A/HRC/14/7 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its seventh session from 8 to 19 February 2010. The review of Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was held at the 6th meeting, on 10 February 2010. The delegation of Bolivia was headed by Ms. Nardy Suxo, Minister of Institutional Transparency and the Fight against Corruption. At its 10th meeting, held on 12 February 2010, the Working Group adopted the report on Bolivia. 2. On 7 September 2009, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Bolivia: Kyrgyzstan, Burkina Faso and Uruguay. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of Bolivia: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/7/BOL/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/7/BOL/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/7/BOL/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Denmark, Hungary, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Argentina and the Netherlands was transmitted to Bolivia through the troika. Those questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. In her introductory statement, the Minister of Institutional Transparency and the Fight against Corruption, Nardy Suxo, referred to the historic moment that Bolivia is experiencing. Since 2006, Bolivia has been undergoing a democratic and cultural revolution driven by social movements and indigenous peoples that have been fighting for their rights for decades. The social movements presented specific demands: to regain ownership of natural resources so that everyone could benefit from their exploitation; to establish the basis for a new and more inclusive and participatory State; and to bring to justice the perpetrators of human rights abuses and acts of corruption. 6. The Government is committed to eradicating the poverty it inherited from past colonial, racist, segregatory and undemocratic policies. To that end, it nationalized its hydrocarbon industry, investing the new income thus generated in programmes to improve the people’s access to health and education, and to promote production and employment. The National Development Plan has enabled Bolivia to meet its people’s most pressing needs and to counter the effects of the global economic crisis. Reference was also made to the positive impacts of specific social programmes to eradicate illiteracy, address malnutrition, establish a rent for the elderly and extend healthcare to all. Public school infrastructure and the quality of education are being improved. The delivery of land titles for indigenous and rural farming families has been accelerated. 3