WUNRN
THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW (UPR) 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.
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SEARCH FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC
REPORTS BY COUNTRIES/SESSIONS:
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CALENDAR FOR COUNTRY UPR
REVIEWS IN SECOND CYCLE: 2012 - 2016
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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.
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DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF UPR
INFORMATION - CHECK FOR UPDATES
The DEADLINE dates for UPR stakeholder
submissions (as from NGO's and inter-governmental programs)are now as
follows:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/NgosNhris.aspx
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17th session (October/November, 2013) |
4 March 2013 *date confirmed |
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, China, Nigeria, Mexico, Mauritius, Jordan |
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11 March 2013 *date confirmed |
Malaysia, Central African Republic, Monaco, Belize, Chad, Congo, Malta |
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18th session (Jan/Feb, 2014) |
8 July 2013 |
New Zealand, Afghanistan, Chile, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Yemen, Vanuatu |
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15 July 2013 |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Comoros, Slovakia, Eritrea, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Cambodia |
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19th session (May/June, 2014) |
1 October 2013 |
Norway, Albania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Portugal, Bhutan, Dominica |
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1 October 2013 |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Brunei Darussalam, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Qatar, Nicaragua |
Important
note:
all UPR submissions must be submitted and received by email not later than the
day of the given deadline (11:59 p.m.). Late submissions will not be
considered.
How
to participate in a session of the Working Group?
NGOs in
consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council
(ECOSOC) can be accredited to participate in the session of the Working Group
as Observers.
Economic
and Social Council resolution 1996/31 of July 1996.
Check your NGO in the ECOSOC NGO database.
For information on how your NGO can apply for ECOSOC
consultative status.
Quick
links
1.
NGO Information meetings: As Observers, NGOs
are able to observe the proceedings without making oral or written statements
at session of the Working Group, though may organize Information Meetings on
the UPR process, with a view to sharing information and best
practices. [Deadline: 7
January 2013]
2.
A Practical Guide for Civil Society: Information about
accreditation, attending the session, access to the public gallery, requesting
a room for an Information Meeting, documentation and resources, participation
in general, as well as Guidelines for Stakeholders Submissions [Download: A | E | F | R | S]
The Working
Group’s sessions are broadcast live on an OHCHR webcast.
1. In accordance with the Human Rights
Council resolution 5/1 (18 June 2007), resolution 16/21 (25 March 2011) and
decision 17/119 (17 June 2011), the Review will be based on three documents,
one of which is the national report prepared by the State concerned. Deadlines for States to submit the
national report (to be submitted to the following email: uprstates@ohchr.org) which should not
exceed 10,700 words, shall be officially communicated by the HRC Secretariat to
the State concerned, indicatively 12 weeks before the session during which the review will take
place (National reports not submitted within established deadlines will not be
translated in the six official languages of the United Nations). For national
reports deadlines, see Calendar
of reviews for the 2nd cycle (2012 to 2016), available in http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMain.aspx