DEC/29/111 Outcome of the universal periodic review: Turkey

Human Rights Council Twenty-ninth session

Agenda item 6

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council on 26 June 2015

29/111. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Turkey

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 with Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 of 18

June 2007 and 16/21 of 21 March 2011, and President’s statement PRST/8/1 of 9 April

2008, on the modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process,

Having conducted the review of Turkey on 27 January 2015 in conformity with all

relevant provisions contained in the annex to Council resolution 5/1,

Decides to adopt the outcome of the review of Turkey, comprising the report thereon

of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/29/15), the views of the

State concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions made, and its voluntary

commitments and replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to

questions or issues not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue held in the

Working Group (A/HRC/29/15/Add.1 and A/HRC/29/2, chap. VI).

30th meeting

26 June 2015

[Adopted without a vote.]