DEC/37/108 Outcome of the universal periodic review: Republic of Korea

GE.18-05693(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-seventh session

26 February–23 March 2018

Agenda item 6

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council on 15 March 2018

37/108. Outcome of the universal periodic review: Republic of Korea

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 Republic of Korea on 9 November 2017 in

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

Adopts the outcome of the review of Republic of Korea, 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

39th meeting

15 March 2018

[Adopted without a vote.]

1 A/HRC/37/11.

2 A/HRC/37/11/Add.1; see also A/HRC/37/2, chap. VI.