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Non-governmental
organizations
(NGOs) have many
opportunities to
take part and
influence the
Universal Periodic
Review(UPR)
process.
I. Before the review
Take part in national consultations
Submit information on the human rights
situation
Lobby States
III. Between the review and the
report’s adoption at the Human
Rights Council
Lobby the State under Review to
accept recommendations
IV. During the report’s
adoption at the Human
Rights Council
Make an oral statement
Submit a written statement
II. During the review
Attend the review
Hold a side event
Organise a screening of the webcast in the country
Hold a press conference/statements
56. ODVV stated that the counter-terrorism policy encouraged
the public to treat Muslims as legitimate objects of abuse.
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73. The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV)
stated that care for adult women trafficked for sexual exploitation
was provided to those victims who satisfied specific criteria. Thus,
not all victims in need of care received such care.
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111. ODVV, para. 19. ODVV made recommendations (paras. 29, 30).
142. ODVV, para. 8. ODVV made recommendations (paras. 25 - 28). ODVV stated that the
conditions for care and protection were that that victims must be over the age of 18; involved in
prostitution within 3 months of referral; willing to cooperate in the prosecution of their traffick-
ers; and must have been trafficked into the United Kingdom from abroad (para. 8).