UPR Archives

Kenya (49th Session)

This report emphasizes the urgent need for Kenya to intensify its efforts to enhance access to maternal healthcare and fulfill its duty to protect every human being’s inherent right to life.

This report highlights the urgent need for Spain to comply with its obligations under international human rights law regarding the rights of the child and parental rights. Specifically, it calls for effective measures to safeguard children from experimental and life-altering medical procedures that are documented to have irreversible negative impacts on their physical and mental health and well-being.

Armenia – Sex Selection (49th Session)

This report highlights the persistent trend of prenatal sex selection in Armenia, resulting in one of the most skewed sex ratios in the world. Noting the significant gaps in the legislation prohibiting this practice, it stresses in particular the need to redouble efforts to tackle the root causes of son preference and daughter aversion.

Turkiye (49th Session)

This submission addresses the human rights situation in the Republic of Türkiye with a focus on freedom of religion or belief.

Krygyzstan (49th Session)

This report addresses the situation of freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression, and the rights of persons belonging to religious minorities in Kyrgyzstan. In particular, it addresses concerns with the Law on Freedom of Religion and Religious Associations and related legislation, as well as cases of rights violations perpetrated by both state and non-state actors.

Kazakhstan (48th Session)

This report outlines how the enjoyment of human rights, particularly freedom of religion
and expression, continues to be contingent on state permission under the pretext of
strengthening religious tolerance and dialogue.

Iraq (48th Session)

This report addresses the situation of religious minorities in Iraq, including particularly the impact of laws criminalizing religious offenses, as well as discriminatory legislation on legal identity and personal status on their enjoyment of freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression. The report also highlights the continued displacement of many Christians and Yazidis as well as acts of targeted violence perpetrated by militias and other armed groups.

Islamic Republic of Iran (48th Session)

This report addresses the adverse impact of laws criminalizing blasphemy and the prohibition of proselytism and apostasy on the enjoyment of the human rights to freedom of religion and freedom of expression in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Egypt (48th Session)

This report addresses the situation of religious minorities in Egypt, especially Coptic Christians, particularly the impact of laws prohibiting blasphemy and other religious expression on their enjoyment of freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression. Furthermore, the report highlights the ongoing barriers to the registration and maintenance of churches, as well as attacks against Christians across the country, including incidents of mob violence targeting places of worship, extremist violence, and the abduction, forced marriage, and forced religious conversion of women and girls.