The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 192 UN Member States once every four years. The review of the United States will be in November 2010. As part of its preparation, the Department of State, with other federal agencies, has been conducting consultations in selected cities across the United States.
Below are the Schedule and Summaries (in PDF format) of UPR Civil Society Consultations.
For more additional information about about the United States’ efforts to prepare for our review at the 2010 United Nations Human Rights Council, please see the State Department’s UPR webpage
| New Orleans | Date: Jan. 27, 2010 Location: Xavier University Host Organization: Equity and Inclusion Summary of New Orleans Consultation* (PDF 60 KB) |
| Washington, DC | Date: Feb. 19, 2010 Location: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Host Organizations: LCCHR, ACLU Summary of Washington, DC Consultation* (PDF 68 KB) |
| NYC | Date: Feb 26, 2010 Location: Columbia University Host Organization: Columbia University Human Rights Institute Partner Organizations: National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Urban Justice Center Summary of New York Consultation* (PDF 76 KB) |
| El Paso | Date: Mar. 8, 2010
Location: Camino Real Hotel |
| New Mexico | Date: March 16, 2010 Location: UNM Law School Host Organization: American Indian Law Center, Navajo Nation Consulting Organization: International Indian Treaty Council Summary of Albuquerque and Window Rock Consultations* (PDF 72 KB) |
| SF /Berkeley | Date: Mar. 25-26, 2010 Location: Berkeley, University of San Francisco School of Law Host organizations: USF School of Law, DREDF, WILD for Human Rights Summary of Berkeley Consultation* (PDF 52 KB) Summary of San Francisco Consultation* (PDF 64 KB) |
| Detroit/Dearborn | Date: April 7, 2010 Location: Wayne State Law School Host organizations: NAACP, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Summary of Detroit Consultation* (PDF 48 KB) |
| Chicago | Date: April 13-14, 2010 Location: John Marshall Law School Host Organizations: Housing Action Illinois, John Marshall Law School Summary of Chicago Consultation* (PDF 100 KB) Summary of Department of Homeland Security/Community Roundtable* (PDF 92 KB) |
| Birmingham | Date: April 22-23, 2010 Location: Grace Episcopal Church Host Organizations: Greater Birmingham Ministries, Alabama ARISE Summary of Birmingham Consultation* (PDF 52 KB) |
| Washington, DC | Date: April 28, 2010 Location: Bingham McCutchen LLP Host organization: Human Rights First, Human Rights Watch, Open Society Institute Summary of Washington, DC Consultation* (PDF 68 KB) |
| Washington, DC | Date: April 30, 2010 Location: The Federalist Society Host organization: Federalist Society Summary of Washington, DC Consultation* (PDF 68 KB) |
*These consultation summaries are not transcripts, and they are not intended to capture everything that was said. Moreover, they may contain some inaccuracies and may omit some points that speakers considered important. These summaries are based on what was captured by government notetakers and are intended as brief overviews of some of the key points made by civil society speakers.