1. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
The Universal Periodic Review also known as the UPR is a process whereby all 193 UN member states human rights records are reviewed periodically, every four years. ... A second cycle started in May 2012; 42 States will be reviewed each year. ... Minister of Defence Alan Shatter along with other Irish counterparts met the UPR working group along with other member states in the UN building in Geneva where the peer review process took place. ... This peer review of the Working Group offered a unique insight into the situation of human rights in Ireland at that time. ... The peer review procedu...
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