OHCHR | Country visits

Country visits

Sourroundings of Banfora (Burkina Faso). Association of migrant women returned to Burkina Faso from Côte d'Ivoire. February 2005

Visits to countries constitute an opportunity for the Special Rapporteur, through a direct dialogue with the Government concerned, representatives of civil society and migrants themselves, to understand better the human rights situation of migrants in that country. Discussions conducted during such visits enable the Special Rapporteur to enhance his/her understanding of national legislation, policies and practices affecting migrants, with a view to issuing specific recommendations to promote and protect the human rights of migrants, taking into account the social, political and historical context in each country.

Visits are undertaken only at the invitation of a Government. However, the Special Rapporteur may solicit an invitation, based on factors such as the scope and gravity of the allegations received, and the potential impact that the mission may have on the human rights of migrants.

Forthcoming visits

Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 September – 1 October 2019)

Visits requested

Algeria (2018)
Bangladesh (2019)
Colombia (2019)
El Salvador (2020)
Ivory Coast (2019)
Kazakhstan (2019)
Kuwait (2018)
Libya (2019)
Malaysia (2018)
Morocco (2019)
Poland (2019)
Saudi Arabia (2018)
South Africa (2018)
United States of America (2018)

For an overview of the status of country visits by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, kindly access the following links: search option by country / search option by mandate

Visit undertaken and reports

Country/Year	Document number
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his mission to Hungary
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his mission to Niger	A/HRC/41/38/Add.1 A C E F R S
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his mission to Nepal	A/HRC/38/41/Add.1 A C E F R S
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his mission to Angola	A/HRC/35/25/Add.1 A C E F R S
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his mission to Greece	A/HRC/35/25/Add.2 A C E F R S
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his mission to Australia and the regional processing centres in Nauru	A/HRC/35/25/Add.3 A C E F R S
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his mission to Australia and the regional processing centres in Nauru: comments by the State	A/HRC/35/25/Add.4 E only
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants - Mission to Angola - Comments by State	A/HRC/35/25/Add.5 S only
Report on the mission to Malta (6-10 December 2014)	A/HRC/29/36/Add.3 A C E F R S
Report on the Follow-up mission to Italy (2-6 December 2014)	A/HRC/29/36/Add.2 A C E F R S
Mission to Sri Lanka (19-26 May 2014)	A/HRC/29/36/Add.1 A C E F R S
Mission to Qatar (3-10 November 2013)	A/HRC/26/35/Add.1
Mission to Greece (25 November - 3 December 2012)	A/HRC/23/46/Add.4
Mission to Italy (30 September - 8 October 2012)	A/HRC/23/46/Add.3
Mission to Turkey (25 to 30 June 2012)	A/HRC/23/46/Add.2
Mission to Tunisia (3 to 8 June 2012)	A/HRC/23/46/Add.1
Mission to the European Union (Brussels 7 to 9 May 2012)	.
Mission to Albania (5-13 December 2011) - More information about this mission....	A/HRC/20/24/Add.1
Mission to South Africa (24 January-1 February 2011)	A/HRC/17/33/Add.4
Mission to Japan (23-31 March 2010)	A/HRC/17/33/Add.3
Mission to Senegal (17-21 August 2009)	A/HRC/17/33/Add.2
Mission to the United Kingdom (21-26 June 2009)	A/HRC/14/30/Add.3
Mission to Romania (15-20 June 2009)	A/HRC/14/30/Add.2
Mission to Guatemala (24-28 March 2008)	A/HRC/11/7/Add.3
Mission to Mexico 9-15 March 2008	A/HRC/11/7/Add.2
Mission to the United States of America 30 April-18 May 2007	A/HRC/7/12/Add.2
Indonesia (December 2006)	A/HRC/4/24/Add.3
South Korea (December 2006)	A/HRC/4/24/Add.2
Burkina Faso (February 2005)	E/CN.4/2006/73/Add.2
Peru (September 2004)	E/CN.4/2005/85/Add.4
Italy (June 2004)	E/CN.4/2005/85/Add.3
Iran (February 2004)	E/CN.4/2005/85/Add.2
Morocco (October 2003)	E/CN.4/2004/76/Add.3
Spain (September 2003)	E/CN.4/2004/76/Add.2
Philippines (May 2002)	E/CN.4/2003/85/Add.4
Border between Mexico and the United States of America (March 2002)	E/CN.4/2003/85/Add.3/Corr.1
Mexico (February 2002)	E/CN.4/2003/85/Add.2
Ecuador (November 2001)	E/CN.4/2002/94/Add.1
Canada (September 2000)	E/CN.4/2001/83/Add.1