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The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a new and unique mechanism of the United Nations which started in April 2008 and consists of the review of the human rights practices of all States in the world, once every four years.

You will find on this website useful information on the UPR: States reports; OHCHR summaries and compilations; NGOs submissions; reports of the Working Group; recommendations and their responses; webcasts of each review; press statements by NGOs; analyses of issues; videos; interviews and detailed explanations on how to engage in the process:

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 Next session: Session 13 from 21st May to 4 June 2012

 New documents:

. UPR Info’s Financial Report 2011.

. UPR Info’s Annual Report 2011.

. List of troikas for session 14 (22 October - 5 November 2012).

. List of troikas for session 13 (21 May - 4 June 2012).

. The Cambodian League for the Promotion & Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Two Years After UN Human Rights Review, Cambodia Continues to Ignore Key Recommendations, March 2012.

. The Sexual Rights Initiative and the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Sexual rights & the Universal Periodic Review: A Toolkit for advocates, April 2012.

. Timetable for 14th session (22 October - 5 November 2012) of the UPR Working Group.

. Timetable for 13th session 13 (21 May - 4 June 2012) of the UPR Working Group.

. Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, Analysis of corporal punishment in the first cycle of the UPR, January 2012.

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