A/HRC/37/5 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its twenty-eighth session from 6 to 17 November 2017. The review of Argentina was held at the 2nd meeting, on 6 November 2017. The delegation of Argentina was headed by the Secretary of Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism of the Nation of Argentina, Claudio Avruj. At its 10th meeting, held on 10 November 2017, the Working Group adopted the report on Argentina. 2. On 13 February 2017, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Argentina: Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba and the United Arab Emirates. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Argentina: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/28/ARG/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/28/ARG/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/28/ARG/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Brazil, Czechia, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Uruguay was transmitted to Argentina through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation stressed the importance of the universal periodic review and indicated that Argentina was always open to receiving the recommendations formulated by United Nations human rights mechanisms. Under the current Government, several special rapporteurs from the United Nations and the Inter-American human rights systems had visited the country, thus reversing the country’s previous lack of cooperation with those systems. 6. Under the current Government, human rights were both a State policy and a fundamental element in the design of all public policies. For that reason, Argentina was now implementing an expanded human rights agenda. After years of frustrating selfisolation, Argentina was now a country open to the world, leaving behind populism and starting a new period of democratic strengthening. 7. For the first time in its history, Argentina would implement a national human rights plan. The plan outlined the human rights targets, defined as priorities by each ministry, and addressed many of the recommendations made to the country by international human rights mechanisms, including those issued in the context of the universal periodic review. 8. One of the Government’s priorities was to protect and promote the human rights of indigenous communities by incorporating cultural pluralism as a fundamental part of the new human rights paradigm in Argentina. That new and comprehensive State policy, which was in line with basic human rights standards, included ensuring prior consultation of, access to land by, decent housing for and the enjoyment of cultural rights by indigenous peoples. In order to properly implement the shift towards the new paradigm, the 2