Country visits take place at the request of the relevant special procedure, at the invitation of the country concerned or on the basis of a "standing invitation".

During such missions, the experts assess the general human rights situation in a given country, as well as the specific institutional, legal, judicial, administrative and de facto situation under their respective mandates. During the country visit the experts will meet with national and local authorities, including members of the judiciary and parliamentarians; members of the national human rights institution, if applicable; non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations and victims of human rights violations; the UN and other inter-governmental agencies; and the press when giving a press-conference at the end of the mission. After their visits, special procedures’ mandate-holders issue a mission report including their findings and recommendations.

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Home > Issues >Trafficking in persons Introduction International standards Individual complaints Annual reports Country visits Documents News Contact Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons , especially in women and children Country Visits The Special Rapporteur intends to undertake country visits in order to study the situation in situ and formulate recommendations to prevent and or combat trafficking and protect the human rights of its victims in specific countries and/or regions. This will also allow the Special Rapporteur to learn about existing programmes and policies in different parts of the world and their effectiveness and/or shortcomings. The issue of trafficking has been in the forefront for at least the past decade in most regions and for longer in others. Considerable research, analyses, legal and policy initiatives, practical interventions and expertise have been generated on the issue. This vast body of knowledge and experience is extremely useful for it allows the mandate to not only tap into this knowledge but to build upon it. Therefore, in deciding her programme of visits, the Special Rapporteur will give the utmost importance to considerations such as the need to avoid duplications and identify the mandate’s added value. In particular, given the broadness of the mandate, the Special Rapporteur will seek to focus attention on specific themes. The Special Rapporteur shall seek to devote each mission to a specific topic and, in particular, to different sites of trafficking. This would help ensure that the mandate develops positions around all relevant aspects of trafficking. The Special Rapporteur shall also take into account the issue of geographical balance in requesting country visits. The Special Raporteur will devote equal importance to countries where she has been informed about matters of concerns concerning trafficking and persons affected by it, and countries that have been successful in implementing policies and programmes to reduce the incidence of trafficking and to promote the rights of its victims. Visits 2006 62nd session of the CHR Mission to Lebanon (7-16 September 2005) E/CN.4/2006/62/Add.3 Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (20-28 February 2005) E/CN.4/2006/62/Add.2 2005 61th session CHR Mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina (20-28 February 2005) E/CN.4/2005/71/Add.1 Visits undertaken Qatar (8-12 November 2006) Oman (2-7 November 2006) Bahrain (29 October-1 November 2006) Lebanon (7-16 September 2005) Bosnia and Herzegovina (20-28 February 2005) Visits agreed upon in principle Thailand (July 2007/April or June 2008) Visit requests Kuwait Japan Nigeria Saudi Arabia Senegal United Arab Emirates