DEC/34/102 Outcome of the universal periodic review: Syrian Arab Republic

GE.17-06161(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session

27 February–24 March 2017

Agenda item 6

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council on 16 March 2017

34/102. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Syrian Arab

Republic

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 the Syrian Arab Republic on 31 October 2016 in

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

Adopts the outcome of the review of the Syrian Arab Republic, comprising the

report thereon of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review,1 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.2

40th meeting

16 March 2017

[Adopted without a vote.]

1 A/HRC/34/5.

2 A/HRC/34/5/Add.1; see also A/HRC/34/2, chap. VI.