Summary: A guide to which Special Procedure Mandate-Holders are visiting which countries in 2013.
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United Kingdom Venezuela Greece Spain Thailand February Myanmar Pakistan Maldives March Brazil Mozambique Kyrgyz Republic Russia United States India May Bahrain Libya Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia Bangladesh South Korea June Sudan Macedonia / Montenegro - joint visit Georgia Morocco July Brazil Belarus (in Lithuania) (11-14 July 2013) Malawi SR on situation of human rights in Islamic Republic of Iran to under-take fact finding mission the US and Canada (14 - 28 July 2013) Madagascar SR on sale of children (15 - 26 July 2013) Syria Ghana Panama Costa Rica August September Jordan United Kingdom Moldova Italy Spain Hungary Uruguay Russian Federation October Serbia and Kosovo Canada Seychelles Chile November Benin Qatar Vietnam Ghana December Brazil Peru Malaysia Morocco Brazil
WG on people of African descent (14 - 18 January 2013)
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SR on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association (14 - 23 January 2013)
CRIN's page on the United Kingdom
Indonesia
SR on freedom of expression (14 - 26 January 2013)
CRIN's page on Indonesia
SR on right to food (15 - 22nd January 2013)
CRIN's page on Venezuela
WG on Arbitrary Detention (21 - 31 January 2013)
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SR on racism (21 - 28 January 2013)
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United States
WG on business and human rights (28 January - 1 February 2013) - postponed
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SR on water and sanitation (31 January - 8 February 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Thailand
SR on Myanmar (11 - 18 February 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Myanmar
SR on freedom of expression (24 February - 5 March 2013) - Proposed not confirmed.
Visit CRIN's page on Pakistan
SR on independence of judges and lawyers (17 - 24 February 2013)
Visit CRIN's pages on Maldives
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (18 - 27 March 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Brazil
April
SR on extreme poverty (8 - 16 April 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Mozambique
SR on sale of children (15 - 26 April 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Kyrgyz Republic
SR on independence of judges and lawyers (15 - 25 April 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Russia
WG on business and human rights (22 April - 1 May 2013)
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SR on violence against women (22 April - 1 May 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on India
SR on torture (8 - 16 May 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Bahrain
WG on disappearances (8 - 17 May 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Libya
SR on cultural rights (13 - 24 May 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland
WG on discrimination against women in law and in practice (16 May - 26 May 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Iceland
Special Rapporteur on Cambodia (19 - 25 May 2013)
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women (20 - 29 May 2013)
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SR on human rights defenders (29 May - 7 June 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on South Korea
Independent Expert on Sudan (15 - 20 June 2013)
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking (18 - 21 June 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Macedonia / Montenegro
Special Rapporteur on Internally displaced persons (10 - 14 June 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Georgia
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons (17 - 21 June 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Morocco
SR on water and sanitation (10 - 18 July 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Brazil
SR on Belarus visits Vilnius to consult with representatives of Belarusian civil society
Visit CRIN's page on Belarus
SP on right to food (12 - 22 July 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Malawi
Iran (diaspora)
Visit CRIN's page on Iran
Visit CRIN's page on Madagascar
UN Secretary General's special envoy for children and armed conflict (15 - 17 July 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on the Syrian Arab Republic
Working Group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises (19 - 27 July 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Ghana
Special Rapporteur on indigenous people (22 - 29 July 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Panama
Indepedent expert on the environment (29 July - 3 August 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Costa Rica
Guatemala
SR on torture (19 - 30 August 2013)
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SP on freedom of religion (2 - 12 September 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Jordan
SP on housing (2 - 16 September 2013)
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Special Rapporteur on human rights and extreme poverty (9 - 13 September 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Moldova
SP on trafficking in persons (12 - 20 September 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Italy
WG on disappearances (23 - 30 September 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Spain
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (23 September - 2 October)
Visit CRIN's page on Hungary
SP on truth (30 September - 4 October 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Uruguay
Working Group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises (30 September - 9 October 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Russia
Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons (9 - 12 October 2013)
Visit CRIN's pages on Serbia and Kosovo
Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples (12 - 20 October 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Canada
Special Rapporteur on the right to education (14 - 21 October 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Seychelles
Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice (21 October - 31 October 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Chile
Special Rapporteur on the sale of children (28 October to 8 November 2013
Visit CRIN's page on Benin
Special Rapporteur on migrants (3 - 10 November 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Qatar
Special Rapporteur on cultural rights (18 - 29 November 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Vietnam
Special Rapporteur on slavery (21 - 30 November 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Ghana
Working Group of Experts on People with African Descent (4 - 13 December 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Brazil
Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples (6 - 13 December 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Peru
Special Rapporteur on food (9 - 18 December 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Malaysia
Working Group on arbitrary detention (9 - 18 December 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Morocco
Special Rapporteur on water and sanitation (9 - 19 December 2013)
Visit CRIN's page on Brazil
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