The Commissioner
regularly conducts visits to help raise the standards of human rights
protection in all Council of Europe member
states, in accordance with his mandate.
Visits aim at pursuing a direct dialogue with the authorities and
looking into one or several specific issues. After the visit, a
report may be published, containing conclusions
and relevant recommendations to help redress shortcomings.
In 2008, the full cycle of broad-ranging assessment visits was
completed. All 47 member states have now been visited for the purpose of
a comprehensive human rights appraisal.
The Commissioner is currently carrying out more targeted country visits,
leading to shorter reports, focused on specific topics and published not
long after the visit. Some of these reports may relate to crisis
situations and human rights in conflict areas.. The Commissioner is also
enhancing the Office’s ability to react rapidly to developments which
may affect human rights in member states.
The Commissioner has made public some of the correspondence that was
prepared for the attention of governments or government ministers
following official missions.
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