UPR session 15 to be held from 21 January to 1 February 2013

The Office of the High Commissioner recently published the dates of the 15th session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group. The session will be held form 21st January to 1st February 2013.

The countries to be reviewed are, in this order: France, Tonga, Romania, Mali, Botswana, Bahamas, Burundi, Luxembourg, Barbados, Montenegro, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Liechtenstein, and Serbia.

The deadlines for the submissions of stakeholders’ information are:

 9 July 2012: Bahamas, Botswana, Burundi, France, Mali, Romania, and Tonga.

 16 July 2012: Barbados, Israel, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Serbia, and United Arab Emirates.