13/08/2015

UPR reports for Session 22 to be adopted 24-25 September

A draft Programme of work (EN, FR) for the 30th session of the Human Rights Council (14 September - 2 October 2015) was released on 6 August.

The Working Group (WG) Reports of States reviewed during the 22nd UPR session (May 2015) will be adopted from 24 to 25 September 2015. A general debate on the process will then follow.

The WG Reports will be adopted on the following States (in order of review): Belarus; Liberia; Malawi; Mongolia; Panama; Maldives; Andorra; Bulgaria; Honduras; the United States of America; Marshall Islands; Croatia; Jamaica; and Libya.

States under Review are expected to publish in writing their responses to the recommendations received during their review.

NGOs will be given an opportunity to take the floor. The registration on the list of speakers will open on Wednesday, 9 September at 2:00 pm, CET. Read more here.

Photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré