A/HRC/43/2 872. In conclusion, Egypt thanked OHCHR, particularly the Secretariat of the universal periodic review and Arabic translation section, for their continuous support. Bosnia and Herzegovina 873. The review of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held on 13November 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 Bosnia Herzegovina 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/BIH/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/BIH/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/BIH/3). 874. At its 33rd meeting, on 13 March 2020, the Human Rights Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of Bosnia and Herzegovina (see section C below). 875. The outcome of the review of Bosnia and Herzegovina comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/43/17) and the views of Bosnia Herzegovina 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/43/17/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 876. The delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina stressed that it had received 207 recommendations after the universal periodic review third cycle. After conducting consultations with relevant authorities, Bosnia and Herzegovina had fully accepted 136 recommendations, considered 68 recommendations were already in the process of implementation, and had not accepted three recommendations. 877. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a party to numerous human rights treaties and has ratified 14 conventions, which are an integral part of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition, Bosnia and Herzegovina is also a party to a number of Council of Europe conventions and covenants. However, there were still examples of inequality and discrimination between the constituent peoples and other citizens, which were highlighted in the recommendations from the third cycle of the universal periodic review for Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also from the previous two cycles. In this regard, the goal of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been the protection of the best interests of its Herzegovina citizens, which entailed amending of the Constitution and the Election Law by implementing judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, such as “Sejdic-Finci, Zornić, Pilav and Baralia”. This shows that Bosnia and Herzegovina has improved the legal framework for the human rights protection by the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination, with the most recent amendments of this Law having special significance as they advance the system of protection of persons with disabilities, LGBT population and the elderly from discrimination. However, Bosnia and Herzegovina is aware that further strategic planning in the field of prevention and improvement of the level of human rights protection needs to be continued, which will certainly be facilitated by the implementation of recommendations given by the Member States of the United Nations. GE. 135

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