NHRC to hold national consultation for UN's 3rd UPR

The National Human Rights Commission will hold a two-day national consultation session next week to take inputs from all stakeholders ahead of the UN's third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2017.
The United Nations General Assembly with a view to review the human rights records of all member states had decided to start a unique process of UPR in 2006. The main objective of this process is to improve the human rights situation in every country by addressing its violations.
"With a view to assess the existing ground situation as well as to have inputs from all the stakeholders including sharing of best practices, the commission has organised five regional consultations in different parts of the country," the NHRC said in a statement.

Now, the National Consultation towards third Universal Periodic Review will be held from August 12-13 here, it said.
The first periodic review was held in 2008 followed by the second review in 2012. The next UPR will take place in 2017.
"The Commission will be submitting its independent report to the Human Rights Council which will be among the basis of the review," it said.