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Armenia\u2019s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council\u2019s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the second time on \u00a022 January 2015 in a meeting that will be webcast live.\u00a0The\u00a0webcast\u00a0of the session will be at \u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/webtv.un.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Armenia is one of the 14 States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session taking place from 19 to 30 January.\u00a0 Armenia\u2019s first UPR review took place on 6 May 2010.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Among the\u00a0issues<\/strong>\u00a0raised in the above-mentioned documents are:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The three\u00a0reports<\/strong>\u00a0serving as the basis for the review of Armenia on 22 January can be found here:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/HRBodies\/UPR\/Pages\/AMSession21.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The UPR is a unique process which involves a periodic review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States.\u00a0 Since its first meeting was held in April 2008, all 193 UN member States have been reviewed during the first UPR cycle and 112 thus far during the second cycle.\u00a0 The second review of States aims to highlight human rights developments in the country since its first review and provides an opportunity for States under review to spell out steps taken to implement recommendations posed during their first reviews.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The delegation of Armenia will be headed by Mr. Ashot Hovakimian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs\/ The three country representatives serving as rapporteurs (\u201ctroika\u201d) for the review of Armenia are:\u00a0 El Salvador, Indonesia and Nigeria<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The list of speakers and all available statements to be delivered during the review of Armenia will be posted on the UPR Extranet at the following link [username:\u00a0\u00a0hrc extranet<\/strong>\u00a0(with space); password:\u00a01session<\/strong>]:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/extranet.ohchr.org\/sites\/upr\/Sessions\/21session\/Armenia\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The UPR Working Group is\u00a0scheduled to adopt the recommendations<\/strong>\u00a0of Armenia at\u00a017.00 on 27 January<\/span>.\u00a0 The State under review may wish you to express its positions on recommendations posed to it during their review.\u00a0 The recommendations will be shared with the media on this day in advance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more information and media requests, please contact Rolando Gomez at +41 (0) 22 917 9711 \/\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0rgomez@ohchr.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n To learn more about the Universal Periodic Review, visit:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/HRBodies\/UPR\/Pages\/UPRMain.aspx<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n UN Human Rights Council, follow us on social media:<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UNHRC<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN_HRC<\/a><\/p>\n YouTube:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCokQuTYVvkwQb-A3TsSUm-g<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n