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ROLE OF CSOs

This material explores the opportunities of the Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to take part and influence the UPR process. Click here to find the fully report!

UPR Training Manual English – Carter Center UPR Info – PPT

This presentation was focused on UN Human Rights Conventions, Human Rights Council and UN Agencies. Click here to find the fully report!

UPR Training Manual English – Carter Center UPR Info

This manual includes information on Guidelines for NGO Reports, Drawing Lessons from Sample NGO Reports, Describing Breakout Sessions and the Drafting Process, Drafting the Thematic Sections of the Report, Reviewing Recommendations from the Previous UPR, Identifying Key Priorities, Understanding What Makes a Strong Recommendation, Selecting Key Recommendations for Advocacy Action and Developing an Action Plan. …

The Universal Periodic Review

This fact sheet includes information on “What is the relationship between the UPR recommendations and treaty bodies’ concluding observations?”, “Accepting and noting recommendations: a particularity of the UPR”, “Who makes the UPR recommendations?”, “How can NGOs influence the UPR recommendations?”, reasons to engage in the UPR and “How and when can you engage in the …

NGO written submission for the Universal Periodic Review

This factsheet includes information for NGOs regarding “What information can an NGO submission include?”, “What are the particularities of an NGO submission for the UPR?”, “How to ensure NGO information is included in the OHCHR summary?”, “What type of information should NGOs include?”, technical information and “What happens after sending the NGO submission”. Click here …

NGO Advocacy in the Universal Periodic Review

This fact sheet provides information for NGOs and it explains “what is advocacy in the UPR context?”, why is advocacy important for the UPR?, how do states prepare their oral interventions for the UPR?, what are the key characteristics of an effective advocacy strategy?, targeted advocacy, coordinated advocacy and timely advocacy. Click here to find …

Model UPR advocacy strategy for NGOs

This fact sheet explains the advocacy cycle and it makes a model UPR advocacy strategy for NGOs. Click here to find the fully report!

UPR Advocacy Paper Template

This fact sheet is UPR Advocacy paper focused on NGO advocacy in the universal periodic review. This fact sheet includes key Elements for Effective NGO Advocacy. Click here to find the fully report!

Follow-up to the Universal Periodic Review

This fact sheet explains follow up to UPR, information for NGOs, why should NGOs engage in follow up, what kind of follow up activities can NGOs undertake and steps to be undertaken. Click here to find the fully report!

Identifying best practices: An Analysis of National Reports

This analysis is the result of a study of a total of 84 national reports submitted by States reviewed during the first six sessions of the second UPR cycle (sessions 13 to 18 – May 2012 to January 2014). This study intends to identify best practices that States have taken on board while reporting on …