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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 May 2009, the following 64 countries 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
Argentina December 2002
Australia August 2008
Austria  
Armenia April 2006
Belgium March 2001
Brazil  
Bulgaria March 2001
Canada April 1999
Chile May 2009
Colombia March 2003
Costa Rica  
Croatia March 2003
Cyprus March 2001
Czech Republic September 2000
Denmark March 2001
Ecuador January 2003
Estonia March 2001
Finland April 2001
France  
Germany  
Greece 2001
Ghana April 2006
Guatemala April 2001
Hungary March 2001
Iceland September 2000
Ireland  
Islamic Republic of Iran  
Italy  
Latvia March 2001
Jordan April 2006
Liechtenstein January 2003
Lithuania March 2001
Luxembourg  
Maldives May 2006
Malta March 2001
Mexico March 2001
Monaco October 2008
Mongolia March 2004
Montenegro October 2005
Netherlands April 2001
New Zealand February 2004
Nicaragua  
Norway March 1999
Paraguay March 2003
Peru  
Poland March 2001
Portugal  
Republic of Korea March 2008
Romania March 2001
San Marino April 2003
Serbia October 2005
Sierra Leone April 2003
Slovakia March 2001
Slovenia 2002
South Africa July 2003
Spain  
Sweden  
Switzerland April 2002
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia October 2004
Turkey March 2001
Ukraine June 2006
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland March 2001
Uruguay March 2005
Zambia July 2008
 
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