Universal Peer Review (UPR) is an assessment process used to evaluate the performance, practices, and policies of nations in various areas such as human rights, governance, and environmental sustainability.
This is a peer-to-peer review of state record on human rights by United Nations member states.
Kenya’s third Universal Peer Review (UPR) is planned to take place on 23rd January, 2019.
In January, Kenya will not be the only state to be peer reviewed because 13 other states will be reviewed.
Reports
- National Report
- United Nations Information
- Stakeholders information by CSOs and other non-state actors also known as shadow report;
Once a state like receives recommendations, she embarks on their implementations.
Outcomes of UPR
Kenya has made some progress in this regards. For instance, the establishment of Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) was a recommendation which came out of the UPR process. Secondly, the vetting of judges and magistrates which we witnessed in the recent past was a product of the UPR process. Finally, the provision of sanitary pads for prison inmates is also an outcome of the UPR.
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