The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a process established to review adherence of all 192 member states to their human rights obligations set out in inter alia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and various conventions, treaties, and human rights instruments. The review is conducted every four years by the UPR Working Group, which consists of the 47-members of the Human Rights Council. Iran was reviewed on 15 February 2010.
The State under review usually submits a self-assessment, or national report, of its human rights situation. Civil society members and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights also compile their own reports. The State under review then participates in an interactive dialogue with the UPR Working Group during a three-hour meeting. The UN Member States then issue an outcome report containing a summary of the interaction as well as recommendations.
Universal Periodic Review of Iran47th Session · January 2025 Alignment of Domestic Legal Framework with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) The Iranian Constitution does not protect the rights to freedom of opinion, expression and peaceful assembly in line with international law. It fails to ...
47th Session · January 2025 Universal Periodic Review of Iran 1. Background A crisis of impunity has long prevailed in Iran. Emboldened by laws and structures that, instead of ensuring accountability perpetuate impunity, Iranian authorities and security forces have repeatedly committed gross violations of human rights on a wide scale ...
Universal Periodic Review of Iran 47th Session · January 2025 Gender-based discrimination in law and practice Iran is one of just six UN member states that are not party to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Under the Constitution, the rights of women ...
