The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The process provides for the participation of all relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations and national human rights institutions (NHRIs). Civil society actors and NHRIs can submit information which can be added to the “other stakeholders” report to be considered during the review.

Submitted by: CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Association Burundaise pour la Protection des Droits Humains et des Personnes Détenues (APRODH), and Ligue Burundaise des Droits de l’Homme Iteka (Ligue Iteka).

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Submitted by: ARTICLE 19, the Collaboration on ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), the East Africa Law Society, and the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) .

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