A/HRC/10/29 independence, in particular provisions associating with the Government other actors and institutions in choosing, appointing and replacing members of the commission; to enable the commission to directly approach the judicial system; to make appearance before the commission compulsory and the refusal to cooperate punishable; to grant members of the commission immunity from reprisals and sanctions for action taken in the course of their official activities; and to facilitate access to relevant documents. It urged the Government to take firm action against administrative staff whose negligence or complicity guaranteed de facto impunity for authors of sexual violence; and to draft and implement a law guaranteeing women’s rights to inheritance. Regarding the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms, it called on the Government to publicly reiterate its commitment to ensuring that consultations would not be used to justify decisions or acts contrary to international law; and to accept initiatives by the United Nations, the international community and civil society to ensure an independent monitoring of these consultations. It also called for the adoption of a national policy and specific legislation on the protection of the rights of the child, in particular orphans and other vulnerable children, and to adopt a juvenile justice system. 323. Cercle de recherche sur les droits et les devoirs de la personne humaine congratulated the delegation of Burundi for the quality of its presentation before the Working Group. It endorsed the appeal made to countries to show solidarity with Burundi and to help it to meet challenges relating to a culture of peace, tolerance and respect for human rights. The organization sought the support of Burundi for its draft universal declaration on the duties of the person. It noted with regret that the report of Burundi and the recommendations made by States did not refer to violence against men, and sought the cooperation of Burundi to carry out a study on that matter. (d) Concluding remarks of the State under review 324. Burundi thanked all those who contributed to the drafting of the national report and civil society for its support. It thanked all delegations who made recommendations and praised the Council for having established the universal periodic review mechanism, which had enabled Burundi to assess its progress in protecting and promoting human rights. Burundi pledged to gather all relevant stakeholders in the country to study how to implement the recommendations made. Further steps would have been taken for the protection and promotion of human rights in Burundi by the next session of the Council. Finally, Burundi reiterated its continued appreciation for the support provided by the international community. 4. Luxembourg 325. The review of Luxembourg was held on 2 December 2008 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the national report submitted by Luxembourg in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/LUX/1); the compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/LUX/2); and the summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/LUX/3). 326. At the 28th meeting, on 18 March 2009, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review on Luxembourg (see section C below). 327. The outcome of the review on Luxembourg comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/10/72), the views of Luxembourg concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, and its voluntary commitments and replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group (see also A/HRC/10/72/Add.1). GE.09-17451 137

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