DEC/23/111 Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: United Arab Emirates

GE.13- 15235

Human Rights Council Twenty-third session Agenda item 6 Universal Periodic Review

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council*

23/111. Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: United Arab Emirates

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 resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21 of 21 March 2011, 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 United Arab Emirates on 28 January 2013 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;

Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on the United Arab Emirates which is constituted of the report of the Working Group on the United Arab Emirates (A/HRC/23/13), together with the views of the United Arab Emirates 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/23/13/Add.1 and A/HRC/23/2, chapter VI).

27th meeting 7 June 2013

[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 twenty-third session (A/HRC/23/2), chap. I.