This is the 72nd monthly info note by ILGA World on UN Special Procedures: call for inputs and upcoming country visits.
This issue includes:
Calls for input: Albinism; Climate change; Cultural Rights; Disappearances; Environment; Extreme poverty; Health; Human rights defenders; Torture; Truth; Unilateral coercive measures
Upcoming country visits: Algeria; Armenia; Australia; Bahamas; Burkina Faso; Canada; Chile; Colombia; Côte d'Ivoire; Finland; Georgia; Jordan; Mauritius; Mongolia; Panama; Peru; Philippines; Republic of Moldova; The Netherlands; Tunisia; Viet Nam
Calls for input
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Mandate |
Call |
Deadline |
Additional Info |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on the environment |
Call for contributions: “Business enterprises, planetary boundaries and the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment” |
01 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on truth |
Call for contributions from the mandate for the country visit to Armenia |
10 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Independent Expert on albinism |
Call for contributions on persons with albinism and the right to education (to be presented at the HRC 55) |
12 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on torture |
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13 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on cultural rights |
Call for contributions on the right to access and take part in scientific progress (to be presented at the HRC 55) |
13 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Working Group on disappearances |
Call for contributions from the mandate for the visit to the African Union judicial and human rights organs |
15 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on health |
Call for contributions for report on drug policies and responses, and harm reduction (to be presented at the HRC 56) |
15 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders |
Call for contributions for report on child and youth human rights defenders (to be presented at the HRC 55) |
15 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on climate change |
Call for contributions for report on corporate accountability in the context of climate change (to be presented at the HRC 56) |
30 Nov 2023 |
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Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures |
Calls for contributions for the Sanctions Research Platform |
01 Jan 2024 |
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NEW!!! Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty |
Call for contributions: "Eradicating poverty in a post-growth context: preparing for the next Development Goals" (to be presented at the HRC 56) |
15 Jan 2024 |
: 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 Cambodia in 2023, the United States of America in 2022, 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), Fiji and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (both 24 May 2022).
In this section, you may find information about the 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 |
Visit conducted on 10–20 Jan 2023. End of Mission Statement: English Press Release: English |
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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 |
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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 End of Mission Statement: English – Arabic – French |
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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* |
Accepting dates: 24 Apr – 5 May 2023 (6 Feb 2023) End of Mission Statement: English |
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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 to 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!!! 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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POSTPONED!!! Costa Rica |
Minority issues |
4 – 16 May 2023 |
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Peru |
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TBC 2023/2024 |
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Australia |
Sale of children |
30 Oct – 10 Nov 2023 |
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Georgia |
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30 Oct – 08 Nov 2023 |
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Mongolia |
Independence of judges and lawyers |
6 – 15 Nov 2023 |
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Philippines |
Climate change |
6 – 15 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Viet Nam |
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6 – 15 Nov 2023 |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
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6 – 17 Nov 2023 |
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Republic of Moldova |
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7 – 16 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Panama |
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13 – 24 Nov 2023 |
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Armenia |
Truth |
16 – 24 Nov 2023 |
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Finland |
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21 – 30 Nov 2023 |
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NEW!!! Mauritius |
Privacy |
27 Nov – 4 Dec 2023 |
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Bahamas |
Arbitrary Detention |
27 Nov – 8 Dec 2023 |
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Algeria |
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27 Nov – 8 Dec 2023 |
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The Netherlands |
Housing |
11 – 21 Dec 2023 |
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Tunisia |
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1 Jan – 31 Mar 2024 |
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Philippines |
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23 Jan – 2 Feb 2024 |
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Chile |
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25 Mar – 5 Apr 2024 |
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Canada |
Arbitrary Detention |
13 – 24 May 2024 |
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Jordan |
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20 – 31 May 2024 |
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Burkina Faso |
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10 Jul – 19 Jul 2024 |
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Chile |
Independence of judges and lawyers |
29 Jul – 9 Aug 2024 |
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Colombia |
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29 Jul – 9 Aug 2024 |
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NEW!!! Chile |
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21 Nov – 4 Dec 2024 |
: Mandate frequently considers LGBTI issues