What human rights issues may be considered in the UPR?
The UPR is a review of each country’s human rights record. It assesses the extent to which governments respect human rights including their obligations as set out in: (a) The Charter of the United Nations; (b) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (c) Human rights instruments to which a country is party (i.e., human rights treaties that have been ratified by the country); (d) Voluntary pledges and commitments made by countries (which could include national human rights policies and programmes); and (e) International humanitarian law that applies to the country. Australia is a party to a number of human rights and humanitarian law treaties.
