2016 Human Rights Council

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Friday, January 1, 2016
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In 2016 the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group reviewed the following states:

  • Session 24 (Jan-Feb 2016): Namibia, Niger, Mozambique, Estonia, Paraguay, Belgium, Denmark, Palau, Somalia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Latvia, Sierra Leone, Singapore
  • Session 25 (April - May 2016): Suriname, Greece, Samoa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Ireland
  • Session 26 (Oct. - Nov. 2016) : Togo, Syria, Venezuela, Iceland, Zimbabwe, Lithuania, Uganda, Timor Leste, Moldova, Haiti, South Sudan
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As part of WILPF's engagement with the Human Rights Council, WILPF's Human Rights Program works to monitor the Universal Periodic Reviews for gender and disarmament issues.

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