DRC’s Second UPR: Pushing out the boundaries of the women, peace and security...
This is a guest post by Niamh Reilly, Senior Lecturer and Co-director of the Global Women’s Studies Programme at the University of Galway In April, the government of the Democratic Republic of the...
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Universal Periodic Review: what happens after the review?
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is the main mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council to assess on a regular basis the human rights situation of each state. A few months after the...
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Human rights in Italy from a civil society perspective
On 27th October, Italy will be reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR). It was previously reviewed by the HRC in 2010. What is the...
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Guaranteeing human rights in Bolivia: concrete action yet to be taken
On 28th October, Bolivia will be reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR). It was previously reviewed by the HRC in 2010. What is the...
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Examining Human Rights in Italy
Universal Periodic Review on Italy On October 27, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Italy was carried out at the Human Rights Council (HRC). During the review, Member States commented and made...
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Human rights in Bolivia under review: the way forward
UN Photo/John Isaac If you have been following us these past few weeks, you may know that WILPF’s Human Rights Programme and WILPF Bolivia collaborated to participate in the pre session for the...
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Human rights in Spain: what are the priorities?
On 21 January 2015, Spain will be reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR). It was previously reviewed by the HRC in 2010. WHAT IS THE...
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Human rights in Sweden: it’s not perfect yet
On 26 January 2015, Sweden will be reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR). It was previously reviewed by the HRC in 2010. WHAT IS THE...
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UPR: Examining Human Rights in Spain
The Human Rights Council just reviewed the situation of human rights in Spain. WILPF Spain and the Human Rights programme have engaged in this review and have suggested several recommendations, some of...
View ArticleWhen women’s issues disappear from the conversation: the human rights...
Racial discrimination, hate speech, rights of migrant workers, etc.: various were the issues raised as priorities during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sweden. However, gender equality and...
View ArticleAccess to justice restored in Spain
As we told you in a previous blog, WILPF Spain and the Human Rights programme were deeply worried about the judicial fees created in Spain preventing equal access to justice and limiting it for those...
View ArticleHuman Rights in Libya: UN States Prioritize End of Armed Conflict and Stability
On Tuesday 13 May 2015 the United Nations member states revised the human rights situation in Libya as part of the Universal Periodic Review. Countries were numerous to share their recommendations to...
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UPR: EXAMINING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Last May, the Human Rights Council reviewed the situation of human rights in the United States. WILPF USA and the Human Rights programme have actively engaged in this review, jointly drafted a UPR...
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LEBANON’S SECOND UPR: ACKNOWLEDGING WOMEN’S RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
On November 2nd, the government of Lebanon was reviewed for the second time during the 23rd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on its implementation of human rights obligations. WILPF and...
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