Following his visit, the Special Rapporteur shared his initial observations with the Japanese Government.

19. Calls upon States to give serious consideration to responding favourably to requests by the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries

Information was also provided on the visit by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, his recommendations and activities undertaken.

They called for support from the United Nations and for the Government to agree to a visit by the Special Rapporteur on the right to education.

The Special Rapporteur's visit took place in excellent conditions owing to the openness and full cooperation of the Japanese authorities, NGOs and the communities concerned.

16. Expresses its appreciation to those Governments that have invited the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries, asks them to examine carefully the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur, invites them to inform the Special Rapporteur of the actions taken on those recommendations, and requests other Governments to cooperate in a similar way

48. Calls upon States to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur and to give serious consideration to his requests to visit their countries so as to enable him to fulfil his mandate fully and effectively

48. Calls upon States to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur and to give serious consideration to his requests to visit their countries so as to enable him to fulfil his mandate fully and effectively

12. Calls upon all States to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur and to give serious consideration to his requests to visit their countries so as to enable him to fulfil his mandate fully and effectively

With respect to the situation of the judiciary in Ecuador, the Special Rapporteur's visits revealed the chronic weakness of the country's institutions and the serious obstacles to rectifying it.

(k) Invite the Special Rapporteur and other mechanisms, as appropriate, to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to take stock of the human rights situation and recommend reforms

As mentioned earlier, the Special Rapporteur intends to visit Ecuador again so that he may provide the General Assembly with current information regarding the follow up of his recommendations.

However, it must be pointed out that an official visit of the United Nations Special Rapporteur, undertaken at the express invitation of a Government, is clearly an exceptional event.

47. Calls upon States to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur and to give serious consideration to his requests to visit their countries so as to enable him to fulfil his mandate fully and effectively

13. Encourages Governments to give serious consideration to inviting the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries so as to enable him to fulfil his mandate even more effectively

11. Encourages Governments to give serious consideration to inviting the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries so as to enable him to fulfil his mandate even more effectively

In the same resolution, the General Assembly called upon States to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur and to give serious consideration to his requests to visit their countries so as to enable him to fulfil his mandate fully and effectively.

Prior to his visit, his team travelled to Chiang Mai and Mae Sot, Thailand, to meet with academics as well as non governmental organizations and representatives of the diplomatic community.

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Mr. Al Enezi (Kuwait) said that he regretted that for security reasons the Special Rapporteur had not been able to visit Iraq and noted that the problem of the prisoners was one of the issues that he had been instructed to examine.

32. Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in his task, to supply all necessary information requested by him and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable him to fulfil his mandate more effectively

24. Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in his task, to supply all necessary information requested by him and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable him to fulfil his mandate more effectively

28. Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in his task, to supply all necessary information requested by him and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable him to fulfil his mandate more effectively

Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in his task, to supply all necessary information requested by him and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable him to fulfil his mandate more effectively

Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in his task, to supply all necessary information requested by him and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the Special Rapporteur's requests to visit their countries, so as to enable him to fulfil his mandate even more effectively

Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in his task, to supply all necessary information requested by him and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the Special Rapporteur's requests to visit their countries, so as to enable him to fulfil his mandate even more effectively

(e) The fact that the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and the former Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Myanmar have been unable to visit the country for almost three years, despite repeated requests

President Gul s visit does mark a watershed either as a failure to make history, or as the beginning of a new era.

Visit to Somaliland

Visit to Puntland

Mr. van Boven (Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment), replying to the representative of the Netherlands, said that it was rare for a country to refuse outright to receive a visit by a special rapporteur.

Concerning question 10, Mr. Sharafutdinov (Uzbekistan) said that following the Special Rapporteur's visit to Uzbekistan, the latter's recommendations on the question of torture had been used as a basis for drafting human rights legislation and governmental decisions.

The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions had visited Nepal in 2000 and invitations had been extended to the Special Rapporteur on torture and the Chairman of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, whose visit was expected by the end of 2004.

You are to see a doctor at once.

My hobby is visiting old temples.

One of the family members, Yasser al Ayaf, tweeted his encounter

Akihito s travel schedule contrasts sharply with that of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

In essence, it describes the Special Rapporteur's activities in 2005, one of the most important of which was his mission to Ecuador to follow up on the recommendations made during an earlier visit to the country.

Is this your first visit?

I'm going to go visit my uncle tomorrow.

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I am revisiting my country, my past, my childhood.

Visit by Head of State

He is on a state visit. We took him on a visit to Yad Vashem, we took him to the children's memorial he was extremely moved.

(b) The fact that the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar as well as the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Myanmar have been unable to visit the country for more than a year, despite repeated requests