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In May 2024, Rwandan immigration authorities denied entry to Clémentine de Montjoye, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, as she traveled to Rwanda ...
The United States recently released its report to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). This report will serve as the basis of the U.S.’s first examination under that body’s Universal ...
The universal periodic review may be unique, but it is also an uneven and politicized process that, ironically, reveals more about the U.N. approach to human rights than it does about the human ...
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Nepal. July 10, 2025 News Release US Imposes Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur . Reports September 5, 2017 Report ...
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR), created by the General Assembly in 2006 is an interactive dashboard which helps to make the most efficient and effective use of relevant recommendations from the ...
U.S. Must Bring Domestic Human Rights In Line With International Standards, Says ACLU. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org GENEVA – The U.S. government underwent the ...
The Universal Periodic Review of the U.S. – slated for November 9, 2020 – will identify areas where the country can better protect and preserve the human rights of Indigenous Peoples. Part one of this ...
The United States underwent a three-hour review of its human rights record before the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on November 5 under that body’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
Pa r tner s yes terday described Malawi’s human rights agenda as being on the right track ahead of the country’s Universal ...
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report on freedom of expression and civic space was submitted by Freedom Forum and Free Press Unlimited in the thirty-seventh Session of the Working Group on the ...
Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding Nepal’s human rights record since its 2021 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), including efforts towards implementation of recommendations ...