SOGIESC UPR advocacy toolkit (2026)

First published in 2017 and developed with input from civil society organisations across all six ILGA regions, the SOGIESC UPR Advocacy Toolkit has guided activists worldwide through the Universal Periodic Review process for years.

ILGA World’s UPR programme developed this new edition, updating it to reflect developments and best practices that emerged during the fourth UPR cycle.

The guide takes human rights defenders step by step through building a roadmap of key deadlines, identifying partners, drafting a submission around specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound (S.M.A.R.T.) recommendations, engaging governments both in-country and in Geneva, following the working group sessions, and addressing the Human Rights Council when the UPR outcomes are adopted.