UPR modalities

We have gathered here all the documents related to UPR modalities: resolutions, guidelines, Presidential statements, programmes of work and session calendars.

Resolutions

Resolution A/HRC/RES/16/21 - Review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council: A, C, E, F, R, S
Resolution A/HRC/RES/5/1 - Institutional-building text of the Human Rights Council: A, C, E, F, R, S
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/60/251 creating the Universal Periodic review: A, C, E, F, R, S

Decisions, Technical Guidelines and Modalities

Since the adoption of resolution 60/251, the modalities of the UPR process have evolved following consultations between States and the President of the Human Rights Council. In order to better understand the evolution of such modalities, here is a list of the main documents dealing with the modalities of the UPR:

OHCHR, Guidelines for video statements during UPR Working Group report adoptions at HRC plenary sessions, August 2012.
HRC President, Statement A/HRC/PRST/20/1 - A, C, E, F, R, S, "Reports of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review ", on the word limit for each Working Group reports, July 2012.
OHCHR, Technical guidelines for stakeholders’ written submissions, updated in November 2011.
Decision A/HRC/DEC/17/119 - A, C, E, R, S on the follow up to the Human Rights Council Resolution 16/21 with regard to the Universal Periodic Review.
HRC Secretariat, Proposals for the list of speakers.
HRC Secretariat, Procedure for the list of speakers.
OHCHR, UPR segment in the HRC plenary sessions.
OHCHR, Fact sheet on the UPR: E, F, R, S - November 2008.
HRC President, Statement A/HRC/PRST/9/2, "Follow-up to President’s statement 8/1" on the format of the UPR final outcomes and of the Human Rights Council session reports, 24 September 2008.
OHCHR, "Information Note for NHRIs": E, F, S - 18 August 2008.
OHCHR, "Technical guidelines for the submission of stakeholders’ information": E, R - July 2008.
HRC Secretariat, Note on plenary’s technical modalities, 5 June 2008.
Template for adoption of the Working Groups reports during the plenary of the Human Rights Council (example of Bahrain).
HRC President, Statement A/HRC/PRST/8/1, "Modalities and Practices for the Universal Periodic Review Process": E, R - 9 April 2008.
Non-paper on remaining UPR modalities, submitted by the African, Arab, and OIC groups, 3 April 2008.
HRC Secretariat, Voluntary Fund for Participation at the Universal Periodic Review: E, F, S - 2 April 2008.
HRC President, Proposal on modalities and practices of the UPR, 27 March 2008.
OHCHR, "Information note for other relevant stakeholders": A, E, F, R, S
Human Rights Council, Decision A/HRC/DEC/6/102, "General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic Review": A, E, F, R, S - 27 September 2007.
OHCHR, Graphic on the UPR process.

Troika

Troika members for session 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17.

President’s document A/HRC/OM/L.1 on the role of the Troika of 28 February 2008.

Timetables UPR sessions

Timetable for Session 17 (21 October - 1 November 2013)
Timetable for Session 16 (22 April - 3 May 2013)
Timetable for Session 15 (21 January - 1 February 2013)
Timetable for Session 14 (22 October - 5 November 2012)
Timetable for Session 13 (21 May - 4 June 2012)
Timetable for Session 12 (3-13 October 2011)
Timetable for Session 11 (2-11 May 2011)
Timetable for Session 10 (24 January - 2 February 2011)
Timetable for Session 9 (22 November - 3 December 2010)
Timetable for Session 8 (3-14 May 2010)
Timetable for Session 7 (8-19 February 2010)
Timetable for session 6 (30 November - 11 December 2009)
Timetable for session 5 (4-15 May 2009)
Timetable for session 4 (2-13 February 2009)
Timetable for session 3 (1-15 December 2008)
Timetable for session 2 (5-19 May 2008)
Timetable for session 1 (7-18 April 2008)

Full second cycle 2012-2016
Full first cycle 2008 - 2011

Programmes of Work of Human Rights Council sessions

Programme of Work of the 23rd session (27 May - 14 June 2013).
Programme of Work of the 22nd session
Programme of Work of the 21st session
Programme of Work of the 19th session
Programme of Work of the 18th session
Programme of Work of the 17th session
Programme of Work of the 16th session
Programme of Work of the 15th session
Programme of Work of the 14th session
Programme of Work of the 13th session
Programme of Work of the 12th session
Programme of Work of the 11th session
Programme of Work of the 10th session
Programme of Work of the 8th session

Calendar of meetings for the year

Calendar of meetings for 2013
Calendar of meetings for 2012
Calendar of meetings for 2011
Calendar of meetings for 2010
Calendar of meetings for 2009
Calendar of meetings for 2008

HRC session reports

A/HRC/8/52 - E : Report of the eight HRC session containing UPR plenary session 1 and 2
A/HRC/10/29 - E : Report of the tenth HRC session containing UPR plenary session 3
A/HRC/11/37 - A, C, E, F, R, S : Report of the eleventh HRC session containing UPR plenary session 4
A/HRC/12/L.10 - E : Report of the twelfht HRC session containing UPR plenary session 5
A/HRC/13/L.10 - E : Report of the thirteenfht HRC session containing UPR plenary session 6
A/HRC/14/L.10 - E : Report of the fourteenfht HRC session containing UPR plenary session 7
A/H/15/L.10 - E : Report of the fifteenfht HRC session containing UPR plenary session 8
A/H/16/L.41 - E : Report of the sixteenfht HRC session containing UPR plenary session 9
A/H/17/L.30 - E : Report of the seventeenfht HRC session containing UPR plenary session 10
A/H/18/2 - E : Report of the eighteenfht HRC session containing UPR plenary session 11
A/H/19/2 - E : Report of the nineteenfht HRC session containing UPR plenary session 12
A/H/21/2 - E : Report of the twenty-first HRC session containing UPR plenary session 13