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Next review: 2027
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Timeline for UPR engagement in the current cycle

Please note that the official calendar for the 5th UPR cycle has not yet been published by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and that the dates in the timeline below are indicative. The UPR Working Group might take place in April-May 2027 or November 2027.

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
07-11-2022
Adoption outcome report
03-2023
Stakeholders report deadline
01-03-2027
National report deadline
01-08-2027
Pre session
01-09-2027
UPR Working Group
01-11-2027

Civil Society Materials

Pre-session Statement

Pre-session Statement

ALHRAC Presentation Pre session 41 In country South Africa
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Child Government Monitor Presentation Pre-session 41 South Africa
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Child Government Monitor Statement Pre-session 41 South Africa
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HRI Statement Pre session 41 In Country South Africa
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HURISA Presentation Pre session 41 In country South Africa
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HURISA Presentation Pre-session 41 South Africa
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HURISA Statement Pre-session 41 South Africa
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Rural Women’s Assembly Presentation Pre-session 41 South Africa
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Rural Women’s Assembly Statement Pre-session 41 South Africa
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South African National Albinism Task Force Presentation Pre-session 41 South Africa
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South African National Albinism Task Force Statement Pre-session 41 South Africa
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Documents by CSOs

Factsheets

Factsheet South Africa 4th UPR Just Detention Safety & Security in Prisons and Other Closed Settings
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Factsheet South Africa 4th UPR Lady of Peace Climate Change
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Factsheet South Africa 4th UPR Legal Ressources Center Birth Registration
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Rural Women's Assembly South Africa Factsheet
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RWA Factsheet Pre-session 41 South Africa
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Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1
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FR
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RU
AR
CN

Annex National report

A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1 - Annex A
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A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1 - Annex B
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A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1 - Annex C
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A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1 - Annex D
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A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1 - Annex E
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A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1 - Annex F
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A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1 - Annex G
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A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1 - Annex H
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A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/1 - Annex I
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Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/2
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FR
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RU
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A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/2 - Annex
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Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/41/ZAF/3
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FR
ES
RU
AR

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

SAHRC - South African Human Rights Commission
EN

NGO submissions

AI - Amnesty International
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Broken Chalk - The Stichting Broken Chalk
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CHRI, Africa Office - Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Africa Office
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ECLJ - European Centre for Law and Justice, The
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EELC - Equal Education Law Centre
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FMSI - Marist International Solidarity Foundation
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HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
JS1 - Joint Submission 1
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JS10 - Joint Submission 10
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JS11 - Joint Submission 11
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JS12 - Joint Submission 12
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JS13 - Joint Submission 13
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JS14 - Joint Submission 14
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JS15 - Joint Submission 15
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JS16 - Joint Submission 16
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JS17 - Joint Submission 17
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JS2 - Joint Submission 2
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JS3 - Joint Submission 3
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JS4 - Joint Submission 4
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JS5 - Joint Submission 5
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JS6 - Joint Submission 6
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JS8 - Joint Submission 8
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JS9 - Joint Submission 9
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LRC Edu - Legal Resources Centre Education Team
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LRC Land Team - Legal Resources Centre Land Team
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NATF - NATIONAL ALBINISM TASK TEAM
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UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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UPR BCU - The UPR Project at BCU
EN

UN Agencies submissions

RCO_SA - Resident Coordinator's Office
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Corrigendum Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/52/17
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/52/17/Add.1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Follow-up

Miscellaneous documents

Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 4th Cycle
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Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/27/ZAF/1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Annex National report

A/HRC/WG.6/27/ZAF/1 - Annex
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Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/27/ZAF/2
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/WG.6/27/ZAF/2 - Annex
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Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/27/ZAF/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

South African Human Rights Commission
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NGO submissions

ADF International
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African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum
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CALS - Centre for Applied Legal Studies
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Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
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Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights
EN
EN
ERI - Edmund Rice International
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Four Freedoms Forum
EN
Indigenous1893
EN
JS01 - Joint Statement 01
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JS02 - Joint Statement 02
EN
EN
JS03 - Joint Statement 03
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JS04 - Joint Statement 04
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JS05 - Joint Statement 05
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JS06 - Joint Statement 06
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JS07 - Joint Statement 07
EN
EN
JS08 - Joint Statement 08
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JS09 - Joint Statement 09
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JS10 - Joint Statement 10
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JS11 - Joint Statement 11
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JS12 - Joint Statement 12
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JS13 - Joint Statement 13
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JS14 - Joint Statement 14
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JS15 - Joint Statement 15
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JS16 - Joint Statement 16
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Legal Resources Centre
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Oceania Human Rights Hawaii
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Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town
EN
EN
The Good Group
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNCT South Africa - UNCT of South Africa
EN
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.6/27/L.14
EN

