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Implementation of Treaty Bodies’ Recommendations: What Lessons Can We Learn from the UPR?
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has produced a number of new initiatives at national level to implement recommendations aimed at improving human rights enjoyment. Valuable lessons can be drawn from this practice and can be applied to the work of the Treaty Body (TB) SystemPress Release
As part of UPR Info’s strategy for the second phase of its In-country programme (ICP), UPR Info has decided, as directed by its Board, to close UPR Info Africa office based in Nairobi. This step has been taken to reflect an organizational change of strategy that will ensure the sustainability and national ownership of UPR activities and allow us to strengthen partnerships with governments, national human rights institutions, parliaments and civil society organisations.35th session of the Universal Periodic Review
The thirty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 20 to 31 January during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism.
The call for applications is now open for Pre-Sessions 36!
