UPR Info

The Kingdom of Morocco takes this opportunity to reiterate its pledges to ensure greater recognition and protection of human rights, thereby enhancing the promotion of human rights within the country, and undertakes to continue and intensify its frank and constructive dialogue at the international level, inter alia with the United Nations human rights bodies.

Initiation, in 2007, of a review process in Mali within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) African Peer Review Mechanism

Support the active participation of non-governmental organizations and other civil society representatives in the work of the Council

Action to combat impunity for human rights violations, other economic crimes and similar offences.

Action plan for implementation covering both cycles of the universal periodic review as well as other mechanisms

Mali is ready to consider the recommendations made by the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions with a view to obtaining A status accreditation

Tunisia's commitment to objectively and constructively contribute, at the level of examination and follow-up to its report, to promoting the UPR mechanism's modalities and objectives, as contained in General Assembly resolution 60/251, which includes "ensuring universality, objectivity and non-selectivity in the consideration of human rights issues" and making sure that "the promotion and protection of human rights [are] based on the principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue".

Withdrawal of reservations annexed to the law concerning ratification of CRC, given the evolution of Tunisian legislation and the enactment of new laws promoting the rights of the child

Adoption of the draft Personal and Family Code and the bill on abolition of the death penalty

Continue to discharge its obligations to submit, under the international legal instruments to which it was a party, initial and periodic reports to the respective treaty-monitoring bodies and to implement the recommendations of those bodies

Cooperate fully with the procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council

Encourage States that had not yet done so to become parties to the major human rights instruments and, accordingly, to comply with their obligations thereunder

Establishment of compulsory health insurance and a medical care fund

The Government expresses its commitment to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur [on Contemporary Forms of Racism],including in the event the Special Rapporteur expresses a wish to visit Botswana

Adoption of new codes - the Criminal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Military Justice - bills on which have been tabled in the National Assembly (last quarter of 2009)

Preparation and adoption of the National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights by 2010

Ratification of International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries No. 169, of 27 June 1989, by the last quarter of 2009

Rehabilitation of the National Human Rights Commission by 2010 at the latest

The delegation stated that the 52 recommendations supported by the Comoros represented a commitment and reiterated their firm intention to implement them. The country was deeply attached to the ideals of human rights and reiterated that the outcome of the review would be fully embraced by the Comoros.

The Congolese authorities undertake to encourage the promotion and protection of human rights, the dissemination of the relevant international instruments and the training of public officials, especially law enforcement officers and justice officials who are responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights.

With regard to extending a standing invitation to Human Rights Council special rapporteurs, the Congolese delegation reiterated its commitment to cooperating with United Nations bodies.

Conduct a wide-ranging review of Egyptian human rights laws in order to bring them into line with Egypt's international commitments.

Consider acceding to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as well as the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Consider amending the Code of Pleadings and Criminal Procedures with a view to preventing criminal and civil prosecutions of third parties that could lead to curbs being placed on freedom of thought and creativity.

Improve the human-rights capacity-building programme and step up efforts to promote and raise awareness of these rights.

Lesotho reiterated its commitment to accelerate sustainable economic growth, continue to work on the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission, improve access to justice for all, intensify and continue efforts in the fight against corruption and strive to achieve the objectives of Vision 2020 and the Millennium Development Goals.

The recommendations which we accept will enjoy our commitment in terms of implementation

Publicize the recommendations of the universal periodic review

Enhance conducive environment for civil societies to work in the promotion and protection of human rights

Submission of periodic reports to various treaty bodies