UPR Submissions - 42nd session

The 42nd session of the Universal Periodic review begins on the 23rd of January 2023. The working group session will take place from 23 January to 3 February 2023. 13 Countries will be under review during the session: Czechia, Gabon, Benin, Switzerland, Argentina, Ghana, Guatemala, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, Japan, Sri Lanka and Zambia. In collaboration with our partners, the SRI collaborated on reports for Guatemala, Japan, Pakistan, Switzerland and Zambia.

Guatemala

Collaborators: REDJUAMUGEN, The PACT and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Gender approach, sexual and reproductive rights, HIV, youth, non-governmental organization, human rights

 

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Japan

Collaborators: APA Partners and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), contraception, emergency contraception, safe abortion, medical abortion, forced sterilization, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, sexual violence, consent law, comprehensive sexuality education.

 

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Pakistan

Collaborators: Hi Voices, The PACT and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: HIV/AIDS, Young People Living with HIV, Health system, discrimination, stigma, criminalizing laws.

 

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Pakistan

Collaborators: FDI, APA and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, women’s health, transgender person’s rights, gender based violence, non-discrimination, stigma, Pink Tax, bodily autonomy, access to information, comprehensive sexuality education, youth friendly health services

 

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Switzerland

Collaborators: Sexual Health Switzerland and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Sexual and reproductive health and rights, discrimination, gender-based violence against women, discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary and intersex persons, comprehensive sexuality education, access to sexual and reproductive health services, migrant women, female refugees.

 

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Zambia

Collaborators: Zoe Janice Health Foundation, SRHR Africa Trust - Zambia, The PACT and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Adolescents, young people, child marriage, HIV, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender based violence.

 

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Zambia

Collaborators: ZASWA, ASWA and the Sexual Rights Initiative

Key words: Sex work, violence, illegal detentions, stigma, poverty and laws, right to health, HIV.

 

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