UNA-USA Members Comment on US Human Rights Record

As part of the Human Rights Council’s universal periodic review, the United States will undergo an assessment of its human rights record by 47 council members in November in Geneva. To prepare for the review, the US State Department has solicited nongovernmental organizations nationwide and others for feedback and recommendations for the report. Participation in the US submission to the periodic review thus provided UNA-USA chapters to call on the US to ratify international human rights treaties without reservations. To read the letter click here.

For more information:

• UNA-USA's Universal Periodic Review Resource Sheet
• the Leo Nevas Program on Human Rights
• World Bulletin February 17, 2010: The US Prepares for Scrutiny on Its Human Rights Record