UPR Info

Consider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as well as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure

Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance at as early a stage as possible

Conclude the procedures to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, signed in 2008

Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Consider acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and establish programmes to combat discrimination and violence against persons with disabilities

Ensure an open, merit-based process when selecting national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections

Classify racist motivation as an aggravating circumstance of a crime

Establish a national human rights institution, in accordance with the Paris Principles, following a respective announcement of Iceland’s Government

Expedite the establishment of an independent national human rights institution, in accordance with the Paris Principles

Expedite the establishment of an independent national human rights institution, in accordance with the Paris Principles

Intensify efforts aimed at establishing an independent national human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles

Intensify the establishment of an independent national human rights institution, in accordance with the Paris Principles

Continue efforts to establish an independent national human rights institution

Advance in the establishment of a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles, with a mandate to promote and protect human rights

Take further steps towards establishing a national human rights institution that is in full compliance with the Paris Principles, with possible bilateral and international collaboration

Work to establish an independent national institution concerned with the promotion and protection of human rights and allocate the necessary resources for it

Advance the goal of establishing a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles

Take concrete actions to establish its national human rights institution that is fully compliant with the Paris Principles

Conclude the process of establishing a national human rights institution based on the Paris Principles and the adoption of a comprehensive national plan on human rights

Continue efforts to combat hate speech, especially against ethnic and religious groups and foreigners of the Muslim faith

Ensure accessibility to effective remedies against any form of discrimination to protect vulnerable groups from hate speech and other hate crimes

Continue efforts made to consider the creation of a national human rights institution, within the framework of the working group established for this purpose

Reform the Steering Committee on Human Rights so that it is fully compliant with the Paris Principles, and so that all human rights issues are within its mandate

Provide a legislative framework for the Icelandic Human Rights Centre to fulfil the Paris Principles

Continue its efforts to fight against discrimination, racism and hate speech