Country visits to India by UN Special Procedures

The following mission reports have been been prepared by Special Rapporteurs after their country visits to India (on invitation by the government):

SR on freedom of religion and belief, March 2008: Report (A/HRC/10/8/Add.3). The Special Rapporteur expresses concern about the eruption of communal violence in the states of Orissa and Gujarat, and appeals to the authorities to step up efforts to prevent communal violence and sanction impunity of communalized police forces at the state level.
SR on right to health, Nov-Dec 2007: Report (A/HRC/7/11/Add.4). The mission focused on the issue of maternal mortality with a view to understanding the steps taken by India to reduce this phenomenon. The SR expresses concern about the national registration system and the working conditions of health workers.
SR on the right to food, August 2005: Report (E/CN.4/2006/44/Add.2). The report contains several references to the link between caste-based discrimination and chronic undernourishment, malnutrition and starvation deaths in India.