This is the 62nd monthly info note by ILGA World on UN Special Procedures: call for inputs and upcoming country visits
This issue includes:
Call for inputs: African descent; Business enterprises; Enforced disappearances; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Freedom of expression; Indigenous peoples; Migrants; Older persons; Sexual orientation and gender identity; Terrorism; Unilateral coercive measures
Upcoming country visits: Argentina; Armenia; Bangladesh; Botswana; Canada; Costa Rica; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Honduras; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Poland; Serbia; Syrian Arab Republic; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Joint Submission to the Independent Expert on SOGI
The Independent Expert on SOGI is planning to produce a report on Religion and Belief and will be collecting inputs by the end of this year. The mandate will be seeking information on the intersections between SOGI and religion and the implications of religion and belief to LGBTI communities.
ILGA World will be collecting information on this topic to prepare a joint submission to the Independent Expert. If you have any data relating to LGBTI communities and religion, please reach out to us at [email protected].
Call for Inputs
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Mandate |
Call |
Deadline |
Additional Info |
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NEW!!! Working Group on People of African Descent |
Calls for input to gather information in advance of country visit to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
17 Jan 2023 |
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NEW!!! Independent Expert on Older Persons |
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31 Jan 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples |
Calls for input on upcoming country visit to Canada |
01 Feb 2023 |
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NEW!!! Working Group on Human Rights and Business
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Call for inputs for upcoming visit to Argentina |
01 Feb 2023
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on terrorism |
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01 Feb 2023 |
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Working Group on enforced disappearances |
Call for inputs for a thematic study: “new technologies and enforced disappearances” (to be presented at the HRC 54) |
03 Feb 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression |
Call for submissions to the thematic report “Freedom of Opinion and Expression and Sustainable Development - Why Voice Matters” (to be presented at the HRC 53) |
03 Feb 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly |
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06 Feb 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on migrants |
Call for inputs for upcoming report on “how to expand and diversify regularization mechanisms and programs to enhance the protection of the human rights of migrants” (to be presented at the HRC 53) |
15 Feb 2023 |
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NEW!!! Working Group on enforced disappearances |
Call for contributions in preparation for the visit of the Working Group to Honduras |
28 Feb 2023 |
Questionnaire: |
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Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures |
Calls for input on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the right to health. (to be presented at the HRC 54 and the GA 78) |
28 Feb 2023 |
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Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures |
Calls for input on Sanctions Research Platform |
31 Dec 2023 |
: requests information on LGBTI persons
Country visits by the Independent Expert on SOGI
The UN Independent Expert on SOGI, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, undertakes 1 to 3 fact-finding country visits per year.
He visited Tunisia in 2021, Ukraine in 2019, and Georgia and Mozambique in 2018. In 2017, his predecessor Prof. Vitit Muntarbhorn visited Argentina.
In March 2018, Victor Madrigal-Borloz made 12 country visit requests. On 4 July 2018 Malta invited the Independent Expert to visit their country. The Independent Expert also requested a visit to Japan (8 October 2019), Tunisia (19 November 2019), India and Colombia (both 7 January 2020), Cambodia (28 March 2020), and the United States of America (26 July 2021).
In this section, you may find information about current status of the requests. Up-to-date information about country visits may be found here.
If your country is planned for the Independent Expert’s visit and you wish to engage with ILGA on this, please contact us ([email protected]).
