United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/DEC/21/111
Distr.: General
15 October 2012
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-first session
Agenda item 6
Universal Periodic Review
Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council
21/111.
Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Algeria
The Human Rights Council,
Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly in its
resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Council resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21
of 21 March 2011, and in accordance with the President’s statement PRST/8/1 on
modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process of 9 April 2008;
Having conducted the review of Algeria on 29 May 2012 in conformity with all the
relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;
Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on Algeria which is constituted
of the report of the Working Group on Algeria (A/HRC/21/13), together with the views of
Algeria concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary
commitments and its 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/HRC/21/13/Add.1 and A/HRC/21/2, chapter VI).
24th meeting
20 September 2012
[Adopted without a vote.]
GE.12-17577
The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in
the report of the Council on its twenty-first session (A/HRC/21/2), chap. I.
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