Country Invitation Status

Interested in where the Special Rapporteur has been, who’s invited him and where he might be going? See below.

Visits to UN Member States conducted:

As of March 2017, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Maina Kiai has made official visits to the following countries (hyperlinks lead to pages with all documents related to that country):

Invitations Extended by UN Member States (including invitations pending):

As of March 2017, 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):

Pending Requests to Member States Made by the Special Rapporteur:

As of March 2017, the Special Rapporteur has sent request letters to the following countries requesting an official visit. The dates of his requests are listed below each country. 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:

Standing Invitations:

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 15 March 2017, 117 Member States and 1 non-Member Observer State 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).

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