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Standing Invitations

A standing invitation is an open invitation extended by a Government to all thematic special procedures. By extending a standing invitation States announce that they will always accept requests to visit from all special procedures. As of 15 September 2011, the following 89 States have extended a standing invitation to thematic procedures.

Countries having extended a standing invitation to Special Procedures

County	Dates in which the invitation was extended
Albania	2 December 2009
Argentina	3 December 2002
Australia	7 August 2008
Austria
Andorra	3 November 2010
Armenia	April 2006
Belgium	March 2001
Bolivia	10 February 2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7 May 2010
Brazil
Bulgaria	March 2001
Canada	April 1999
Chile	12 May 2009
Colombia	17 March 2003
Costa Rica
Croatia	13 March 2003
Cyprus	March 2001
Czech Republic	September 2000
Denmark	March 2001
Ecuador	9 January 2003
El Salvador	9 February 2010
Estonia	March 2001
Finland	April 2001
France	26 March 2002
Georgia	30 March 2010
Germany
Ghana	21 April 2006
Greece	2001
Guatemala	April 2001
Guinea-Bissau	7 May 2010
Honduras	12 May 2010
Hungary	March 2001
Iceland	September 2000
India	14 September 2011
Iraq	16 February 2010
Ireland
Islamic Republic of Iran
Italy
Latvia	March 2001
Japan	1 March 2011
Jordan	20 April 2006
Kazakhstan	28 July 2009
Kuwait	12 May 2010
Lebanon	17 March 2011
Liechtenstein	21 January 2003
Lithuania	March 2001
Luxembourg
Madagascar	26 August 2011
Maldives	2 May 2006
Malta	March 2001
Marshall Islands	4 March 2011
Mexico	March 2001
Moldova (Republic of)	2 June 2010
Monaco	22 October 2008
Mongolia	9 April 2004
Montenegro	11 October 2005
Nauru	30 May 2011
Netherlands	April 2001
New Zealand	3 February 2004
Nicaragua	26 April 2006
Norway	26 March 1999
Palau	3 May 2011
Panama	14 March 2011
Papua New Guinea	11 May 2011
Paraguay	28 March 2003
Peru
Poland	March 2001
Portugal
Qatar	1 June 2010
Republic of Korea	3 March 2008
Romania	March 2001
Rwanda	27 June 2011
San Marino	3 April 2003
Serbia	11 October 2005
Sierra Leone	7 April 2003
Slovakia	March 2001
Slovenia	2002
South Africa	17 July 2003
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland	April 2002
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	13 October 2004
Turkey	March 2001
Tunisia	28 February 2011
Ukraine	23 June 2006
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	March 2001
Uruguay	18 March 2005
Vanuatu	12 May 2009
Zambia	16 July 2008

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