UPR Info

UPR Info is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) headquartered in Switzerland. The organisation main goal is to raise awareness and provide capacity-building tools to the different actors of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, such as United Nations Member States, NGOs, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) and civil society actors. It was established in 2008 and is in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

UPR Info
MottoPromoting and strengthening the UPR
Founded2008
FoundersRoland Chauville, Jean-Claude Vignoli
TypeNon-profit NGO
FocusUPR Mechanism, UN, Human Rights Council, Human Rights
Headquarters3, Rue de Varembé, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Phone: + 41 22 321 77 70
Location
Area served
worldwide
ProductsHandbooks, Factsheets, Analyses, trainings
ServicesPre-sessions, Follow-up Programme, database on UPR recommendations
MethodStrengthening national human rights protection systems, supporting governments, institutions, and human rights defenders, leading and participating in coalitions for the UPR
Key people
Mona M'Bikay - Executive Director
Miloon Kothari – Chair
Websiteupr-info.org

UPR Info organises "Pre-sessions" before the actual UPRs.[1][2][3] Over the years, the Pre-session project[4] has allowed hundreds of civil society organisations to take part in the largest human rights advocacy platform in the world. UPR Info has released major publications about the implementation of the Universal Periodic Review recommendation, notably in 2014, "Beyond promises: the impact of the UPR on the ground",[5] and in 2016 "The Butterfly effect: spreading good practices of UPR Implementation",[6] widely praised by NGOs,[7][8][9][10] States and institutions.

The material produced by the organisation, in particular its database that includes over 55,000 UPR recommendations,[11] has been used by several scholars[12][13][14] to document the UPR mechanism.

UPR Info launched in 2016, together with CCPR Centre, DOCIP, Huridocs, and Save the Children, an initiative called "We Pay Our Interns[15]" to promote a basic stipend for internships in Geneva. It was quickly supported by dozens of NGOs, exceeding 40 in June 2017.

Founders

UPR Info was founded in 2008 by Roland Chauville.[16] He was joined by Jean-Claude Vignoli at the initial stage of the organisation.

The current executive director is Mona M'Bikay since September 2017.[17]

Awards

On 27 March 2019, the organisation was awarded the prize for Democracy and Human Rights (Démocratie et les Droits de l’Homme) by the Parliament of the Federation of Wallonie-Bruxelles

Presidency

From 2011 to 2015, Bertrand Ramcharan was UPR Info's first elected president.[18]

Since 2015, Miloon Kothari fulfils this role.[19]

Major publications

References
  1. "Abolitionist NGOs lobby to educate UN member states in Geneva". Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Universal Periodic Review: JFI will address the medicalisation of sexual orientation and gender identity at UPR Pre-session". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "UPR pre-session meeting on Armenia was held in Geneva". Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-18.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Frequently asked questions - UPR Process pre sessions - frequently asked questions - UPR Steps - English". UPR Info.
  5. "Beyond promises - The impact of the UPR on the ground" (PDF). upr-info.org. 2014.
  6. "The Butterfly effect - spreading good practices of UPR implementation" (PDF). upr-info.org. 2016.
  7. "UPR Info Releases Assessment – Disability Rights Promotion International". Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "The UPR Mechanism: Delivering Real Change - Universal Rights Group". Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. "Nepal: Zwischen Nothilfe und Neuordnung". Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-18.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. "International Bodies and Mechanisms Working on Indigenous Issues". culturalsurvival.org. 2017.
  11. "UPR Info's Database on UPR recommendations". UPR Info.
  12. Caruso, Ugo (2014). The United Nations Declaration on Minorities: An Academic Account on the occasion of its 20th Anniversary. Leiden: Brill Nijhoff. ISBN 978-90-04-25155-7.
  13. Asante, Molefi Kete (30 December 2015). Books on Google Play Contemporary Critical Thought in Africology and Africana Studies. Lexington Books. ISBN 9781498530705.
  14. Mendes, Errol P. (2014). Global Governance, Human Rights and International Law: Combating the Tragic Flaw. ISBN 9781134443543.
  15. "We Pay Our Interns". wepayourinterns.org. 2015.
  16. "Summer interview – Roland Chauville, Executive Director of UPR Info - Genève Internationale". www.geneve-int.ch.
  17. "Mona M'Bikay appointed new Executive Director of UPR Info". upr-info.org. 2017.
  18. "Former Acting High Commissioner Bertrand G. Ramcharan elected President of UPR Info". upr-info.org. 2011.
  19. "Miloon Kothari elected President of UPR Info". upr-info.org. 2015.
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