The Special Rapporteur is mandated to conduct official visits to States. These visits provide an opportunity to examine in detail the enjoyment of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, to identify any problems and to make recommendations on how these could be resolved. The visits are intended to provide an independent and impartial assessment, for use by all actors on the ground.
The Special Rapporteur presents his final observations and recommendations in a country report to the Human Rights Council, and may undertake follow-up to issues raised during the visit as necessary. The report is initially shared with the government of the country visited, before being submitted to the Human Rights Council and made public.
