Country visits

Working group on mercenaries

Country visits are an important component of the Working Group's mandate. The aim of such visits is to obtain first-hand information on the impact of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors, and private military and security companies (PMSCs) on the enjoyment of human rights in a given country, as well as to identify challenges and good practices. After the visit, the Working Group reports to the Human Rights Council on its findings and proposes, in a spirit of cooperation, recommendations to improve situations identified as matters of concern.

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Year	Country	Symbol number	Press release / Statement	Comments from the State
2024 (4-13 March)	Côte d’Ivoire		Press Release Statement English \| Français
2023 (20-27 February)	Armenia	A/HRC/54/29/Add.2	Press Release \| Statement	N/A
2022 (09-16 December)	Greece	A/HRC/54/29/Add.1	Press Release \| Statement	N/A
2019 (13-17 May)	Switzerland	A/HRC/45/9/ADD.1	Press Release \| Français Statement \| Français	N/A
2018 (21-29 June)	Austria	A/HRC/42/42/ADD.2	Press Release Statement Media advisory	N/A
2018 (16-23 April)	Chad	A/HRC/42/42/ADD.1	Press Release \| Français Statement \| Français Media advisory \| Français	N/A
2017 (8-15 December)	Ghana	A/HRC/39/49/ADD.1	Press Release Statement Media advisory	N/A
2016 (10-19 October)	Central African Republic	A/HRC/36/47/ADD.1	Press Release \| Français Statement (French only)	N/A
2016 (25-28 April)	European Union Institutions	A/HRC/33/43/ADD.4	Statement	N/A
2016 (14-18 March)	Ukraine	A/HRC/33/43/ADD.3	Press Release \| Русский Statement Media advisory \| Русский	N/A
2015 (12-16 October)	Belgium	A/HRC/33/43/ADD.2	Press Release \| Français Statement \| Français Media advisory \| Français	A/HRC/33/43/ADD.5
2015 (1-8 July)	Tunisia	A/HRC/33/43/ADD.1	Press Release \| Français Statement \| Français Media advisory \| Français	N/A
2014 (7-10 October)	Côte d'Ivoire	A/HRC/30/34/ADD.1	Press Release \| Français Statement (French only) Media advisory \| Français	N/A
2014 (7-16 May)	Comoros	A/HRC/27/50/ADD.1	Press Release \| Français Statement (French only) Media advisory \| Français	N/A
2013 (18 to 22 February)	Honduras	A/HRC/24/45/ADD.1	Press Release \| Español	N/A
2012 (8 to 14 December)	Somalia	A/HRC/24/45/ADD.2	Press Release	N/A
2011 (12-16 June)	Iraq	A/HRC/18/32/ADD.4	Press Release \| العربية	N/A
2010 (10-19 November)	South Africa	A/HRC/18/32/ADD.3	Press Release Media advisory	N/A
2010 (16-20 August)	Equatorial Guinea	A/HRC/18/32/ADD.2	Statement Media advisory	N/A
2009 (20 July-3 August)	United States of America	A/HRC/15/25/ADD.3	Statement Media advisory	N/A
2009 (4-9 April)	Afghanistan	A/HRC/15/25/ADD.2	Statement	N/A
2008 (26-30 May)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	A/HRC/10/14/ADD.2	Press Release Media advisory	N/A
2007 (9-13 July)	Chile	A/HRC/7/7/ADD.4	Statement \| Español Media advisory	N/A
2007 (14-18 May)	Fiji	A/HRC/7/7/ADD.3	Statement Media advisory	N/A
2007 (29 January-2 February)	Peru	A/HRC/7/7/ADD.2	Statement \| Español Media advisory	N/A
2006 (28 August-1 September)	Ecuador	A/HRC/4/42/ADD.2	Statement Media advisory	N/A
2006 (21-25 August)	Honduras	A/HRC/4/42/ADD.1	Statement \| Español Media advisory	N/A

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