Summary
This issue includes:
Call for inputs: contemporary forms of racism; privacy; development.
Upcoming country visits: Argentina, Austria, Canada, Cape Verde, Egypt, Guatemala, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Republic of Korea, Ukraine, Uruguay, United Kingdom.
Download the June 2018 info note on Special Procedures
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Call for inputs
NEW! Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance – Call for submissions: Combatting glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination – Deadline 29 June 2018. Read more
NEW! Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance – Call for submissions: Thematic report on the impact of nationalist populism on racial equality – Deadline 29 June 2018. Read more
NEW! Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy – Call for contributions: Gender Perspectives on Privacy – Deadline 30 September 2018. Read more
NEW! Special Rapporteur on the right to development – Initiating discussions on human rights compliant development policies (for Europe – in June 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland; for the Americas – in October 2018, in Panama, Panama and for Asia – in Bangkok, Thailand, in December 2018). Read more
Upcoming country visits
This information is regularly updated by the OHCHR here. To find out how you can support the visits, please contact the respective mandate-holder at their email, found in the OHCHR directory.
| Austria | Use of mercenaries | 21-29 June 2018 |
| Moldova |  Human rights defenders |
26 June – 2 July 2018 |
| NEW! Republic of Korea | Human Rights in DPRK | 02-06 July 2018 |
| Kenya | Business | 02-11 July 2018 |
| Guatemala | Independence of judges | 20-28 August 2018 |
| NEW! Argentina | Food | 12-12 September 2018 |
| Malaysia | Sale of children | 24 September – 1 October 2018 |
| Egypt | Adequate housing |
24 September – 3 October 2018 |
| Poland | Cultural rights |
24 September – 5 October 2018 |
| NEW! Italy | Slavery | 3-12 October 2018 |
| Argentina | Freedom of expression |
5-15 October 2018 |
| NEW! Morocco | Independence of judges | 24 October to 1 November 2018 |
| Canada | Health |
29 October – 9 November 2018 |
| United Kingdom | Extreme poverty |
06-16 November 2018 |
| NEW! Cape Verde | Right to development | November 2018 |
| NEW! Uruguay | Privacy | November 2018 |
| NEW! Malaysia | Water and sanitation |
21 November – 4 December 2018 |
| NEW! France | Housing
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21 January – 6 February 2019 |
| Malaysia | Extreme poverty
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12-22 August 2019 |