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Next review: 2022
Recommendations received by United Kingdom Recommendations made by United Kingdom

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
Other Stakeholders Report deadline until Working group session (approximately 7 months)
UPR Working Group
07-11-2022
Adoption outcome report
03-2023
Stakeholders report deadline
31-03-2022
National report deadline
08-08-2022
Pre session
29-08-2022
UPR Working Group
07-11-2022

Civil Society Materials

Pre-session Statement

Pre-session Statement

Birmingham City University Presentation Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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Birmingham City University Statement Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland Presentation Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland Statement Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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EHRC Presentation Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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EHRC Statement Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Presentation Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Statement Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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Rights And Security International Presentation Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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Rights And Security International Statement Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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SCLD Presentation Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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SCLD Statement Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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SHRC Presentation Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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SHRC Statement Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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West Court Centre Presentation Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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West Court Centre Statement Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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Documentation for CSOs

Factsheets

Rights And Security International Factsheet Citizenship Deprivation United Kingdom
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Rights And Security International Factsheet Northern Ireland United Kingdom
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Westcourt Advocacy Factsheet Pre-session 41 United Kingdom
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Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

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

Annex National report

A/HRC/WG.6/41/GBR/1
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Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

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

Summary of other stakeholders information

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

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

EHRC1 - Equality and Human Rights Commission
EN
NIHRC - Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
EN
SHRC - Scottish Human Rights Commission
EN

Annex NHRI submissions

SHRC - Scottish Human Rights Commission
EN
EN
EN
EN

NGO submissions

ADF International
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AI - Amnesty International
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ASUK - Alzheimer's Society
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BID - Bail for Immigration detainees
EN
Broken Chalk - The Stichting Broken Chalk
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CFoI Scotland - Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland
EN
CIVICUS - CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
EN
CRIN - The Child Rights International Network
EN
CYPCS YAG - Young Advisers to the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
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DPAC - Disabled People Against Cuts
EN
DSUO - Don't Screen Us Out
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ECLJ - European Centre for Law and Justice, The
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End Violence - Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children
EN
FfT - Freedom from Torture
EN
FPFW - Fair Play For Women
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FWS - For Women Scotland
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HRC(NI) - Human Rights Consortium
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HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
HUK - British Humanist Association
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ICAN - International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
EN
ICTUR - International Centre for Trade Union Rights
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IHRC- The Islamic Human Rights Commission
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Joint Submission
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LFHR - Liberation
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LGB Alliance
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LSEW - The Law Society of England and Wales
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Mind
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NIWEP - Northern Ireland Women's European Platform
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NIYF - Northern Ireland Youth Forum
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None - Transgender Trend
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NSS - National Secular Society
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OBJECT
EN
ODVV - Organization for Defending Victim of Violence
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RC UK - Refugee Council
EN
REDRESS
EN
REF - Race Equality First
EN
Reprieve
EN
RFJ - Relatives For Justice
EN
RSI - Rights & Security International
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SBC - Scottish Biometrics Commissioner
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Shelter Scotland
EN
The ALLIANCE - Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
EN
The Howard League - The Howard League for Penal Reform
EN
US - United Sikhs
EN

Annex NGO submissions

AI - Amnesty International
EN
EN
CFoI Scotland - Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland
EN
EN
EN
HUK - British Humanist Association
EN
IHRC- The Islamic Human Rights Commission
EN
EN
IHRC- The Islamic Human Rights Commission
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
REF - Race Equality First
EN
EN
US - United Sikhs
EN
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNESCO
EN
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
EN
Unicef UK
EN

Other submissions

CoE - Council of Europe and monitoring bodies
EN
OSCE-ODIHR - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights/Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

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

Annex National report

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

Compilation of UN information

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

Summary of other stakeholders information

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

Corrigendum Summary

A/HRC/WG.6/27/GBR/3/Corr.1
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
Center for Global Nonkilling
EN

Civil society and other submissions

Civil society and other submissions

UK Mid-term Report (2018)
EN

NHRI submissions

EHRC1 - Equality and Human Rights Commission
EN
EN
EN
NIHRC - Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
EN
EN
SHRC - Scottish Human Rights Commission
EN
EN

