UK鈥檚 Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has welcomed the review of the UK's human rights record.
皇冠体育app Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process involving a review of the human rights records of all UN countries once every four years. 皇冠体育app UK was one of the first countries to be reviewed following its launch.
鈥淚 welcome today鈥檚 review of the UK鈥檚 human rights record held at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, led by Lord McNally, Minister of State for the Ministry of Justice. This demonstrates our commitment to working with our international partners to improve human rights worldwide.
鈥淒espite our strong record, we must never be complacent in our defence of human rights. We should always aim to set an example that the world can follow. Mechanisms like the Universal Periodic Review help us all learn valuable lessons.鈥�
皇冠体育app review process allows countries to make recommendations to the country under review to improve their record on human rights. 皇冠体育app country under review can then decide whether to accept or reject these recommendations.