A/HRC/7/28 page 25 87. The review of countries is based on three reports. One is prepared by the Government while the other two are produced by OHCHR, one of which is a compilation of United Nations information while the other is a summary of contributions by various stakeholders, including civil society organizations and human rights defenders. 88. The Special Representative invites Governments to include in their pledges made at the time of their election to the Human Rights Council commitments on the implementation of the Declaration. Information on the fulfilment of these commitments should then be included in their reports through the UPR. The Special Representative equally encourages other stakeholders, including defenders, to submit contributions on the situation of human rights defenders that will be included in the stakeholders’ report prepared by OHCHR. 3. Complementarities with international and regional mechanisms 89. International and regional human rights mechanisms play an important role in strengthening the impact of the work of the Special Representative. 90. Special procedures mandate-holders follow up on each other’s work and build on their respective findings and recommendations. Joint activities take place at all levels, from day-to-day communications to press releases, joint country visits and reports. The advice and recommendations of independent experts on countries that would benefit from official visits of mandate-holders prompted the realization of some missions, including those undertaken by the Special Representative. To quote but one example, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, in his report on his mission to Brazil, included among his recommendations a country visit by the Special Representative.13 One year later, the Special Representative visited Brazil. Similarly, the suggestions of the Special Representative prompted requests of invitations by other mandate-holders. 91. At the regional level, several mechanisms and instruments have been established and adopted to increase the protection of human rights defenders - the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; the Unit for Human Rights Defenders within the secretariat of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights; the enhanced mandate of the Commissioner for Human Rights and the forthcoming declaration on human rights defenders of the Council of Europe; the Unit on Freedom of Association within the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR); and the 2004 European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. 13 “In view of the threats and acts of violence against judges, lawyers and defence attorneys, especially those working on cases involving social issues (such as land, indigenous or environmental issues), the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders should visit the country” (E/CN.4/2005/60/Add.3, para. 106).