Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances - Country visits
Country visits provide the WGEID with a firsthand account of the situation concerning enforced disappearances, including institutional and legislative factors that contribute to such practices.
Visits are undertaken only at the invitation of a Government. However, the WGEID may solicit an invitation, based on factors such as the number, credibility and gravity of the reports received, and the potential impact that the visit may have on the overall human rights situation.
During the visit, members of the WGEID meet with:
- Government authorities,
- NGOs,
- representatives of the legal profession,
- relatives of disappeared persons.
The conclusions and recommendations contained in the WGEID’s visit report are intended to assist Governments in identifying factors which may contribute to enforced disappearances, and provide practical solutions to implement international standards.
Invitations extended to the WGEID
Iraq
Uruguay
Pending visits of the WGEID
Algeria
Burkina Faso POSTPONED
Guatemala POSTPONED
Iran
Libya POSTPONED
Mali POSTPONED
South Sudan POSTPONED
Sudan POSTPONED
Visits requested by the WGEID
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Brazil
Burundi
China
Cyprus
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democractic Republic of the Congo
El Salvador
Ghana
Guatemala
Honduras
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Lebanon
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Philippines
Russian Federation
Rwanda
South Africa
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
Yemen
Completed visits
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