Antigua and Barbuda’s human rights come under scrutiny.

GENEVA, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda’s Foreign Affairs Minister, E.P. Chet Greene, will lead his country’s delegation as the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group examines its human rights record on Friday.

This will be the fourth time Antigua and Barbuda, one of 14 states scheduled for review by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session, will present to the UPR, following presentations in October 2011, May 2016, and November 2021.

The UPR Working Group comprises the 47 member states of the Human Rights Council. However, any UN member or observer state can participate in a country review during the UPR’s schedule, which ends on November 13.

The three country representatives serving as rapporteurs for the review of Antigua and Barbuda are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia.

The documents on which the reviews are based are the country’s national report, provided by St. and John’s information contained in reports from independent human rights experts and groups, known as the special procedures, human rights treaty bodies, and other UN entities.

The UPR will also receive information from other stakeholders, including national human rights institutions, regional organizations, and civil society groups.