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November 2012. Separate reports on these visits have been submitted to the 22nd session of
the Human Rights Council.
Pending requests
7.
As of December 2012, the Special Rapporteur has the following outstanding visit
requests: Bahrain (2012), Belarus (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011), Bhutan (2001, 2002),
Burundi (2012), Cambodia (2012), Cameroon (2012), Chad (2002, 2003, 2004), China
(2008, 2010), Dominican Republic (2012), Egypt (2003, 2008, 2010, 2012), Equatorial
Guinea (2002), Fiji (2010, 2012), Indonesia (2012), Jamaica (2012), Kazakhstan (2011,
2012), Kenya (2003, 2004), Kyrgyzstan (2012), Malawi (2012), Malaysia (2002, 2010),
Maldives (2006), Mexico (2011), Mozambique (2003, 2004), Namibia (2011), Nepal
(2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012), Oman (2012), Pakistan (2003, 2007, 2008, 2010),
Philippines (2008, 2010, 2012), Russian Federation (2004, 2011), Saudi Arabia (2012),
Senegal (2012), Singapore (2002, 2004), Sri Lanka (2008, 2010), Syrian Arab Republic
(2008, 2010), Thailand (2012), Turkmenistan (2003, 2004), United Arab Emirates (2012),
Uzbekistan (2001, 2004, 2007), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (2007, 2008, 2010), Viet
Nam (2012) and Zimbabwe (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011). The Special Rapporteur
regrets that some of these requests are long-standing, and hopes that States will give due
attention to all her requests in a timely manner.
8.
The Special Rapporteur thanks the Governments of Mongolia and Turkey for having
accepted her requests to visit in 2013. The modalities and dates of these visits are currently
being negotiated. Concerning her request to visit Turkey, the Special Rapporteur hopes that
sufficient time will be given to her in order to assess the situation of defenders in a
thorough and impartial manner.
C.
Cooperation with the United Nations system and intergovernmental
organizations
9.
The Special Rapporteur has continued to place particular emphasis on cooperation
with all bodies of the United Nations and other regional intergovernmental human rights
organizations.
10.
Following the publication of her online commentary to the Declaration on the Right
and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect
Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Declaration on human
rights defenders) in July 2011, the Special Rapporteur applauds the fact that during 2012
unofficial translations were made by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network into
Arabic and by the OHCHR offices in Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico into Spanish. The
Special Rapporteur is deeply grateful to the organizations concerned for their work in this
regard, which will facilitate the dissemination of the commentary and the Declaration. Both
unofficial translations and the original publication are available in the section on the work
of the Special Rapporteur at the website of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).2
11.
On 8-9 March 2012, the Special Rapporteur took part in the intermechanisms
meeting, which was also attended by representatives of the African Commission on Human
and People's Rights, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Council of
Europe and the European Commission. The event took place in Geneva and was hosted by
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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