Antigua and Barbuda’s human rights record to face fourth UN review
Key Points(5)
- Antigua and Barbuda will face its fourth review of its human rights record by the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, Nov.
- 6, as part of an international process examining the rights situation across all 193 UN member states.
- The review will take place from 9 a.m.
- GMT+1 in Geneva, Switzerland, during the 53rd session of the council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group.
- The country's delegation will be led by Foreign Affairs Minister E.P.
Antigua and Barbuda will face its fourth review of its human rights record by the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, Nov. 6, as part of an international process examining the rights situation across all 193 UN member states.
The review will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. GMT+1 in Geneva, Switzerland, during the 53rd session of the council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group.
The country's delegation will be led by Foreign Affairs Minister E.P. Chet Greene.
The UPR is a peer-review process through which UN member states examine one another's human rights records and make recommendations for improvements. Antigua and Barbuda's previous reviews took place in October 2011, May 2016 and November 2021.
The fourth review will assess the country's progress in implementing recommendations accepted during earlier cycles, as well as developments in its human rights situation since its last examination.
The assessment will draw on three main sources: a national report submitted by Antigua and Barbuda; information from UN human rights experts, treaty bodies and other UN entities; and submissions from stakeholders, including civil society organisations, regional bodies and national human rights institutions.
The review will be conducted by the 47 member states of the Human Rights Council, although other UN member and observer states may also participate.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia will serve as the three-member rapporteur group, known as the troika, for Antigua and Barbuda's examination.
The UPR Working Group is scheduled to adopt its recommendations for Antigua and Barbuda on Nov. 13, between 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. GMT+1. The government will then have the opportunity to indicate its position on the recommendations.
The review is part of the fourth cycle of the UPR, which began after all 193 UN member states completed three previous rounds of examination. The process was established in 2006, with its first review session held in April 2008.
The proceedings will be livestreamed through the UN's webcast platform. The reports informing Antigua and Barbuda's review, along with the list of speakers and statements, are available through the UN Human Rights Council's online portal.
