Abstract
This article first reviews and compares Human Rights Council and University Period Review (HRC/UPR) research published during and shortly after the institution-building period (2006–2009) to more recent work (2010–2014) to identify patterns of scholarly interest in NGO roles and behavior at the HRC/UPR. It divides research into that which either “ignores” NGOs or offers “indirect” attention, “direct” attention, or “foregrounds” NGO activity, concluding that NGOs are surprisingly underexamined, given remarkable new participatory opportunities in the HRC/UPR and the centrality of NGO information provision to the success of the new body. Empirical analysis of NGO statements from the CHR to the HRC indicates sharply increasing NGO participation, particularly among domestic, regional, and Southern NGOs. The increased volume and changing characteristics of participating NGOs may have important effects on the HRC/UPR and should also encourage further analysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 407-427 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Human Rights |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Oct 2 |
Bibliographical note
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Sociology and Political Science
- Political Science and International Relations
- Law