UPR Submissions - 41st session

Submissions
The 41st session of the Universal Periodic review begins on the 7th of November 2022, and this session marks the beginning of the fourth cycle of the UPR. The working group session will take place from 7 November to 18 November 2022. 14 Countries will be under review during the session: Bahrain, Ecuador, Tunisia, Morocco, Indonesia, Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, India, Brazil, Philippines, Algeria, Poland, Netherlands and South Africa. In collaboration with our partners, the SRI collaborated on reports for South Africa, India, Poland and the Netherlands.

India

Collaborators: CREA and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Sex work, police harassment, violence, access to justice, right to health

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Collaborators:  Human Touch Foundation, the PACT and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Access to safe abortion, HIV prevention, adolescent sexuality, persons with disabilities 

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Poland

Collaborators: Foundation for Women and Family Planning (FEDERA) and the Sexual Rights Initiative 

Key words: Abortion, disabilities, adolescents, HIV, AIDS, sexual and reproductive health rights

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Netherlands

Collaborators: Rutgers and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Access to contraceptives, medical abortion, comprehensive sexuality education, sexual violence, vulnerable groups

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South Africa

Collaborators: Sisonke, African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) and the Sexual Rights Initiative 

Key words: Sex work, criminalisation, right to work, right to health, gender-based violence

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Collaborators: SRHR Africa Trust, the PACT, and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Youth, HIV, comprehensive sexuality education, gender-based violence, access to contraceptives, access to safe abortion

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