The Universal Rights Group Intervention Be country-led Be based on cooperation and genuine dialogue.

Unfortunately, to-date, the Council’s work under item 10 has manifestly failed to realize the body’s mandate, under paragraph 5a of GA resolution 60/251, to provide ‘technical assistance and capacity-building, [...] in consultation with and with the consent of Member States concerned.’ In essence, the Council’s approach to item 10 since 2006 has involved passing resolutions on a limited number of. [...] These experts visit the country concerned to assess the situation and identify capacity-building needs, and then report back to the Council. [...] - Be inclusive – open to all States that wish to engage or to receive capacity-building support, without the need for a Council resolution. [...] Therefore, the Council should mandate OHCHR to establish and maintain a roster of human rights experts to carry out the capacity- building projects that respond to State requests for support. [...] Fourth, ‘success stories’ identified in the context of steps 1, 2 and 3 should be profiled each year through the Council’s annual item 10 panel – thereby creating a race to the top.