A core part of the Special Rapporteur’s mandate is to conduct official country visits and to report on the findings of these visits. These visits are an opportunity not only to highlight issues related to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, but to also provide technical assistance to UN member states.
As of January 2014, the following countries have extended invitations to the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Maina Kiai (hyperlinks lead to pages with all documents related to that country):
Conducted:
Upcoming:
Dates pending:
A list of countries who have issued standing invitations to all UN special procedures mandate holders is available via the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights. By extending a standing invitation, States announce that they will always accept requests to visit from all special procedures (however, specific dates still need to be mutually agreed upon).
As of 1 January 2014, the 108 States have extended a standing invitation to thematic special procedures.
A list of visits requested and conducted by special procedures mandate holders is available via OHCHR at this link. A table with percentages on regional representation relating to standing invitations is also available via OHCHR (PDF file).
As of January 2014, Maina Kiai has sent request letters to the following countries requesting an official visit. The dates of his requests are in parentheses. Note that some of these countries appear on the list of States which have extended a standing invitation, but that conducting an official visit requires scheduling of mutually-agreeable dates and final confirmation from the host country:
A list of countries is also available in an interactive map format, with links to relevant news and reports.
