A/HRC/19/55 Malaysia (2002, 2010), Maldives (2006), Mexico (2011), Mozambique (2003, 2004), Namibia (2011), Nepal (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009), Pakistan (2003, 2007, 2008, 2010), Philippines (2008, 2010), Russian Federation (2004, 2011), Singapore (2002, 2004), Sri Lanka (2008, 2010), Syrian Arab Republic (2008, 2010), Thailand (2010), Tunisia (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011), Turkmenistan (2003, 2004), Uzbekistan (2001, 2004, 2007), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (2007, 2008, 2010) 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 was invited by the Government of Honduras and had agreed to undertake a fact-finding visit from 27 September to 4 October 2011. Regrettably, the visit had to be postponed due to reasons beyond the control of the Special Rapporteur but she hopes to be able to carry out the visit in early 2012. 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. In its resolution 16/35, the Human Rights Council took note of the third joint report on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (A/HRC/16/68) by the Special Rapporteur and six other thematic special procedures mandate holders. The Human Rights Council invited the Office of the High Commissioner, through its presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to enhance its technical assistance programmes and activities, and to report to the Human Rights Council at its nineteenth session. 11. From 27 June to 1 July 2011, the Special Rapporteur attended the seventeenth annual meeting of the special procedures mandate holders in Geneva. 12. In July 2011, the Special Rapporteur issued an 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 (hereinafter “Declaration on Human Rights Defenders”) analysing the rights enshrined in the text, the most common restrictions and violations as well as what is needed to ensure their realisation. The commentary is available in the section on the work of the Special Rapporteur of the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.1 13. On 24 October 2011, the Special Rapporteur presented her fourth report to the General Assembly (A/66/203). The report focused on rights provided for in the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and analysed what the different rights entail, as well as the various aspects necessary to ensure their implementation. The report also addressed the most common restrictions and violations faced by human rights defenders. The report provided recommendations to facilitate the implementation of each right by States. 14. From 27 to 28 October 2011, a member of the team supporting the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders participated in a round table on human rights defenders in the Council of Europe area, where challenges to the work of defenders, and access to human rights protection mechanisms and the participation of 1 4 www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/defenders/index.htm.