Summary:

The reporting deadlines for the 15th and 16th sessions of the Universal Periodic Review have been announced.

15th Session

The reporting deadlines for the 15th session of the UPR Working Group (to be held Jan/Feb. 2013), are as follows:

• 9 July 2012 - France, Tonga, Romania, Mali, Botswana, Bahamas, Burundi
• 15 July 2012 - Luxembourg, Barbados, Montenegro, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Liechtenstein, Serbia

16th Session

The reporting deadlines for the 16th session of the UPR Working Group (to be held May/June 2013), are as follows:

• 5 November 2012 - Turkmenistan, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Tuvalu, Germany
• 12 November 2012 - Djibouti, Canada, Bangladesh, Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Cuba

Further Information

• Visit CRIN's main UPR page

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Organisation Contact Details:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Civil Society Section
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais Wilson, Office 2-031
Geneva, Switzerland


Tel: Tel. +41-(0)22-917-9230
Email: Email: civilsociety@ohchr.org
Website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/CivilSociety.aspx

Last updated 27/03/2012 11:16:05

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