WUNRN
SUBMISSION OF NGO “SHADOW REPORTS” FOR THE UNIVERSAL
PERIODIC REVIEW OF A COUNTRY MAY HIGHLIGHT AND DRAW IMPORTANT ATTENTION TO
SPECIFIC GENDER RIGHTS ISSUES.
THE FINAL REPORTS OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP MAY CONTAIN GENDER-FOCUSED TEXT THAT CAN BE VERY USEFUL IN NGO ADVOCACY.
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMain.aspx
Universal Periodic Review of 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 UPR was created through the UN General Assembly on 15 March
2006 by resolution 60/251,
which established the Human Rights Council itself. It is a cooperative process
which, by October 2011, has reviewed the human rights records of all 193 UN
Member States. Currently, no other universal mechanism of this kind exists. The
UPR is one of the key elements of the Council which reminds States of their
responsibility to fully respect and implement all human rights and fundamental
freedoms. The ultimate aim of this mechanism is to improve the human rights
situation in all countries and address human rights violations wherever they
occur.
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http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/NgosNhris.aspx
Contributions and Participation of "Other
Stakeholders" in the UPR (Last Update: 17 March 2015)
Through
the Universal Periodic Review, the Human Rights Council will review, on a
periodic basis, the fulfilment by each of the 193 United Nations Member States
of their human rights obligations and commitments.
A review
of a State is based on a national report prepared by the State under review; a
compilation of United Nations information on the State under review prepared by
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR);
and a summary of information submitted by other stakeholders (including civil
society actors), also prepared by OHCHR.
The review
itself takes place in Geneva in a session of the Working Group on the UPR,
which is composed of the 47 member States of the Human Rights Council. The
review takes the form of an interactive dialogue between the State under review
and the member and observer States of the Council. At the end of each review,
the Working Group adopts an outcome document, which is subsequently considered
and adopted by the Human Rights Council at a later session.
(a)
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.
Additional
Technical
guidelines for the submission of information by national human rights
institutions (PDF) have also been issued by OHCHR.
Stakeholders’
submissions should be sent through the "On-line UPR submissions
registration system" to register contributions for the UPR
documentation from UN entities and stakeholders available (as of 4 March
2013) in the following link: https://uprdoc.ohchr.org
and according to the deadlines below. Stakeholders should follow the Guidelines for the
Use of the On-Line UPR Submissions Registration System".
Important note: all UPR submissions must be submitted and
received (through the On-line system for registration of
contributions) not later than the day of the given deadline (11:59 p.m.).
Late submissions will not be considered. Should organizations encounter
technical problems using the new system, please contact the UPR Submissions
Helpdesk through the following email address: uprsubmissions@ohchr.org.
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25th
session (April/May 2016) |
21
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 |
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26th
session (October/November, 2016) |
21 March
2016 |
Togo,
Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Iceland, Zimbabwe,
Lithuania, Uganda, Timor Leste, Republic of Moldova, Haiti, South Sudan |
UPR DOCUMENTATION – SEARCH BY COUNTRY - http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/Documentation.aspx
Scroll Down Website and Enter Country Name of Choice
EXAMPLE OF UPR SPECIFIC COUNTRY DOCUMENTATION – EXAMPLE OF KENYA
Go FIRST to Website Link and then Click on Documents of Choice: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/KESession21.aspx
For first cycle reports of Kenya, please see here Only contributions submitted in one of the United Nations
official languages are admissible and posted on this webpage Date
of consideration: Thursday 22 January 2015, 09:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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