Bill > S08517

This bill requires New York's Department of State to participate in the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) when the federal government has withdrawn from this international human rights assessment process. The UPR is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all United Nations member states, where each country is examined by other member states and provided recommendations for improving human rights protections. Under this legislation, the state of New York would step in and continue participating in the review process to the fullest extent possible, ensuring that human rights concerns are still being addressed and documented, even if the federal government has chosen not to engage. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage, allowing the state to quickly respond to potential federal disengagement from the UPR process.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8517