International Partnership for Human Rights has co-signed a statement expressing concern about attempts to undermine the Universal Periodic Review, a key UN human rights review mechanism. The statement was initiated by the Geneva-based NGO UPR Info and is supported by 76 other NGOs. It was delivered on 10 June 2013 at the current session of the UN Human Rights Council.
The text of the statement is available here.
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On the topic of the Universal Periodic Review, see also:
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