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*UN To Examine Zimbabwe’s Human Rights Record* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?dv Zimbabwe’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Wednesday, 26 January 2022 in a meeting that will be webcast live. Zimbabwe is one of the States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session taking place from 24 January to 3 February, which marks the end of the UPR third cycle. ---------- itel A70 256GB $99USD WhatsApp: https://wa.me/+263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 ---------- The UPR 40th session was originally scheduled to be held in November 2021, although was postponed due to COVID-19 measures. Zimbabwe’s first and second UPR reviews took place in October 2011 and November 2016, respectively. The documents on which the reviews are based are 1) national report – information provided by the State under review; 2) information contained in the reports of independent human rights experts and groups, known as the Special Procedures, human rights treaty bodies, and other UN entities; 3) information provided by other stakeholders including national human rights institutions, regional organizations and civil society groups. The three reports serving as the basis for the review of Zimbabwe on 26 January can be found here. Time and date: 09.00 – 12.30, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 (Geneva time, GMT +1 hour) The UPR is a unique process that involves a periodic review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States. Since its first meeting was held in April 2008, all 193 UN member States have been reviewed twice within the first and second UPR cycles. During the third UPR cycle, States are again expected to spell out steps they have taken to implement recommendations posed during their previous reviews which they committed to follow-up on, as well as to highlight recent human rights developments in the country. The delegation of Zimbabwe will be led by the Hon. Ziyambi Ziyambi, Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. The three-country representatives serving as rapporteurs (“troika”) for the review of Zimbabwe are Namibia, Luxembourg, and Armenia. The webcast of the session will be at http://webtv.un.org The list of speakers and all available statements to be delivered during the review of Zimbabwe will be posted on the UPR Extranet. The UPR Working Group is scheduled to adopt the recommendations made to Zimbabwe at 15.00 on 28 January. The State under review may wish to express its positions on recommendations posed to it during its review. *More: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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