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