DEC/36/101 Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bahrain

GE.17-16906(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-sixth session

11–29 September 2017

Agenda item 6

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council on 21 September 2017

36/101. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Bahrain

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 Bahrain on 1 May 2017 in conformity with all

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

Adopts the outcome of the review of Bahrain, 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

22nd meeting

21 September 2017

[Adopted without a vote.]

1 A/HRC/36/3.

2 A/HRC/36/3/Add.1; see also A/HRC/36/2, chap. VI.