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Next review: 2025
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Timeline for UPR engagement in the current cycle

Review phasei
Close
From the date of the Working Group session until the Adoption outcome report (approximately 4- 6 months)
Follow up phasei
Close
Approximately 3 years starting from the Adoption of the outcome reports
National consultations and drafting phasei
Close
1 year before the next Working Group
Advocacy phasei
Close
From the submission of Other Stakeholders reports until Working group session (approximately 7 months).
UPR Working Group
20-01-2020
Adoption outcome report
07-2020
Stakeholders report deadline
11-10-2024
National report deadline
01-02-2025
Pre session
01-02-2025
UPR Working Group
01-05-2025

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A_HRC_WG.6_35_KWT_1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Annex National report

A_HRC_WG 6_35_KWT_1 Annex
EN
EN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A_HRC_WG.6_35_KWT_2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A_HRC_WG.6_35_KWT_2 Annex
EN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A_HRC_WG.6_35_KWT_3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

Civil society and other submissions

Pre-Session 35 - Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and Women’s Refugee Commission - STMT
EN
Pre-Session 35 - International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) - PPT
EN
Pre-Session 35 - International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) - STMT
EN
Pre-Session 35 - Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and Women’s Refugee Commission - PPT
EN
Pre-Session 35 - International Council Supporting Fair Trial & Human Rights (ICSFT) - PPT
EN
Pre-Session 35 - International Council Supporting Fair Trial & Human Rights (ICSFT) - STMT
EN
Pre-Session 35 - Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture - STMT
EN
Pre-Session 35 - Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture - PPT
EN

NHRI submissions

NHRD - NATIONAL DIWAN HUMAN RIGHTS
AR

NGO submissions

ADHRB - Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain
EN
AIPD - The International Alliance for Peace and Development
EN
Alkarama - Alkarama Foundation
EN
ESFA - End Statelessness Foundation (Australia)
EN
EN
GICJ - Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ)
EN
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
IADL - International Association of Democratic Lawyers
EN
ICAN - International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
EN
ICSFT - International Council Supporting Fair Trial and Human Rights
EN
IFOR - International Fellowship of Reconciliation
EN
JAI - Just Atonement Inc.
EN
JS01 - Joint Submission 01
EN
EN
JS02 - Joint Submission 02
EN
JS03 - Joint Submission 03
EN
JS04 - Joint Submission 04
EN
JS05 - Joint Submission 05
EN
EN
JS06 - Joint Submission 06
EN
JS07 - Joint Submission 07
EN
KABEHR - The Kuwaiti Association of the Basic Evaluators of Human Rights
EN
KBNTR - Kuwait Bedoon Non-tribal Representatives
EN
KWHR - Kuwait Society for Human Rights
EN
MAAT - Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights
EN
NPWJ - Non c'è pace senza giustizia - No Peace Without Justice
EN
wppikw - women peace pioneers initiative
EN
AR

Annex NGO submissions

ESFA - End Statelessness Foundation (Australia)
EN
JS01 - Joint Submission 01
EN
JS05 - Joint Submission 05
EN

Other submissions

Boks bbs - Boks stateless bedoon of Kuwait
EN
KBCT - Kuwaiti Bedoun Community in Turkey
AR
KBM - Kuwaiti Bedoons Movements
EN
SLF - support law firm
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working Group
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/35/L.14
EN

Follow-up

Miscellaneous documents

Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 3rd Cycle
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/21/KWT/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/21/KWT/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/21/KWT/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NGO submissions

AKSW - Association of Social Workers
EN
AR
Alkarama - Alkarama Foundation
EN
FR
AR
Alkarama - Alkarama Foundation - Annex
EN
FOHR - Freedom Organization for Human Rights
EN
AR
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1
EN
AR
JS1 - Joint Submission 1 - Annex
EN
JS2 - Joint Submission 2
EN
AR
JS3 - Joint Submission 3
EN
JS4 - Joint Submission 4
EN
KABEHR - The Kuwaiti Association of the Basic Evaluators of Human Rights
EN
AR
KSARD - Kuwait Society of Anti Racial Discrimination
AR
KWHR - Kuwait Society for Human Rights
EN
AR
KWHR - Kuwait Society for Human Rights - Annex
EN
NCV - National Committee of Monitoring Violations
EN
NSPC - National Society for Protection of Children
EN
Q8Citizens - Kuwaiti citizens: The national initiative to solve the Bedoun issue
EN
AR
Rawasi - Rawasi (National Association of Familial Security)
EN
AR
RSF-RWB - Reporters Without Borders International
EN
FR

Annex NGO submissions

Alkarama - Alkarama Foundation - Annex
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1 - Annex
EN
KWHR - Kuwait Society for Human Rights - Annex
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
EN
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/21/L.14
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/29/17
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/29/17/Add.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Kuwait
AR

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Africa Culture International
FR
Al Salam Foundation
AR
Amnesty International
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
Indian Council of South America
EN
International Lesbian and Gay Association
EN
International Service for Human Rights
EN
Joint Statement African Development Association
FR
OCAPROCE
FR
Verein Sudwind Entwicklungspolitik
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/8/KWT/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/8/KWT/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/8/KWT/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NGO submissions

AHR - Alkarama for Human Rights
EN
ARCI & ILGA - ARC International and International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
EN
ECLJ - European Center for Law and Justice
EN
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
IRPP - Institute on Religion and Public Policy
EN
KAEHR - Kuwaiti Association for basic Evaluators of Human Rights
EN
KWHR - Kuwait Society for Human Rights
AR
ODVV - Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
EN
RI - Refugees International
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/8/L.14
EN

Questions written in advance

Advanced written questions
EN
EN
EN

Questions written in advance additional

Advanced written questions
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/15/15
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/15/15/Add.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/15/15/Add.1 - Annex 1
AR

Annex Addendum

A/HRC/15/15/Add.1 - Annex 1
AR

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/15/60: Report of the Human Rights Council on its fifteenth session
EN

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by Kuwait
AR

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Action internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs
FR
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
EN
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
EN
Human Rights Information and Training Center
AR
Human Rights Watch
EN
International Committee for the Respect and Application of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
FR
Refugees International
EN
Sudwind
EN

Written statements by other stakeholders (adoption)

Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
EN

Follow-up

Mid-term Implementation Assessment

UPR Info's Mid-term implementation Assessment
EN

News

Related documents

A/HRC/WG.6/8/KWT/2 (AR)
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (EN)
A/HRC/WG.6/21/KWT/3 (FR)
JS2 - Joint Submission 2 (AR)