The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council (HRC) which started in April 2008. It consists of the review of every State in the world by other States once every four and a half years. The whole process is a cycle. Starting with the second cycle in 2012, 42 States are reviewed per year. The subject of the review is the States’ human rights practices and the respect for their human rights obligations.
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