Country visits
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism
The Special Rapporteur is mandated to undertake fact-finding country visits. These visits provide an opportunity to examine in detail the manifestation of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the ground; to make recommendations to various stakeholders; to follow-up on previous recommendations; and to identify and highlight good practices.
During such country visits, the Special Rapporteur meets with a wide variety of stakeholders, including national and local authorities, civil society organisations, academics, as well as communities and individual victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
At the end of country visits, the Special Rapporteur generally holds a press conference during which preliminary observations and recommendations are shared. The Special Rapporteurs’ final observations and recommendations are published in so-called country visit reports. These reports are presented annually to the Human Rights Council during its June session.
Completed visits
Year | Country | Press release/ Statement | Report | Comments from the State |
2023 | United States of America | Press release Statement | A/HRC/56/68/Add.1 | |
2019 | Qatar | Press release | العربية Statement | A/HRC/44/57/Add.1 | A/HRC/44/57/Add.3 |
The Netherlands | Press release Statement | A/HRC/44/57/Add.2 | ||
2018 | Morocco | Press release | Français Statement | Français | A/HRC/41/54/Add.1 | A/HRC/41/54/Add.3 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (April-May 2018) | Press release Statement (Word version) | A/HRC/41/54/Add.2 | A/HRC/41/54/Add.4 | |
2016 | Fiji (December 2016) | Press release Statement | A/HRC/35/41/Add.3 | |
Australia (November-December 2016) | Press release Statement | A/HRC/35/41/Add.2 | A/HRC/35/41/Add.4 | |
Argentina (May 2016) | Press release English | Español | 中文 Statement English | Español | 中文 | A/HRC/35/41/Add.1 | A/HRC/35/41/Add.5 | |
2015 | Greece (May 2015) | Press release English | 中文 Statement English | 中文 | A/HRC/32/50/Add.1 | |
2014 | Republic of Korea (September-October 2014) | Press release English | 中文 Statement English中文 | A/HRC/29/46/Add.1 | |
2013 | Mauritania (September 2013) | Press release English | Français | 中文 Statement English | Français | 中文 | A/HRC/26/49/Add.1 and Annex | |
Spain (January 2013) | Press release English| Español | 中文 Statement English | Español | 中文 | A/HRC/20/56/Add.2 | A/HRC/20/56/Add.3 | |
2012 | Bolivia (September 2012) | Press release English | Español | 中文 Statement English | Español | 中文 | A/HRC/23/56/Add.1 | |
2011 | Hungary (2011) | Press release Statement | A/HRC/20/33/Add.1 | |
2010 | Singapore (April 2010) | Press release Statement | A/HRC/17/40/Add.2 | |
2009 | United Arab Emirates (October 2009) | Press release Statement | A/HRC/14/43/Add.3 | |
Germany (June 2009) | Press release Statement | A/HRC/14/43/Add.2 | ||
2008 | United States of America (May-June 2008) | Press release Statement | A/HRC/11/36/Add.3 | |
Mauritania (January 2008) | Press release | A/HRC/11/36/Add.2 French version | ||
2007 | Dominican Republic (October 2007) | Press release/ Statement English | Español | A/HRC/7/19/Add.5 | |
Lithuania (September 2007) | Pres release | A/HRC/7/19/Add.4 | ||
Latvia (September 2007) | Pres release | A/HRC/7/19/Add.3 | ||
Estonia (September 2007) | Pres release | A/HRC/7/19/Add.2 | ||
2006 | Italy (October 2006) | Press release | A/HRC/4/19/Add.4 | |
Russian Federation (June 2006) | Press release | A/HRC/4/19/Add.3 | ||
Switzerland (January 2006) | Press release English | Français | A/HRC/4/19/Add.2 | ||
2005 | Brazil (October 2005) | Press release English | Français | E/CN.4/2006/16/Add.3 | |
Japan (July 2005) | Press release | E/CN.4/2006/16/Add.2 | ||
2004 | Nicaragua (July 2004) | - | E/CN.4/2005/18/Add.6 | |
Honduras (July 2004) | - | E/CN.4/2005/18/Add.5 | ||
Côte d’Ivoire (February 2004) | Press release Français | E/CN.4/2005/18/Add.3 | ||
Guatemala (June 2004) | - | E/CN.4/2005/18/Add.2 | ||
2003 | Colombia (October 2003) | Press release English | Français | E/CN.4/2004/18/Add.3 | |
Canada (September 2003) | Press release English | Français | E/CN.4/2004/18/Add.2 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana (July 2003) | Press release English | Français | E/CN.4/2004/18/Add.1 | ||
2001 | Australia (May 2001) | Press release English | Français | E/CN.4/2002/24/Add.1 | |
1999 | Hungary, Czech Republic and Romania (September 1999) | Press release English | Français | E/CN.4/2000/16/Add.1 | |
1998 | South Africa (March 1998) | - | E/CN.4/1999/15/Add.1 | |
1996 | Kuwait (November 1996) | - | E/CN.4/1997/71/Add.2 | |
Colombia (July 1996) | - | E/CN.4/1997/71/Add.1 | ||
1995 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (November 1995) | - | E/CN.4/1996/72/Add.4 | |
France (October 1995) | - | E/CN.4/1996/72/Add.3 | ||
Germany (September 1995) | - | E/CN.4/1996/72/Add.2 | ||
Brazil (June 1995) | - | E/CN.4/1996/72/Add.1 | ||
1994 | United States of America (October 1994) | - | E/CN.4/1995/78/Add.1 |