Universal Periodic Review: Italy’s Pre-session planned for November 22, 2024

On the occasion of the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the United Nations (UN) mechanism aimed at assessing the human rights situations of the Member States, the Pre-session of all the states being reviewed during Session 48 in January 2025 will be held from November 19 to 22, 2024 at Palais des Nations in Geneva.

On November 22, it will be Italy’s turn. During the Pre-session, representatives from National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) and the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) will speak to address the current human rights conditions in the Italian context and take stock of whether or not the country has implemented the recommendations it received in the Third Cycle.

The Pre-sessions represent an important tool to increase the capacity of NHRIs and CSOs to participate, return to the permanent missions a reliable picture of the situation in the countries under review, and consequently ensure the formulation of coherent and incisive recommendations during the UPR Working Group phase. Since their establishment in 2012, more than 1,500 delegations from NHRIs and CSOs and 163 permanent missions have been involved.