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33rd UPR Session of the UPR Working Group

The 33rd session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 6 to 17 May 2019.

The group of States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during this session are (in order of scheduled review): Norway, Albania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Portugal, Bhutan, Dominica, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Quatar and Nicaragua.

Check the timetable here.

The final outcome of the 33rd session will be adopted by the plenary of the Human Rights Council at its 42nd regular session taking place in Geneva in September 2019.

UPR Info wins the 2019 Democracy and Human Rights Prize

Wednesday, March 27 2019, Brussels: We are excited to announce that the 2019 Democracy and Human Rights Prize has just been awarded to UPR Info by the jury of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels Parliament, recognizing UPR Info’s action in favor of democracy.

This prize is awarded to one organization or institution every year selected by the FWB Parliament and a jury composed of the President of the Parliament, the members of the Bureau, and the presidents of the recognized political groups, who choose groups with specific achievements in the francophone world promoting peace, democracy, and human rights.

Who we are

UPR Info is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Geneva with a regional office in Nairobi. It aims to raise awareness of the Universal Periodic Review and to provide capacity-building tools to all stakeholders, such as UN Member States, NHRIs, parliamentarians, civil society, media, and academics.

UPR Info has five focus areas:
 

  • Capacity Building: UPR Info is a centre of excellence for the UPR, and seeks to share its expertise with all UPR stakeholders. In addition to training workshops and publications, UPR Info provides world-wide access to the UPR mechanism through its website. 

  • Awareness-raising: UPR Info works to raise awareness about the UPR and contributes through policy dialogue to strengthen the UPR mechanism.

  • Pre-sessions: UPR Info’s Pre-sessions provide CSOs with a strategic advocacy platform to address the human rights issues affecting their country. This programme ensures all human rights issues, and voices of marginalised groups, are discussed prior to the review in Geneva. The Pre-sessions bring CSOs, NHRIs and Recommending States together to influence the recommendations that will be made at the subsequent UPR Working Group Session.

  • UPR Info’s Database of Recommendations holds all UPR recommendations and provides analysis tools and statistics to enhance the monitoring of implementation.
     
  • In-country Programme: UPR Info works at the national level in selected partner countries to support domestic actors' engagement in the UPR. The programme contributes to creating and enabling UPR frameworks consisting of: robust national human rights follow-up systems; nationwide civil society UPR coalitions; and meaningful partnerships between CSOs, NHRIs and the government. Specifically, the programme is comprised of five interlinked steps, offering a unique opportunity for participants to enhance their knowledge about the UPR, and to create a strategy on the implementation of recommendations issued at the UPR. Each step is carefully designed in close cooperation with national partners to address concrete needs at national level. It fosters a collaborative and inclusive approach between all UPR stakeholders.