“Universal Periodic Review” (UPR) – a procedure during which each country must report under the United Nations as it adheres to human rights and freedoms – and receive critical assessment of its report.
Since 15 march 2006 UPR was established as a mechanism created to follow the resolutions of the General Assembly. Each country passes through the Universal Periodic Review once in every 4 years.
During the review on General Assembly each country presents its report on the human rights situation. Human rights activists, in their turn, provide a so-called “shadow report”.
On Wednesday, August 8, at 12.00, UHHRU press conference entitled Civil and political rights. Is...
06 August 2018
Considering importance of fulfilment by Ukraine of its international obligations under the International Covenant on...
03 August 2018
Within the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council, the UN gave...
22 November 2017
On November 14, an information meeting on the preparation of a universal periodic review in...
15 November 2017
On April 19, 2017, in the office of DEC-place, representatives of human rights organizations presented...
24 April 2017
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a procedure, during which each country reports about human...
03 April 2017
The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union as coordinator of the Coalition of Non-governmental Human Rights...
16 February 2017