2007, Reminder in July 2008) SR on sale of children

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia. Visit March & May 1999. Report A/54/353

(R in 2008) SR on freedom of religion

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Report A/55/291

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia (21-26/8/ 1999 & 18-27/10/1999). Report E/CN.4/2000/109

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia (February and June 2001) Report A/56/209

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia (26/11- 2 /12/ 2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/103

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia (18 to 28/11/ 2001). Report E/CN.4/2002/118

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia March & June 2002. Interim report A/57/230

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia (12-19/11/2002). Report E/CN.4/2003/114

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia (March and July 2003) Report A/58/317

SRSG on the situation of human Rights in Cambodia (27/11-6/12/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/105

SRSG on the situation of human rights in Cambodia 28 November to 5 December 2005. Report E/CN.4/2006/110 and Add.1

SR on adequate housing (22 August - 3 September 2005)

Cameroon

SR on Human Rights on the question of torture (12-20/05/1999). Report E/CN.4/2000/9/Add.2

(R in 2008) SR on freedom of expression

Canada

Standing Invitation

SR on human rights of migrants (17-30/9/2000). Report E/CN.4/2001/83/Add.1

(A) SR on racism

(R in 2006) SR on migrants

SR on the adverse effects of () toxic & dangerous products and human rights (17-30/10/2002). Report E/CN.4/2003/56/Add.2

SR on contemporary forms of racism (15-26/9/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/18/Add.2

SR on Indigenous People (24 May-4 June 2004) Report E/CN.4/2005/88/Add.3

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons (24 February to 3 March 2007)
Report A/HRC/8/6/Add.1
A C E F R S

(A) SR on the right to food

(R in 2007) WG on the use of mercenaries

Chad

IE on human rights in Chad (7-17 October 2004).

(R) SRSG on the situation of human rights defenders

(R in 2005, 2007) SR on education

Chile

IE on the right to development (March/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/WG.18/3

(R in 2007) SR on the right to education

SR on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people. (18-29/07/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/80/Add.3

(R in 2007, Reminder in July 2008) SR on sale of children

China

WG on arbitrary detention (6 - 16/10/ 1997). Report EC/N.4/1998/44/Add.2

(A) SR on freedom of religion (Invitation extended in 2004. Date of last letter requesting dates: September 2006)

(R in 2002) SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression

SR on the right to education (9-19/09/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/45/Add.1

(A) IE on the question of human rights and extreme poverty

(R in 2005) SR on toxic waste

SR on torture (20 November to 10 December 2005). E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6

(R in 2005) SR on summary executions

Colombia

Standing invitation

SR on the independence of judges and lawyers (15 - 27/9/1996). Report E/CN.4/1998/39/Add.2

(R in 2005) SRSG on human rights defenders

RSG on Internally Displaced Persons (20-27/05/1999). E/CN.4/2000/83/Add.1

(R in 2006) IE on minority issues

SRSG on the situation of human rights defenders (2001). Report E/CN.4/2002/106/Add.2

(R in 2006) WG on mercenaries

SR on violence against women, its causes and consequences (1-7/11 2001). Report E/CN.4/2002/83/Add.3

SR on contemporary forms of racism (29/9-10/10/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/18/Add.3

(R 2008) IE on human rights and extreme poverty

SR on the right to education (1-10/10/2003). Report. E/CN.4/2004/45/Add.2

SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression (22-29/2/2004). Report E/CN.4/2005/64/Add.3

 WG on Enforced or Involuntary disappearances (5-13 July 2005). Report E/CN.4/2006/56/Add.1

Comoros

Congo

(R in 2008) SR on indigenous people

Costa Rica

Standing Invitation

SR on the adverse effects of toxic & dangerous products and human rights (17-20/11/1998). Report E/CN.4/1999/46/Add.1

Côte d'Ivoire

 SR on contemporary forms of racism (9-20/2/04). Full report E/CN.4/2005/18/Add.3

(A)

(R in 2005) SR on torture

SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression (28/1-5/2/2004)E/CN.4/2005/18/Add.3

(R) SR on the question of the use of mercenaries

Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons (17 to 24 April 2006) Report A/HRC/4/38/Add.2

Croatia

Standing Invitation

SR on the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Croatia (25/7- 4/8/1999). Report A/54/396

RSG on Internally displaced persons (IDPs) (6-8 June). Report E/CN.4/2006/71/Add.3

Cuba

SR on violence against women, its causes and consequences (7- 12/6/1999). Report E/CN.4/2000/68/Add.2

(R in 2003) SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression

SR on the use of mercenaries (12- 17/9/ 1999). Report E/CN.4/2000/14

Cyprus

Standing Invitation

Czech Republic

Standing Invitation

SR on contemporary forms of racism (…) (19-30/9/1999). Report E/CN.4/2000/16/Add.1

Democratic People's Republic of Korea1/

(R in 2002) SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression

(R in 1999) SR on freedom of religion or belief

(R) SR on the right to food

Democratic Republic of the Congo

SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (16- 22/6/2002). Report E/CN.4/2003/3/Add.3

(A) SRSG on the situation of human rights defenders (for a follow up visit)

(R on 30 Nov 2006) SR on the right to food

SR on the situation of human rights in DRC (16- 23 February & 27 August- 6 September 1999). Report E/CN.4/2000/42

SR on the situation of human rights in DRC. Visit 2000. Report E/CN.4/2001/40

SR on the situation of human rights in DRC (11-21/3/2001). Report E/CN.4/2001/40/Add.1

SR on the situation of human rights in DRC (February 2002). Report A/57/437

SR on the situation of human rights in DRC (28 /2-10/3/ 2003). Report E/CN.4/2003/43

SR on the situation of human rights in DRC (29/11- 11/12/2003). Report E/CN.4/2004/34

RSG on Internally Displaced Persons (21 January - 3 February 2008)
Report A/HRC/8/6/Add.3
E F R S C A

Denmark

Standing Invitation

SR on torture, (2 - 10 May 2008)
See press release

(R in 2008) SR on the right to education (Denmark and Greenland)

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

IE on human rights and extreme poverty (03-06/12/2001). E/CN.4/2003/52/Add.1