Using its special consultative status granted by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Dui Hua attended the first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China, which was convened by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 9, 2009. Represented at the sessions by Senior Manager of Research and Hong Kong Operations Joshua Rosenzweig, Dui Hua last year submitted recommendations on China’s criminal justice system in preparation for the UPR, focusing on increasing transparency for access to criminal trials, court verdicts, and criminal statistics.
Several details from the Foundation’s recommendations were cited in a summary of stakeholders’ information on China prepared by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. UPR submissions and reports on China are available online, including the “Draft Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review” for the country that was adopted on February 11.
Established by the UN General Assembly in 2006, UPR is a process that all 192 UN Member States are required to go through every four years. UPR allows a country to present information on its human rights record, discuss its work to fulfill international human rights commitments, and respond to concerns raised by other countries and UPR stakeholders.
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Several details from the Foundation’s recommendations were cited in a summary of stakeholders’ information on China prepared by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. UPR submissions and reports on China are available online, including the “Draft Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review” for the country that was adopted on February 11.
Established by the UN General Assembly in 2006, UPR is a process that all 192 UN Member States are required to go through every four years. UPR allows a country to present information on its human rights record, discuss its work to fulfill international human rights commitments, and respond to concerns raised by other countries and UPR stakeholders.
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