SRI collaborates with national organizations and activists in preparation for UPR21

Published on January 17, 2015

The 21st session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) will take place at the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, from 19 – 30 January 2015.

Fourteen countries will be reviewed during the session, including: Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Guinea, Lao Peopl’s Democratic Republic, Spain, Lesotho, Kenya, Armenia, Guinea-Bissau, Sweden, Grenada, Turkey, Guyana, Kuwait

The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) collaborated with national NGOs and activists in four countries up for review to prepare five stakeholder submissions:
 

  • Guyana

Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)
Report focus: LGBT People, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression
 

  • Kenya

Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya; National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Report focus: LGBTI, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, comprehensive sexuality education, awareness raising, legal reform
 

  • Spain

Federación de Planificación Familiar Estatal
Report focus: Comprehensive sexuality education, sexual and reproductive health, adolescents and youth, contraceptive methods

Alianza por la solidaridad; Creacion Positiva
Report focus: Abortion, HIV and AIDS, health, sexual and reproductive rights
 

  • Turkey

Women for Women’s Human Rights – New Ways
Report focus: Abortion, access to sexual and reproductive health information and services, reproductive rights, sexual rights

 

Click here to read the reports

 

The timetable for the 21st session can be accessed here.

The outcome of these reviews will be adopted during the 29th session of the HRC in June 2015.