According to an AFP news report:

The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana, at the end of his six-day visit there today said that Myanmar/Burma’s human rights situation remains “challenging” and there are very few positive signs of improvement.

“The human rights situation is still challenging. It is difficult for me to affirm that the human rights situation has improved,” Quintana told reporters before flying out from Yangon.

Quintana said he had recommended the “progressive release” of political prisoners held by the military regime when he met Myanmar’s minister for home affairs.

Quintana, who arrived in the Southeast Asian nation on Saturday, said he had met five political prisoners during a four-hour visit to the notorious Insein prison in Yangon. He also met chief justice Aung Toe, he said.

Quintana’s visit is expected to pave the way for a possible trip later in the year by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

Quintana said he planned to return to Myanmar in December.