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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.
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The Universal Periodic Review: Do Civil Society Organization-Suggested Recommendations Matter?
Direct Link to Full 16-Page 2013
Publication:
The UPR is
a process through which human rights policies are recommended by UN member
states to the state under review. As a new element, Civil Society Organizations
(CSOs) can submit their own views. This paper shows the considerable extent to
which official UPR state recommendations do in fact reflect perspectives and
topics addressed in recommendations of CSOs. While these findings do not prove
that CSO recommendations generate state recommendations, they do show that at
least state recommendations encompass CSO recommendations to a significant
extent. In general, the research suggests that CSO engagement in the UPR
process is worthwhile and should be accentuated.