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The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) that emerged from the 2005 UN reform process. [1] Commonly referred to as the UPR, it was established by General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 3 April 2006, the UPR periodically examines the human rights performance of all 193 UN Member States. [2]
An important component of the Council consists of a periodic review of all 193 UN member states, called the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). [52] The mechanism is based on reports coming from different sources, one of them being contributions from non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Each country's situation will be examined during a three ...
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a state monitoring mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). It was established by General Assembly resolution 60/251 [1] in 2006 to periodically review the protection and promotion of human rights in each of the 193 United Nations (UN) Member States. [2]
Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council; Unconditional positive regard, one of the three core conditions of "person-centered therapy" Utah Public Radio, a radio station, part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Utah State University
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a process through which the human rights records of United Nations member states are reviewed by the Human Rights Council. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights states that the aim of the process is "to improve the human rights situation in all countries and address human rights violations ...
UPR Info is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) headquartered in Switzerland. The organisation main goal is to raise awareness and provide see capacity-building tools to the different actors of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, such as United Nations Member States, NGOs, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) and civil society actors.
The ICCPR states the basic rules for the membership of the Human Rights Committee. Article 28 of the ICCPR states that the Committee is composed of 18 members from states parties to the ICCPR, "who shall be persons of high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights", with consideration "to the usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience."
Bertrand G. Ramcharan of Guyana, a former United Nations official who once held functional diplomatic status, was from 2011 to 2015 President of UPR Info, [1] an NGO working to promote and strengthen the Universal Periodic Review.