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UPR - UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF ALL UN MEMBER STATES

 

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations. As one of the main features of the Council, the UPR is designed to ensure equal treatment for every country when their human rights situations are assessed.

 

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.

 

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/NgosNhris.aspx

 

Contributions to UPR documentation by “Other Stakeholders”, including civil society and national human rights institutions

The UPR process provides for the participation of all relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and national human rights institutions (NHRIs). Civil society actors and NHRIs can submit information which can be added to the “other stakeholders” report which is considered during the review. Information they provide can be referred to by any of the States taking part in the interactive discussion during the review at the Working Group meeting. NGOs can attend the UPR Working Group sessions and can make statements at the regular session of the Human Rights Council when the outcome of the State reviews are considered.

Stakeholders should follow the technical guidelines for stakeholders submissions issued by OHCHR, to send written contributions to UPR documentation. Deadlines must be observed.

THE FINAL REPORTS OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP MAY CONTAIN GENDER FOCUSED TEXT THAT CAN BE VERY USEFUL IN NGO ADVOCACY.

 

BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE UPR:

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/BasicFacts.aspx

 

tentative timetable for THE 18th session of the UPR Working group

(27 januARY – 7 FEBRUARY 2014)

First week

 

Monday 27 January

Tuesday 28 January

Wednesday 29 January

Thursday 30 January

Friday 31 January

1st week

9:00–12:30

Review of New Zealand

9:00–12:30

Review of Chile

9:00–12:30

Review of Uruguay

9:00–12:30

Review of Vanuatu

9:00–12:30

Review of Comoros

Distribution of report on New Zealand

Distribution of the report on Chile

14:30–18:00

Review of Afghanistan

14:30–18:00

Review of Viet Nam

14:30–18:00

Review of Yemen

14:30–18:00

Review of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

15:00–18:00

Distribution of the reports on Uruguay and Yemen

Distribution of report on Afghanistan

Distribution of the report on Viet Nam

Adoption of the reports on New Zealand, Afghanistan, Chile, Viet Nam, Uruguay and Yemen

Second week

 

Monday 3 February

Tuesday 4 February

Wednesday 5 February

Thursday 6 February

Friday 7 February

2nd week

9:00–12:30

Review of Slovakia

09:00–12:30

Review of Cyprus

09:00–12:30

Review of Dominican Republic

 

 

 

Distribution of the report on Vanuatu

Distribution of the report on Comoros

Distribution of the report on Slovakia

 

 

14:30–18:00

Review of Eritrea

16:30–18:00

Adoption of the reports on Vanuatu, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Comoros

14:30–18:00

Review of Cambodia

16:30–18:00

Distribution of the report on Cyprus

17:00–18:00

Distribution of the report on Dominican Republic and Cambodia

 

Distribution of the report on The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

 

Distribution of the report on Eritrea

Adoption of the reports on Slovakia, Eritrea and Cyprus

Adoption of the reports on Dominican Republic and Cambodia

 

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/NgosNhris.aspx

 

DEADLINES FOR NGO SUBMISSIONS FOR FUTURE UPR SESSIONS

 

20th session (27 October to 7 November, 2014)

15 March 2014 **new

Italy, El Salvador, Gambia, Bolivia, Fiji, San Marino, Kazakhstan, Angola, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Madagascar, Iraq, Slovenia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina

21st session (Jan/Feb, 2015) - dates to be confirmed

1 June 2014

Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Guinea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Spain, Lesotho, Kenya, Armenia, Guinea-Bissau, Sweden, Grenada, Turkey, Guyana, Kuwait

22nd session (April/May 2015) - dates to be confirmed

1 September 2014

Belarus, Liberia, Malawi, Mongolia, Panama, Maldives, Andorra, Bulgaria, Honduras, United States of America, Marshall Islands, Croatia, Jamaica, Libya

23rd session (October/November, 2015) - dates to be confirmed

1 February 2015

Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, Nauru, Rwanda, Nepal, Saint Lucia, Oman, Austria, Myanmar, Australia, Georgia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe

24th session (Jan/Feb, 2016) - dates to be confirmed

1 June 2015

Namibia, Niger, Mozambique, Estonia, Paraguay, Belgium, Denmark, Palau, Somalia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Latvia, Sierra Leone, Singapore

25th session (April/May 2016) - dates to be confirmed

1 September 2015

Suriname, Greece, Samoa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Ireland

26th session (October/November, 2016) - dates to be confirmed

1 February 2016

Togo, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Iceland, Zimbabwe, Lithuania, Uganda, Timor Leste, Republic of Moldova, Haiti