Published: 22nd September 2007
GENEVA: Bahrain, Ecuador and Tunisia will be the first UN members to have their human rights records reviewed next year under a crucial new process implemented by the world body’s rights council yesterday.
The three countries are the first among 16 who will be scrutinised at a session of the UN Human Rights Council scheduled for February 2008, according to a list released by the United Nations.
The selection for the “Universal Periodic Review” was made by a random draw yesterday. It lays out a timetable for the systematic review of all 192 UN member states by the end of 2011.
Published: 22nd September 2007
GENEVA: Bahrain, Ecuador and Tunisia will be the first UN members to have their human rights records reviewed next year under a crucial new process implemented by the world body’s rights council yesterday.
The three countries are the first among 16 who will be scrutinised at a session of the UN Human Rights Council scheduled for February 2008, according to a list released by the United Nations.
The selection for the “Universal Periodic Review” was made by a random draw yesterday. It lays out a timetable for the systematic review of all 192 UN member states by the end of 2011.
UN human rights chief Louise Arbour last week urged the 47 countries in the Council to speed up the process, warning that the credibility of the United Nations human rights system was at stake.
Three batches of 16 nations are due to be scrutinised a year.
The Council agreed in June to adopt the Universal Periodic Review, whereby all countries have their human rights record reviewed once in four years.
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