Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society

Reference links from Chapter 7: Universal periodic review

• The universal periodic review:
  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMain.aspx
  
  
• The order of states to be reviewed during the first cycle (2008-2011):
  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/uprlist.pdf
  
  
• Sessions of the Working Group on the UPR, including information notes for NGOs:
  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMain.aspx
  
  
• Information note for NGOs:
  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/NoteNGO.aspx
  
  
• Consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council:
  http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ngo/
  
  
• Submission of stakeholder information:
  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/NewDeadlines.aspx
  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/NgosNhris.aspx
  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/TechnicalGuideEN.pdf
  
  
• How to be accredited to attend sessions of the Working Group on the UPR
  http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/accreditation_NGOs.pdf
  
  
• Accreditation to sessions of the Human Rights :
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/ngo.htm
  
  
• Subscribing to the Human Rights Council extranet:
  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/form.htm
  
  
• The Webcast service:
  http://www.un.org/webcast/unhrc/index.asp