Together with our partner, Media Rights Group (Azerbaijan), the Justice for Journalists Foundation has contributed to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Azerbaijan. Several recommendations were included in the summary of stakeholders’ submissions under the section Fundamental freedoms and the right to participate in public and political life.
Together with Turkmen News, JFJ also contributed to the UPR of Turkmenistan. Recommendations provided were included in the summary of stakeholder’s submissions. Together with OVD Info, Access Now and Article 19, JFJ also contributed to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Russian Federation. Several recommendations were included in the summary of stakeholder’s submissions.
An individual contribution was also submitted to the UPR of Uzbekistan. Among contributions added to the summary of the stakeholder’s submission were those related to the institutional infrastructure and policy measures; fundamental freedoms and the right to participate in public and political life; scope of international obligations and cooperation with human rights mechanisms. Through the UPR, the Human Rights Council will review, on a periodic basis, the fulfilment by each of the 193 United Nations Member States of their human rights obligations and commitments.