Universal Periodic Review mechanism

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United Nations human rights review mechanism monitoring mechanism peer-review mechanism

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.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Universal Periodic Review 0 2
Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations human rights review mechanism →
monitoring mechanism →
peer-review mechanism →
administeredBy United Nations Human Rights Council →
aimsTo assess fulfillment by states of their human rights obligations →
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 →
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 →
state-driven process →
covers civil and political rights →
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 →
recommendations to the state under review →
hasPhase adoption of outcome →
implementation of recommendations →
review phase →
hasPrinciple constructive dialogue →
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 →
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 →
surface form: Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review
monitors implementation of accepted recommendations →
partOf United Nations Human Rights Council →
United Nations human rights system →
startTime 2008 →
usesDocument UN compilation of information →
national report of the state under review →
stakeholders’ summary →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations treaty bodies → cooperatesWith → Universal Periodic Review mechanism →
United Nations Human Rights Council → hasProcedure → Universal Periodic Review mechanism →
this entity surface form: Universal Periodic Review
United Nations human rights system → includesBody → Universal Periodic Review mechanism →
Universal Periodic Review mechanism → involvesBody → Universal Periodic Review mechanism self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review
United Nations human rights system → usesMechanism → Universal Periodic Review mechanism →
this entity surface form: Universal Periodic Review