Reporting Cycle for the Universal Periodic Review

UK prepares its State report and submitting it to the UN Human Rights Council

Review takes place in Geneva, Switzerland, at the UN Palais des Nations. Reviews are conducted by the UPR Working Group (47 members of the UN Human Rights Council)

After the review, the troika and reporting state, with UN OHCHR assistance, produce an ‘Outcome Report’

No sooner than 48 hours after the Interactive dialogue there is a 30-minute discussion on the adoption of the Outcome Report

The UN Human Rights Council Plenary Session is where the UK’s UPR Outcome Document is considered and adopted during a 1-hour Human Rights Council Plenary Debate

The principal objective of the process is for States to implement the UPR recommendations and their voluntary pledges before the next review