The three reports serving as the basis for the review of Seychelles on 10 May can be found here.
Location: Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva [NB: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the meeting will be held using a combination of in-person and remote participation, and media representatives are encouraged to follow the proceedings on webcast].
Time and date: 9:00 – 12:30, Monday 10 May (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 and highlight recent human rights developments in the country.
H.E. Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, will lead the delegation of Seychelles.
The three country representatives serving as rapporteurs (“troika”) for the review of Seychelles are Nepal, Bulgaria and Cuba.
The webcast of the session will be at https://webtv.un.org
The list of speakers and all available statements to be delivered during the review of Namibia will be posted on the UPR Extranet.
The UPR Working Group is scheduled to adopt the recommendations made to Seychelles at 15:30 on 14 May. The State under review may wish to express its positions on recommendations posed to it during their review.
*The UPR 38th session was initially scheduled for January 2021 and was postponed due to COVID-19 measures.