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UPR Info is a non-profit non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Geneva (Switzerland), aiming to promote human rights through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

UPR Info raises awareness and provides capacity-building tools to all UPR stakeholders, including UN Member States, CSOs, and NHRIs.

As the first NGO fully dedicated to the mechanism, its expertise is widely recognised by stakeholders, including the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

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The UPR in 2025- States under Review

Every year the Human Rights Council holds three UPR Working Group Sessions. Below you may find the timeline with the key dates for 2025:

S48 - January
1-2025
Adoption Outcome Reports (WG 47)
3-2025
S49- May
4-2025
Adoption Outcome Reports (WG 48)
6-2025
Adoption Outcome Reports (WG 49)
10-2025
S50- November
11-2025

During every UPR Working Group Session, 14 states are reviewed. Below you may find the lists of countries that will be reviewed in the UPR Working Group Session 48. Click on the other tabs to check out the other countries that will be reviewed in 2025.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Madagascar

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 Madagascar

 

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During every UPR Working Group Session, 14 states are reviewed. Below you may find the lists of countries that will be reviewed in the UPR Working Group Session 49. Click on the other tabs to check out the other countries that will be reviewed in 2025.

Guinea

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 Guinea

  • Step 1 – May 2019
  • Step 2 – October 2019
  • Step 3 – December 2020

 

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Guinea-Bissau
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Kyrgyzstan

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 Kyrgyzstan

  • Step 1 - April 2019
  • Step 2 - October-November 2019
  • Step 3 - December 2020
  •  Step 4.1 - October 2021
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
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During every UPR Working Group Session, 14 states are reviewed. Below you may find the lists of countries that will be reviewed in the UPR Working Group Session 50. Click on the other tabs to check out the other countries that will be reviewed in 2025.

Marshall Islands
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United States
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Key documents

Timetable for the 48th UPR session (EN)
Protecting Oceans (EN)
Addressing Human Rights and Toxics Hazardous Wastes (EN)
Combatting Climate Change (EN)