Jamhuriyar Uruguay tana a Kudancin Amirka, tsakanin Argentina, Brazil da Kudancin Tekun Atlantika, tana da yawan jama'a mutane 3,332,972. Uruguay ta sami 'yancin kai da mulkin mallaka daga Spain a cikin shekara ta 1828 kuma tana da cikakken iko akan al'amuranta na ciki da na waje. Daga 1973-1985 Uruguay ta kasance karkashin mulkin kama-karya na farar hula wanda ya tabka cin zarafin bil adama da dama. Uruguay gabaɗaya ta himmatu wajen haɓakawa da kare haƙƙin ɗan adam da matsayi a matsayin ƙasa mafi sanin haƙƙin haƙƙin a Kudancin Amurka. Sai dai har yanzu abubuwan da ke cikin damuwa sun hada da gidajen yari na rashin mutuntawa, samun damar yin shari'a kan laifukan da aka aikata sakamakon kama-karya da nuna wariya ga mata. Uruguay ta rattaba hannu kuma ta amince da yawancin yarjejeniyoyin haƙƙin ɗan adam na ƙasa da ƙasa ba tare da tabo ba, gami da: Yarjejeniya ta Duniya akan Haƙƙin Jama'a da Siyasa (ICCPR) Yarjejeniya ta Duniya akan Haƙƙin Tattalin Arziki, Jama'a da Al'adu (ICESCR) Yarjejeniyar Kasa da Kasa kan Kawar da Duk wani nau'i na Wariyar launin fata (CERD) Yarjejeniyar kawar da duk wani nau'i na nuna wariya ga mata (CEDAW) Yarjejeniyar Yaƙi da Azaba (CAT) Uruguay kuma ta amince da ƙa'idojin Zaɓin biyu zuwa ICCPR .