Universal Periodic Review mechanism
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The Universal Periodic Review mechanism is a United Nations process under the Human Rights Council that regularly examines the human rights records of all UN member states through a peer-review system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Universal Periodic Review mechanism canonical | 5 |
| Universal Periodic Review | 3 |
| Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61882 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Universal Periodic Review mechanism Context triple: [Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, supportsBody, Universal Periodic Review mechanism]
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UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262
UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262 is a 2014 UN General Assembly measure affirming Ukraine’s territorial integrity and declaring the Crimean referendum and subsequent annexation by Russia to have no validity.
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B.
United Nations system of international law
The United Nations system of international law is the body of global legal norms, institutions, and mechanisms developed under UN auspices to regulate relations between states, promote peace and security, protect human rights, and guide international cooperation.
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C.
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the UN, where all member states meet to discuss and coordinate on international issues and policies.
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D.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
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E.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 is the 2012 UN measure that upgraded Palestine’s status to that of a non-member observer state, widely seen as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Universal Periodic Review mechanism Target entity description: The Universal Periodic Review mechanism is a United Nations process under the Human Rights Council that regularly examines the human rights records of all UN member states through a peer-review system.
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A.
UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262
UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262 is a 2014 UN General Assembly measure affirming Ukraine’s territorial integrity and declaring the Crimean referendum and subsequent annexation by Russia to have no validity.
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B.
United Nations system of international law
The United Nations system of international law is the body of global legal norms, institutions, and mechanisms developed under UN auspices to regulate relations between states, promote peace and security, protect human rights, and guide international cooperation.
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C.
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the UN, where all member states meet to discuss and coordinate on international issues and policies.
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United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 is the 2012 UN measure that upgraded Palestine’s status to that of a non-member observer state, widely seen as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations human rights review mechanism
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monitoring mechanism ⓘ peer-review mechanism ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
assess fulfillment by states of their human rights obligations
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enhance state capacity to protect human rights ⓘ ensure universality of human rights review ⓘ improve human rights situation on the ground ⓘ promote cooperation in the field of human rights ⓘ share best practices among states ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all United Nations member states ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Charter of the United Nations
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surface form:
United Nations Charter
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ human rights treaties ratified by the state under review ⓘ voluntary commitments of the state under review ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
intergovernmental dialogue
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state-driven process ⓘ |
| covers |
civil and political rights
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collective rights ⓘ economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ |
| createdBy | United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 ⓘ |
| furtherDefinedBy | Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1) ⓘ |
| hasMethod | peer review by states ⓘ |
| hasOutput |
outcome report
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recommendations to the state under review ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
adoption of outcome
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implementation of recommendations ⓘ review phase ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
constructive dialogue
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cooperation ⓘ equality of treatment among states ⓘ non-selectivity ⓘ objectivity ⓘ transparency ⓘ universality ⓘ |
| hasScope | human rights records of states ⓘ |
| involvesActor |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations member states
civil society organizations ⓘ national human rights institutions ⓘ state under review ⓘ troika of rapporteur states ⓘ |
| involvesBody |
Universal Periodic Review mechanism
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review
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| monitors | implementation of accepted recommendations ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations Human Rights Council
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United Nations human rights system ⓘ |
| startTime | 2008 ⓘ |
| usesDocument |
UN compilation of information
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national report of the state under review ⓘ stakeholders’ summary ⓘ |
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Subject: Universal Periodic Review mechanism Description of subject: The Universal Periodic Review mechanism is a United Nations process under the Human Rights Council that regularly examines the human rights records of all UN member states through a peer-review system.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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supportsBody
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Universal Periodic Review mechanism
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Universal Periodic Review mechanism
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involvesBody
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Universal Periodic Review mechanism
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review
this entity surface form:
Universal Periodic Review
this entity surface form:
Universal Periodic Review
Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1)
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establishes
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Universal Periodic Review mechanism
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this entity surface form:
Universal Periodic Review