Reports and Timetable for the UN Universal Periodic Review

Recently, 24 joint reports were submitted to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review process. These reports, with wide involvement from member organizations, detail a sweeping range of human rights violations in the United States and make recommendations on changes needed from the U.S. Government in order to repair respect for these fundamental rights.

Included is an overarching report submitted by the USHRN UPR Planning Committee, laying out the existing human rights frameworks in the U.S. as well as the lack of a coordinating authority or other adequate mechanisms to ensure compliance; detailing the range of human rights violations in the U.S. with numerous specific examples; and making recommendations on how the U.S. can better meet international human rights standards and live up to its treaty obligations.

UPR REPORTS (in PDF)
US Human Rights Network Overarching UPR Report
CERD Joint Report USA
Civil Rights Joint Report USA
Criminal Justice Joint Report USA
Death Penalty Joint Report USA
Disability Joint Report USA
Economic & Social Rights Joint Report USA
Education Joint Report USA
Environmental Justice Joint Report USA
Foreign Policy Joint Report USA
Housing Joint Report USA
Katrina Aftermath Joint Report USA
Labor Joint Report USA
Macroeconomics Joint Report USA
Migrant Labor Joint Report USA
Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers Joint Report USA
Political Repression Joint Report USA
Race and Health Joint Report USA
Racial Profiling Joint Report USA
Reproductive Rights Joint Report USA
Right to Work Joint Report USA
Treaty Ratification Joint Report USA
US Political Prisoners Joint Report USA
Corporate Accountibility Joint Report USA

Universal Periodic Review Timetable:

• August 2010 - US Government Report due to United Nations.
• September 2010 - US Civil Society hosts a side event in Geneva during the Human Rights Council session, informing country delegates on human rights in the United States.
• November 2010 U.S. Government faces UPR Review in Geneva.
• Spring 2011 - Adoption of US UPR Report at the Human Rights Council Session in Geneva.