DEC/36/107 Outcome of the universal periodic review: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

GE.17-16918(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

36/107. Outcome of the universal periodic review: United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland on 4 May 2017 in conformity with all relevant provisions contained in the annex to

Council resolution 5/1,

Adopts the outcome of the review of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland, 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

24th meeting

21 September 2017

[Adopted without a vote.]

1 A/HRC/36/9.

2 A/HRC/36/9/Add.1; see also A/HRC/36/2, chap. VI.