UPR Submissions - 44th Session
The 44th session of the Universal Periodic was held from 6 to 17 November 2023. 14 Countries were under review during the session: Turkmenistan, Cabo Verde, Uzbekistan, Germany, Canada, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Tuvalu, Djibouti, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Cuba, the Russian Federation and Cameroon. In collaboration with our partners, the SRI submitted reports for Canada, Bangladesh and Azerbaijan.
Canada
Collaborators: Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, and the Sexual Rights Initiative
Key Words: Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA), criminalisation of sex work, rights of sex workers
Collaborators: Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW), YWCA Hamilton, The Community Research Platform at McMaster University, and the Sexual Rights Initiative
Key Words: Sexual and reproductive rights, access to abortion, homelessness, migration, systemic racism, right to health, bodily autonomy, reproductive justice
Azerbaijan
Collaborators: Social Charitable Center Women and Modern World (CWMW) and the Sexual Rights Initiative
Key Words: Gender inequality, gender stereotypes, son preference, child marriage, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people