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India at the UN
UPR Fact Sheet
UPR-II
India’s second UPR was in May 2012. India’s National Report Report of the Working Group on the UPR Compilation prepared by the OHCHR Summary prepared by the OHCHR
UPR-I
India’s first UPR was in April 2008. India’s National Report Report of the Working Group on the UPR Compilation prepared by the OHCHR Summary prepared by the OHCHR
OHCHR/ Special Procedures
The special procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. The system of Special Procedures is a central element of the United Nations human rights machinery and covers all human rights: civil, cultural, economic, political, and social. […]
UPR
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 192 member states once every four years. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken […]
India at the UN
India is a signatory to several human rights treaties and has been a member of the Human Rights Council. Its human rights obligations are constitutionally enshrined in Part III on the fundamental rights and Chapter IV on the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution of India. Several judicial pronouncements have also interpreted India’s […]