A/HRC/34/52 centralization of information by country and to facilitate the use of the information contained in the reports. The Peruvian defender César Estrada stated that: Between 2011 and 2015, my family and I lived through a very difficult period. Despite the protective measures made available by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which were not applied, we were constantly targeted by threats, murder attempts and repression. It was then that I made contact with Michel Forst and my situation became known well beyond my own country. His work as Special Rapporteur is extremely important for all defenders around the world. 42. With regard to follow-up to country visits, the Special Rapporteur has noted that the recommendations contained in reports conveyed at the end of official visits are often not implemented. He therefore intends to hold a series of workshops to bring together State and non-State national actors with a view to identifying not only the progress made in protecting defenders, but also any possible areas for improvement. At the end of these workshops, a report will be submitted to the Human Rights Council as an addendum that will include an assessment of the implementation of recommendations and, where appropriate, additional recommendations. E. Promotion of closer cooperation with all the parties concerned 43. In keeping with the actions undertaken by his predecessors, the Special Rapporteur has sought to develop closer ties with individuals and institutions engaged in protecting human rights defenders. As was announced in his road map, the Special Rapporteur has carried out a number of activities with States, the United Nations, regional mechanisms for the protection of human rights defenders, national human rights institutions, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and regional courts. States 44. Because they have primary responsibility for protecting human rights defenders and for ensuring respect for human rights, States have been treated as privileged partners and the Special Rapporteur has sought to strengthen his relationships with them. During his mandate, he conducted four official visits (Burundi in 2014 and Australia, Azerbaijan and Hungary in 2016). He has repeatedly raised the difficulties encountered in setting up country visits, including the lack of responsiveness by States, as a result of which he conducted no official visits in 2015. The Special Rapporteur is already in discussion with the Government of Peru with a view to conducting an official visit during the second half of 2017. He has also sent visit requests to the authorities of Afghanistan, Israel, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Serbia and the State of Palestine, as well as to Kosovo.2 45. The Special Rapporteur also planned follow-up visits to countries that had been visited by his two predecessors in order to discuss, with the Governments of those countries and with other stakeholders, the actions taken in follow-up to the recommendations contained in the mission reports. The Special Rapporteur is also mandated to provide assistance with practical initiatives aimed at improving the protection of human rights defenders. In that capacity, he has proposed to the authorities of Serbia and Kosovo that visits should be conducted over the next three years. 46. The Special Rapporteur has engaged in discussions with representatives of numerous countries during sessions of the Human Rights Council in Geneva and of the 2 10 All references to Kosovo in the present document should be understood to be in full compliance with Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), without prejudice to the status of Kosovo. GE.17-00986