DEC/13/112 Outcome of the universal periodic review: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

GE.10-12748

Human Rights Council Thirteenth session Agenda item 6 Universal Periodic Review

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council*

13/112 Outcome of the universal periodic review: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 7 December 2009 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;

Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea which is constituted of the report of the Working Group on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (A/HRC/13/13), together with the views of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 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).

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.