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terms of education, because a significantly larger number of children attended school than
five years ago. Montenegro stated that all possible activities had to be conducted to
eliminate barriers and to allow, inter alia, the social inclusion of the Roma population.
409. With regard to refugees, Montenegro indicated that, inter alia, it did not consider
that it would reach a situation of having stateless persons in the country.
410. Montenegro stressed that several institutions had had an opportunity to conclude that
trafficking in persons was not a problem at the present time and that the judicial bodies of
Montenegro had dealt with cases of trafficking of persons appropriately and pronounced
sentences that were adequate to the severity of the committed offences.
411. In response to a statement by Amnesty International asking which recommendations
Montenegro accepted and which it did not, Montenegro noted that it did not reject any of
the recommendations. Montenegro had given its responses and noted the goal of developing
and strengthening human rights in the country. It considered the recommendations well
intended and would be of decisive significance for the development of the legal system. It
believed that, in four years’ time, it would be very satisfied with the situation of human
rights in the country and in the region.
7.
United Arab Emirates
412. The review of the United Arab Emirates was held on 4 December 2008 in
conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was
based on the national report submitted by the United Arab Emirates in accordance with the
annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/ARE/1); the
compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b)
(A/HRC/WG.6/3/ARE/2); and the summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with
paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/ARE/3).
413. At the 29th meeting, on 19 March 2009, the Council considered and adopted the
outcome of the review on the United Arab Emirates (see section C below).
414. The outcome of the review on the United Arab Emirates comprises the report of the
Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/10/75), the views of the United
Arab Emirates 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.
(a)
Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions as
well as on its voluntary commitments and on the outcome
415. The head of the delegation of the United Arab Emirates and Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar Mohammad Gargash, reiterated the belief of the United Arab
Emirates in the universal periodic review process and its determination to improve its own
human rights record and to contribute effectively at the global level. This aspiration
stemmed from its cultural heritage and religious values, which enshrined justice, equality
and tolerance.
416. He presented his State’s plan of action to implement voluntary commitments and
accepted recommendations on human rights issues, which was designed, through a dialogue
involving federal and local governments and civil society organizations, to determine the
scope of work, take follow-up action on the implementation process and submit periodic
status reports.
417. In addition to nine voluntary commitments made by the United Arab Emirates, the
Working Group, in its report, had made 74 recommendations, at its third session in
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