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UPR Task Force Hosts March 17 Press Conference

On March 17, the UPR Task Force convened a press conference/debrief following the Adoption of the US Universal Periodic Review Outcomes....

Press Release: Adoption of US UPR Outcomes

All Eyes on U.S. as New Administration Considers Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Human Rights Recommendations The United States’ response...

Update: US Government Releases Response to UPR

On March 4, 2021, the U.S. Government released its official response to the UPR Report developed in November 2020, following the...

In Letter to Biden Administration, UPR Task Force Urges Meaningful Participation in March Session

In a February 9, 2021 letter addressed to Mr. Scott Busby, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Rights of the Bureau of Democracy Human...

Draft Report on the US Universal Periodic Review is Released

The human rights record of the United States was reviewed by the Human Rights Council in November 2020 as part of the Universal Periodic...

What Comes After the UPR?

The human rights record of the United States was reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council on November 9, 2020 during the...

Press Release: United States’ Human Rights Record to Undergo Global Scrutiny

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 4, 2020 Contact Person: Kerry McLean, US Human Rights Network kmclean@ushrnetwork.org United...

October 2020 UPR Updates

Members of the Network have recently completed an intense period of lobbying government missions to ensure that urgent human rights...

Urge Government, Tribal and Indigenous Leaders to Take a Stand for Human Rights [OUTREACH TEMPLATES]

We are proud to support the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute in this effort for state and local government and Tribal and...

Universal Periodic Review of United States Set for Nov 9

The UN Human Rights Council will review the US’ human rights record on November 9. As we continue our advocacy, please be reminded of the...