The Committee for Justice (CFJ) organized an orientation day on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, in collaboration with AWAFY Organization. The session marked the first capacity-building activity provided by CFJ to civil society organizations participating in the Sudan Task Force.
The Sudan Task Force is a coordination framework launched in January 2026 and currently composed of 15 Sudanese and regional civil society organizations, united in their commitment to monitoring and documenting the human rights situation in Sudan and engaging strategically with relevant international mechanisms. The task force works to strengthen documentation and advocacy efforts, facilitate effective engagement with United Nations human rights Mechanisms—including the UPR, Special Procedures, and treaty bodies—and enhance coordination and information-sharing among participating organizations.
The orientation session was delivered by CFJ, focusing on the legal and procedural foundations of the UPR, its cycle, and how civil society can actively engage at each phase. The session emphasized the practical elements of engagement, including how recommendations are formulated, how organizations reach out to States and advocate for their recommendations, how States review each other’s rights records, and how civil society documentation can feed constructively into this process.
This orientation marks the first activity delivered by CFJ to the organizations of the Sudan Task Force. It forms an integral part of CFJ’s strategy to build civil society readiness for Sudan’s forthcoming UPR review in January 2027 and to bolster coordinated engagement with international human rights mechanisms.