NGO submissions

AccessNow
EN
Action by Christians Against Torture - United Kingdom
EN
ADF International
EN
Age UK
EN
AI - Amnesty International
EN
Alzheimer Scotland
EN
EN
British Humanist Association
EN
EN
Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland
EN
Center for Global Nonkilling
EN
EN
Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights
EN
Detention Action UK
EN
FOE EWNI - Friends of the Earth
EN
EN
Four Freedoms Forum
EN
Inclusion London
EN
EN
JS01 - Joint Submission 01
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JS02 - Joint Submission 02
EN
EN
JS03 - Joint Submission 03
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JS04 - Joint Submission 04
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JS05 - Joint Submission 05
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JS06 - Joint Submission 06
EN
JS07 - Joint Submission 07
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JS08 - Joint Submission 08
EN
JS09 - Joint Submission 09
EN
JS10 - Joint Submission 10
EN
JS11 - Joint Submission 11
EN
JS12 - Joint Submission 12
EN
JS13 - Joint Submission 13
EN
JS15 - Joint Submission 15
EN
JS16 - Joint Submission 16
EN
Just Fair
EN
Minority Rights Group International
EN
National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups
EN
EN
EN
Nourish Scotland
EN
EN
Oceania Human Rights Hawaii
EN
Organization for Defending Victim of Violence
EN
Refugee Rights Data Project
EN
Release
EN
Reporters Without Borders International
EN
RWUK - Rights Watch
EN
Scottish Campaign against Irresponsible Drivers
EN
Scottish Trades Union Congress
EN
The Child Rights International Network
EN
The Good Group
EN
The Howard League for Penal Reform
EN
Unicef UK
EN
United Nations Association - UK
EN
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
EN

Other submissions

CoE - Council of Europe
EN
CYPCS - Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
EN
ES-UK
EN
EU FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
EN
Impetus - Brighton and Hove Impetus
EN
NI Commissioner for Children and Young People
EN
The Law Society of England and Wales
EN
We're All Equal
EN
Young Transgender Centre of Excellence
EN

Follow-up

Follow-up

UK Mid-term Report (2018)
EN

Miscellaneous documents

Letter from OHCHR on Implementation in 3rd Cycle
EN
Matrice of Recommendations
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NGO Submission Matrix United Kingdom - to complete
EN
Update from UK (July 2018) on the status of 5 thematic areas identified during session 27 (May 2017)
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/27/L.7
EN

Questions written in advance

Questions written in advance
EN
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/36/9
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/36/9/Add.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/36/9/Add.1/Annex
EN

Annex Addendum

A/HRC/36/9/Add.1/Annex
EN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/36/2
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Action Canada for Population and Development
EN
Alliance Defending Freedom
EN
Allied Rainbow Communities International
EN
Amnesty International
EN
British Humanist Association
EN
Centre for Global Nonkilling
Defence for Children International
EN
Edmund Rice International Limited
EN
ICSFT - International Council Supporting Fair Trial and Human Rights
AR
Islamic Human Rights Commission
EN
The Next Century Foundation
EN
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
EN

Civil Society Materials

Follow-up statement by other stakeholders

Follow-up statement by other stakeholders

Oral statement by Save the Children (Sept 2014)
EN
Oral statement by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (Sept 2014)
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Written statement by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (2014)
EN
Written statement by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2014)
EN

Follow-up

Civil society and other mid-term reports

Equality and Human Rights Commission mid-term report (2014)
EN
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission mid-term report (2014)
EN
René Cassin mid-term report
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

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

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

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

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

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

Corrigendum Summary

A/HRC/WG.6/13/GBR/3/Corr.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Follow-up

Follow-up

Oral statement by Save the Children (Sept 2014)
EN
Oral statement by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (Sept 2014)
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Written statement by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (2014)
EN
Written statement by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2014)
EN

State's Mid-term report

United Kingdom's National Mid-term Report (2014)
EN

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

EHRC - Equality and Human Rights Commission
EN
NIHRC - Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
EN
SHRC - Scottish Human Rights Commission
EN

