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Country Visits By UN Special Procedures Mandate Holders

as Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts

Mandate holders carry out country visits to investigate the situation of human rights at the national level. Mandate holders typically send a letter to the Government requesting to visit the country, and, if the Government agrees, an invitation to visit is extended. Some countries have issued "standing invitations", which means that they are, in principle, prepared to receive a visit from any special procedures mandate holder.....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 to the Human Rights Council including their findings and recommendations.

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http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/women/rapporteur/visits.htm

Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences

Country Visits

In accordance with paragraph 10 of the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1994/45 and paragraphs 6 and 9 of Human Rights Council resolution 7/24, the Special Rapporteur is mandated to carry out country visits, either separately or jointly with other special rapporteurs, independent experts and working groups.

Requests for Country visits

Zimbabwe
United States of America
Somalia
El Salvador
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Jordan

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PARTIAL List of Country Visits of the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women - For Full List and Reports - See Website: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/women/rapporteur/visits.htm

Country	Symbol Number of the report
Kyrgyzstan (November 2009)
Moldova (July 2008)	A/HRC/11/6/Add.4
Tajikistan (May 2008)	A/HRC/11/6/Add.2
Saudi Arabia (February 2008)	A/HRC/11/6/Add.3
Democratic Republic of Congo (July 2007)	A/HRC/7/6/Add.4
Ghana (July 2007)	A/HRC/7/6/Add.3
Algeria (January 2007)	A/HRC/7/6/Add.2
Netherlands (July 2006)	A/HRC/4/34/Add.4
Sweden (June 2006)	A/HRC/4/34/Add.3
Turkey (May 2006)	A/HRC/4/34/Add.2
Afghanistan (July 2005)	E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.5
Mexico (February 2005)	E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.4
Russian Federation (December 2004)	E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.2
The Islamic Republic of Iran (February 2005)	E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.3
Darfur region of the Sudan	E/CN.4/2005/72/Add.5
Occupied Palestinian Territory	E/CN.4/2005/72/Add.4
Guatemala	E/CN.4/2005/72/Add.3

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