DEC/16/112 Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Jamaica

GE.11-12650

Human Rights Council Sixteenth session Agenda item 6 Universal Periodic Review

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council*

16/112 Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Jamaica

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 Jamaica on 8 November 2010 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;

Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on Jamaica which is constituted of the report of the Working Group on Jamaica (A/HRC/16/14), together with the views of Jamaica 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/16/2, chapter VI and A/HRC/16/14/Add.1).

34th meeting 17 March 2011

[Adopted without a vote.]

* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in

the report of the Council on its sixteenth session (A/HRC/16/2), chap. I.