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Document Type: Final Decision

Date: 2010 Apr

Session: 13th Regular Session (2010 Mar)

Agenda Item: Item6: Universal Periodic Review

GE.10-12732

Human Rights Council Thirteenth session Agenda item 6 Universal Periodic Review

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council*

13/110 Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bhutan

The Human Rights Council,

Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly in its resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, and in accordance with the President’s statement PRST/8/1 on modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process of 9 April 2008;

Having conducted the review of Bhutan on 4 December 2009 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;

Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on Bhutan which is constituted of the report of the Working Group on Bhutan (A/HRC/13/11), together with the views of Bhutan concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group (A/HRC/13/56, chapter VI and A/HRC/13/11/Add.1 ).

31st meeting 18 March 2010

[Adopted without a vote]

* The resolutions and decisions of the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the

Council on its thirteenth session (A/HRC/13/56), chap. I.