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Country |
Current Status |
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Argentina* |
Visit conducted on 1-10 Mar 2017. End of Mission Statement: English – Spanish |
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Armenia* |
Request to postpone (17 Apr 2018) |
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Burkina Faso |
Reminder visit request – for 2021 (17 Jan 2020) |
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Cambodia |
NEW!!! Visit conducted: 10 –20 Jan 2023 |
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Colombia* |
Request to postpone (7 Apr 2020) |
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Fiji* |
Visit request (24 May 2022) |
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Georgia* |
Visit conducted on 25 Sep to 5 Oct 2018. End of Mission Statement: English – Georgian |
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Ghana* |
Reminder visit request – for 2021 (7 Jan 2020) |
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India* |
Visit request (7 Jan 2020) |
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Japan* |
Visit request for second half of 2020 (8 Oct 2019) |
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Kenya* |
Reminder visit request – for 2021 (7 Jan 2020) |
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Malta* |
Invitation Country Visit (4 Jul 2018) |
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Mozambique* |
Visit conducted on 3-10 Dec 2018. End of Mission Statement: English – Portuguese Press Release: English – Portuguese Country visit report: E / F / S / A / C / R
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Nepal |
Reminder visit request – for 2020 (7 Jan 2020) |
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Poland* |
Reminder visit request – for 2020 (7 Jan 2020) |
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Sri Lanka* |
Request to postpone to 2020 (2 Oct 2019). |
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Thailand* |
Reminder visit request – for 2020 (7 Jan 2020) |
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Tunisia* |
Visit conducted on 8 -18 Jun 2021 |
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Ukraine* |
Visit conducted on 30 Apr to 10 May 2019. End of Mission Statement: English - Ukrainian |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland* |
Proposal of dates: Apr - May 2023 (3 Nov 2022) |
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United States of America* |
Visit conducted on 15 - 26 Aug 2022 End of Mission Statement: English Press Release: English |
* Countries with standing invitations. A standing invitation is an open invitation extended by a Government to all thematic special procedures. By extending a standing invitation States announce that they will always accept requests to visit from all special procedures.
Upcoming country visits by other mandates
This information is regularly updated by the OHCHR here.
To find out how you can support the visits, please contact the respective mandate-holders at their e-mail addresses, available here.
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Country |
Mandate |
Dates |
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POSTPONED!!! Cyprus |
Disappearances |
21-30 Jun 2021 |
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POSTPONED!!! Singapore |
Terrorism |
12-19 Jul 2021 |
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POSTPONED!!! Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Mercenaries |
3-11 Oct 2021 |
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POSTPONED!!! Mozambique |
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6- 21 Nov 2021 |
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POSTPONED!!! Russian Federation |
Minority issues |
1-18 Apr 2022 |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
African Descent |
18-27 Jan 2023 |
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NEW!!! Bangladesh |
Migrants |
20 – 31 Jan 2023 |
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Serbia |
Freedom of Expression |
23 Jan-3 Feb 2023 |
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NEW!!! Costa Rica |
Privacy |
30 Jan- 6 Feb 2023 |
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Denmark |
Indigenous Peoples |
1-13 Feb 2023 |
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NEW!!! Bangladesh |
Leprosy |
7-15 Feb 2023 |
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NEW!!! Argentina |
Business Enterprises |
16 –28 Feb 2023 |
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NEW!!! Armenia |
Mercenaries |
20 Feb-3 Mar 2023 |
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Poland |
Violence against Women |
27 Feb – 9 Mar 2023 |
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Dominican Republic |
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28 Feb –10 Mar 2023 |
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NEW!!! Honduras |
Enforced Disappearances |
21-30 Mar 2023 |
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NEW!!! Serbia |
Freedom of Expression |
19 Mar- 7 Apr 2023 |
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Luxembourg |
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17-26 Apr 2023 |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
Water and sanitation |
17-29 Apr 2023 |
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Botswana |
Disabilities |
24 Apr-4 May 2023 |
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NEW!!! Costa Rica |
Minority issues |
4-16 May 2023 |
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NEW!!! Bangladesh |
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17 – 29 May 2023 |
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Liechtenstein |
Foreign debt |
12-19 Jun 2023 |
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NEW!!! Costa Rica |
Health |
18 – 28 July 2023 |
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NEW!!! Canada |
Slavery |
23 Aug- 6 Sep 2023 |
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Ecuador |
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28 Aug – 8 Sep 2023 |
: Mandate frequently considers LGBTI issues