Ethiopia's Human Rights Report to Universal Periodic Review (UPR): A critical overview of its preparation

State reporting is one of the mechanisms established for supervising the implementation of human rights treaties in member states. This mechanism utilizes both Treaty-based and Non-treaty-based supervisory mechanisms: like the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Universal Periodic Review involves a periodic review of the human right record of the UN member states. This mechanism is a unique process, which brings a new forum for UN members to work together on human rights issues. However, how effective this mechanism is in addressing the human rights issues of respective countries is a point of contention. Ethiopia as a member of the UN participated in this mechanism since its first report in 2009. Ethiopia has also presented its second and third cycle UPR report. In this article, the writer tries to explain the stages that Ethiopia goes through in the preparation of the UPR report. Attempt is also made to look into the setback observed in the process of preparing the second cycle UPR report of Ethiopia. The author observes that the report is prepared without meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders.