This article examines the first two cycles of the Universal Periodic Review (“UPR”) and its effect on eight countries regarding the issue of domestic violence. The five countries examined are Argentina, Bahrain, Algeria, South Africa, India, the Philippines, Poland, and the United Kingdom. The article analyzes the laws and governmental trends in each country beginning in 2008, during the first UPR cycle, and again in 2012, during the second UPR cycle. The article analyzes the data and concludes that the more numerous and specific the UPR recommendations, the more substantive changes each country makes. The article acknowledges the UPR is not the defining factor in changing attitudes towards domestic violence, but asserts that the UPR’s recommendations have notable substantive effects. Finally, the article advises that the UPR can enhance its effectiveness by increasing the number and specificity of its recommendations, as well as anticipating and pre-empting the receiving state’s response.