WUNRN
THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF
COUNTRIES IS AN
IMPORTANT MECHANISM/OPPORTUNITY FOR NGO'S TO
REVIEW GENDER COMPONENTS OF
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY UPR REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS.
THE FINAL REPORTS OF THE UNIVERSAL
PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP MAY CONTAIN GENDER FOCUSED TEXT THAT CAN BE
VERY
USEFUL IN NGO ADVOCACY.
SHADOW REPORTS PRESENTED DURING THE
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW CAN BE HIGHLY INFORMATIVE.
A SHADOW-ALTERNATIVE REPORT MAY BE
SUBMITTED BY NGO'S ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES AND DEADLINES. Check at:
The deadline for submission of
contributions for the third UPR session (scheduled from 1 to 12 December 2008)
has been set at 14 July 2008.
Full information on countries to be
reviewed at all sessions of UPR Cycle:
UPR Information for NGO's:
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SEARCH FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC
REPORTS BY GOVERNMENTS
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OUTCOME OF FIRST UNIVERSAL PERIODIC
REVIEW OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - WORKING GROUP REPORTS OF COUNTRIES:
1. To access the UPR portal, go to: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/
2. Click on Human Rights Council
Extranet Page - Log in:
User Name: hrc
extranet
Password:
1session
3. Then click to Universal Periodic
Review
4. Next click on 1st Session (at the
top left hand corner of the page)
5. Then click on the country which
you choose to read the report, and at the bottom,
click the link to
the Report of the Working Group
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The Universal
Periodic Review: Equality and Effectiveness
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process has gained new momentum with the completion of its second session, held in Geneva from 5 to 19 May. The two-week meeting, which included dialogue between countries, reviewed the human-rights records of 16 States. The UPR
was established in 2007 by the Human Rights Council to evaluate, on the basis
of objective and reliable information, if States were fulfilling their human
rights obligations and commitments. ____________________________________________________________ http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMain.aspx Information for NGO's: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/NoteNGO.aspx United Nations
Universal Periodic Review
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