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VI. Universal periodic review
367. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/251, Human Rights Council resolutions
5/1 and 16/21, Council decision 17/119 and President’s statements 8/1 and 9/2 on modalities
and practices for the universal periodic review process, the Council considered the outcome
of the reviews conducted during the thirty-fourth session of the Working Group on the
Universal Periodic Review, held from 4 to 15 November 2019.
368. In accordance with resolution 5/1, the President recalled that all recommendations
must be part of the final outcome of the universal periodic review and accordingly, the State
under review should clearly communicate its position on all recommendations by indicating
that it either “supports” or “notes” them.
A.
Consideration of the universal periodic review outcomes
369. In accordance with paragraph 14 of President’s statement 8/1, section 1 below
contains a summary of the views expressed on the outcome of the review by the State under
review and by Member and observer States of the Human Rights Council, as well as general
comments made by other stakeholders before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary.
Italy
370. The review of Italy was held on 4 November 2019 in conformity with all the relevant
provisions contained in relevant Human Rights Council resolutions and decisions, and was
based on the following documents:
(a)
The national report submitted by Italy in accordance with paragraph 15 of the
annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21
(A/HRC/WG.6/34/ITA/1);
(b)
The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the
annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21
(A/HRC/WG.6/34/ITA/2);
(c)
The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the
annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21
(A/HRC/WG.6/34/ITA/3).
371. At its 30th meeting, on 12 March 2020, the Human Rights Council considered and
adopted the outcome of the review of Italy (see section C below).
372. The outcome of the review of Italy comprises the report of the Working Group on the
Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/43/4) and the views of Italy concerning the
recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies to
questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the
Working Group, and which were presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary
(see also A/HRC/43/4/Add.1).
1.
Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or
conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome
373. The head of the delegation and Permanent Representative of Italy to the United
Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Gian Lorenzo Cornado,
expressed that Italy fully supported the seven-area call to action for human rights launched
by the United Nations Secretary-General on 24 February 2020 in the Human Rights Council.
He also noted that the Italian delegation had stressed the importance of the United Nations
GE.
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