NGO submissions

AI - Amnesty International
EN
AI - Amnesty International - Annex
EN
AKC - AdEd Knowledge Company LLP
EN
AMIS - Abused Men In Scotland
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Article 12
EN
ARTICLE 19
EN
ASI - Anti Slavery International
EN
AU - Age UK
EN
BIRW - British Irish Right Watch
EN
CAJ - Committee on the Administration of Justice
EN
CCW - Childrens Commissioner for Wales
EN
CPTI - Conscience and Peace Tax International
EN
CRAE - Childrens Rights Alliance for England
EN
CSI - Child Soldiers International
EN
CSW - Christian Solidarity Worldwide
EN
DA - Detention Action
EN
DP - Disability Politics
EN
Engender - Engender
EN
ERT - The Equal Rights Trust
EN
FT - Freedome from Torture
EN
GDWF - Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group
EN
GIEACPC - Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
HLPR - Howard League Penal Reform
EN
HRCS - Human Rights Consortium Scotland
EN
HRW - Human Rights Watch
EN
IHRB - Institute for Human Rights and Business
EN
IHRC - Islamic Human Rights Commmision
EN
ITMB - Irish Traveller Movement in Britain
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Joint Submission 01
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Joint Submission 02
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Joint Submission 03
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Joint Submission 04
EN
Joint Submission 05
EN
Joint Submission 06
EN
Joint Submission 07
EN
Joint Submission 08
EN
Joint Submission 10
EN
Joint Submission 11
EN
Joint Submission 12
EN
Joint Submission 13
EN
Joint Submission 14
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JRF - Joseph Rowntre Foundation
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JS9 - Disability Rights Watch UK
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Justice - JUSTICE
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JWY - JUST West Yorkshire
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Kalayaan - Kalayaan
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LG - Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange
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LS - Law Society
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Mencap - Mencap
EN
NCADC - National Coalition of Anti Deportation Campaigns
EN
NFGLG - National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups
EN
OCC - Office of the Childrens Commissioner
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ODVV - Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
EN
OT - The Odysseus Trust
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PEN - English Centre of PEN
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PP - Poppy Project
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Redress - The Redress Trust
EN
SAMH - The Scottish Association for Mental Health
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SC - Save the Children UK
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SCFS - The Scottish Campaign for a Fair Society
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SCID - Scottish Campaign Against Irresponsible Drivers
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SCLD - Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability
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SH - Sahir House
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SHSH - Still Human Still Here
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STA - Scottish Transgender Alliance
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SY - Sex YOUality
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UKJCW - UK Joint Commiton Women
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WIP - Women in Prison
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WV - World Vision UK
EN
YWB - Yarl Wood Befrienders
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UNESCO
EN
UNHCR
EN

Other submissions

CoE - Council of Europe
EN
CoE - Council of Europe - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN

Annex Other submissions

CoE - Council of Europe - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/13/L.7
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance written questions
EN
EN
EN

Questions written in advance additional

Advance written questions
EN
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/21/9
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FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/21/9/Corr.1
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Corrigendum Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/21/9/Corr.1
EN

Addendum

A/HRC/21/9/Add.1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN
A/HRC/21/9/Add.1 - Annex
EN

Annex Addendum

A/HRC/21/9/Add.1 - Annex
EN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/21/2: Report of the Human Rights Council on its twenty-first session
EN

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by United Kingdom
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Action Canada for Population and Development
EN
Amnesty International
EN
ILGA
EN
Nord-Sud XXI
EN

Written statements by other stakeholders (adoption)

Minority Rights Group
EN
Organisation for Defending Victims of Violence
EN

Official OHCHR documents

National report

National report

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

Compilation of UN information

Compilation of UN information

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

Summary of other stakeholders information

Summary of other stakeholders information

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

Civil society and other submissions

NHRI submissions

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
EN

NGO submissions

Action Aid
EN
Amnesty International
EN
Amnesty International - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
Asylum Support Appeals Project
EN
British Irish Rights Watch
EN
British Irish Rights Watch - Annex
EN
EN
EN
Children’s Rights Alliance for England
EN
Commission on Families and the Well being of Children
EN
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
EN
Front Line
EN
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
EN
Human Rights Watch
EN
International Federation for Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (Joint submission)
EN
Islamic Human Rights Commission
EN
Kurdish Human Rights Project
EN
Liberty and Justice
EN
Médecins du Monde
EN
Minority Rights Group
EN
Minority Rights Group - Annex
EN
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
EN
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - Annex 1
EN
Northern Ireland Womens European Platform
EN
Save the Children
EN

Annex NGO submissions

Amnesty International - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
British Irish Rights Watch - Annex
EN
EN
EN
Minority Rights Group - Annex
EN
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - Annex 1
EN

UN Agencies submissions

UN Headquarters Department of Political Affairs
EN
UNHCR
EN

Other submissions

Council of Europe
EN
Council of Europe - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
Crucible Centre
EN
London School of Economics
EN
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
EN

Annex Other submissions

Council of Europe
EN
Council of Europe - Annex
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN
EN

Review in the Working Group

Report of the Working group (draft)

A/HRC/WG.6/1/GBR/4
EN

Questions written in advance

Advance Written Questions
EN

Adoption in the Plenary session

Report of the Working group (final)

A/HRC/8/25
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Addendum

A/HRC/8/25/Add1
EN
FR
ES
RU
AR
CN

Report of the HRC session

A/HRC/8/52: Report of the Human Rights Council on its eight session
EN

Oral statement by the State under Review (adoption)

Statement by the United Kingdom
EN

Oral statement by other stakeholders (adoption)

Amnesty International
EN
International Save the Children Alliance
EN
Islamic Human Rights Commission
EN

Follow-up

State's Mid-term report

United Kingdom's National Mid-term Report (2010)
EN

News

See all news

Related documents

OSCE-ODIHR - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights/Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (EN)
CoE - Council of Europe and monitoring bodies (EN)
Joint Submission (EN)
US - United Sikhs (EN)

Key documents

UPR Info's Pre-Session 27 Timetable (EN)
Timetable and Flyer (EN)