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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 April 2008, the following 60 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  
Austria  
Armenia  
Belgium March 2001
Brazil  
Bulgaria March 2001
Canada April 1999
Colombia (17 March 2003)
Costa Rica  
Croatia (13 March 2003)
Cyprus March 2001
Czech Republic September 2000
Denmark March 2001
Ecuador (9 January 2003)
Estonia March 2001
Finland April 2001
France  
Germany  
Greece 2001
Ghana  
Guatemala April 2001
Hungary March 2001
Iceland September 2000
Ireland  
Islamic Republic of Iran  
Italy  
Latvia March 2001
Jordan  
Liechtenstein (21 January 2003)
Lithuania March 2001
Luxembourg  
Maldives April 2006
Malta March 2001
Mexico March 2001
Mongolia (9 April 2004)
Montenegro (11 October 2005)
Netherlands April 2001
New Zealand (3 February 2004)
Nicaragua  
Norway March 1999
Paraguay (17 March 2003)
Peru  
Poland March 2001
Portugal  
Republic of Korea March 2008
Romania March 2001
San Marino (3 April 2003)
Serbia (11 October 2005)
Sierra Leone (7 April 2003)
Slovakia March 2001
Slovenia March 2001
South Africa (17 July 2003)
Spain  
Sweden  
Switzerland  
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (13 October 2004)
Turkey March 2001
Ukraine June 2006
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland March 2001
Uruguay (18 March 2005)
 
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