How often will Australia go through the UPR process?
Currently, every country in the world appears before the UPR every four years. The UPR is not a one off process. It forms the basis for an ongoing dialogue among countries about human rights. When a country has been considered under the UPR, its government must accept or reject recommendations made by other countries to improve their human rights situation. When the country appears before the UPR on the next occasion, it must explain how it has met the recommendations it accepted at the earlier review as well as any other improvements it has made to human rights protection in the country. By the end of 2011, every member of the United Nations will have had their human rights record reviewed through the UPR for the first time.
