{"id":26099,"date":"2024-04-12T14:43:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T12:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/post\/26099"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:58:22","slug":"podcast-amplifying-voices-civil-societys-role-in-the-upr-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/en\/post\/26099?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"[Podcast] Amplifying Voices: Civil Society&#8217;s Role in the UPR Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dive deep into the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in this episode of the EPI Podcast. 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