UPR modalities

 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

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, Technical guidelines for stakeholders’ written submissions, updated in November 2011.
 Decision A/HRC/DEC/17/119 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 members for session 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

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

 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 (May 4-15 2009)
 Timetable for session 4 (February 2-13 2009)
 Timetable for session 3 (December 1-15 2008)
 Timetable for session 2 (May 5-19 2008)
 Timetable for session 1 (April 7-18 2008)

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

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

 Timetable for session 5.

 A/HRC/10/29: Report of the tenth HRC session containing UPR plenary session 3.
 A/HRC/8/52: Report of the eight HRC session containing UPR plenary session 1 and 2.