DEC/18/107 Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Latvia

GE.11- 16855

Human Rights Council Eighteenth session

Agenda item 6 Universal Periodic Review

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council*

18/107 Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Latvia

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 Latvia on 5 May 2011 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;

Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on Latvia which is constituted of the report of the Working Group on Latvia (A/HRC/18/9), together with the views of Latvia 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/18/2, chapter VI and A/HRC/18/9/Add.1).

21 st meeting

22 September 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 eighteenth session (A/HRC/18/2), chap. I.