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neighbouring countries. It urged the Government to reserve its approach and to accept and
genuinely implement all recommendations addressed to it during its review.
693. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Aid Network encouraged Uzbekistan to reconsider
its position in paragraph 105 of the report of the Working Group, where Uzbekistan
indicated that it would study the conformity of 12 recommendations to its national
legislation in the light of international human rights standards. It requested Uzbekistan to
indicate which recommendations of those 12 would be accepted. It also raised Uzbekistan’s
refusal to decriminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults,
noting that the laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual conduct were not in
conformity with international obligations of privacy and non-discrimination under the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It therefore urged Uzbekistan to
reconsider its position and to repeal the offending provisions.
(d)
Concluding remarks of the State under review
694. In its concluding remarks, Uzbekistan stressed that it upheld its international
obligations in the fields of human rights and freedoms on the basis of the principles of
equality, constructiveness, objectivity and transparency. The universal periodic review had
made it possible for Uzbekistan to have a thorough look at its national policy on human
rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. Uzbekistan had
instituted cooperation with civil society and established a non-State system for the
protection of human rights. These institutions provided great support for the development
of civil society and the rule of law in areas such as the education and care of women and
children, and people with disabilities and vulnerable people. Uzbekistan had created a
national association of non-governmental organizations, a social fund for support for nongovernmental organizations and a parliamentary commission. The Government firmly
intended to conduct a broad-based discussion with all concerned State bodies and nongovernmental organizations, as well as with other civil society institutions and the media, to
look at the recommendations emerging from the report on Uzbekistan and to develop and
implement an appropriate national plan of action.
16.
Tuvalu
695. The review of Tuvalu was held on 11 December 2008 in conformity with all the
relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the national
report submitted by Tuvalu in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1,
paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/TUV/1); the compilation prepared by OHCHR in
accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/TUV/2); and the summary prepared by
OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/TUV/3).
696. At its 32nd meeting, on 20 March 2009, the Council considered and adopted the
outcome of the review on Tuvalu (see section C below).
697. The outcome of the review on Tuvalu comprises the report of the Working Group on
the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/10/84), the views of Tuvalu concerning the
recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as 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
698. The Crown Counsel in the Office of the Attorney General of Tuvalu presented the
final remarks and conclusions of the Government on its first report in the universal periodic
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