Questions written in advance

Questions written in advance
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EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/36/16
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/36/16/Add.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/36/2
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Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Action Canada for Population and Development
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Amnesty International
EN
Edmund Rice International Limited
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
International Lesbian and Gay Association
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RADDHO - Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme
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South Africa Human Rights Commission
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Swedish Association for Sexuality Education
EN

Follow-up

Miscellaneous documents

Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 3rd Cycle
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Matrice of Recommendations
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NGO Submission Matrix South Africa - to complete
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Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/13/ZAF/1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Annex National report

A/HRC/WG.6/13/ZAF/1 - Annex
EN
EN
EN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/13/ZAF/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/13/ZAF/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

SAHRC - South African Human Rights Commission
EN

NGO submissions

AI - Amnesty International
EN
CLC - Community Law Centre
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GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
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HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
ICJ - International Commission of Jurists
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IHRB - Institute for Human Rights and Business
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JS1 - Joint submission
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JS2 - Joint submission
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JS3 - Joint submission
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JS4 - Joint submission
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JS5 - Joint submission
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JS6 - Joint submission
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JS7 - Joint submission
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ORF - Omega Research Foundation
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PEN International
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SAPRA - South African Pagan Rights Alliance
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UC - Ubuntu Centre
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WVSA - World Vision South Africa
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNESCO
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UNHCR
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UNHCR - Annex
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UNICEF
EN

Annex UN Agencies submissions

UNHCR - Annex
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/13/L.14
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions
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EN
EN
EN

Questions written in advance additional

Advance written questions
EN
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/21/16
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/21/16/Add.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/21/16/Add.1 - Annex
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Annex Addendum

A/HRC/21/16/Add.1 - Annex
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Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/21/2: Report of the Human Rights Council on its twenty-first session
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Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by South Africa
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Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Action Canada for Population and Development
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Amnesty International
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Human Rights Watch
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International Commission of Jurists
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Joint Statement - Instituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice
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Nord-Sud XXI
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Save the Children
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/1
EN

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/2
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/3
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

South African Human Rights Commission
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NGO submissions

Amnesty International
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Amnesty International - Annex
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EN
EN
EN
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Centre for Human Rights / University of Pretoria
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Centre for Human Rights / University of Pretoria - Annex
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EN
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Centre for the Study of Aids
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Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
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Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions
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Children Now
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Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
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Community Law Centre
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Cultural Survival
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Federation Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’Homme
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Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
Joint Working Group
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Joint Working Group - Annex
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Masimanyane Womens Support Centre
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Reporters Sans Frontières
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Reporters Sans Frontières - Annex
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Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
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Voice of Wrongfully Imprisoned
EN

Annex NGO submissions

Amnesty International - Annex
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EN
EN
EN
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Centre for Human Rights / University of Pretoria - Annex
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EN
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Joint Working Group - Annex
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Reporters Sans Frontières - Annex
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UN Agencies submissions

UN Habitat
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UN Headquarters Department of Political Affairs
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UNHCR
EN
UNICEF
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/1/ZAF/4
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Advance Written Questions
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/8/32
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/8/52: Report of the Human Rights Council on its eight session
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Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Amnesty International
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Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
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Human Rights Watch
EN

News

UPR Info's Work in the Country

UPR Info supports a number of countries across Asia and Africa during the UPR cycle. The beneficiaries of these efforts range from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), parliamentarians, government officials, the judiciary, students, and media representatives. The UPR Info In-Country Programme supports local ownership and a human rights-based approach. It has been designed to adapt to the needs of national stakeholders and to the context of the target country. 

 

Below you can find more about our work in South Africa

  • Step 1 – February 2022

Related documents

A/HRC/52/17/Add.1 (ES)
A/HRC/52/17/Add.1 (RU)
A/HRC/52/17/Add.1 (FR)
A/HRC/52/17/Add.1 (EN)

Key documents

UPR Info's Pre-Session 27 Timetable (EN)
Timetable and Flyer (EN)
Rural Women's Assembly South Africa Factsheet (EN)