A/HRC/14/5 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 February to 19 February 2010. The review of El Salvador was held at the 4th meeting, on 9 February 2010. The delegation of El Salvador was headed by the Vice-Minister for Integration and Economic Promotion of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Carlos Alfredo Castaneda Magaña. At its 8th meeting, held on 11 February 2010, the Working Group adopted the report on El Salvador. 2. On 7 September 2009, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of El Salvador: Nicaragua, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of El Salvador: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/7/SLV/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/7/SLV/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/7/SLV/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Argentina, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to El Salvador through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process 5. During the interactive dialogue, 42 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are found in section II of the present report. A. Presentation by the State under review 6. The delegation of El Salvador acknowledged that the preparation of the national report had been a challenge, because the report had had to contain information about measures taken by two different administrations. It also recognized that the Government bore a historical debt with regard to the fulfilment of its international human rights obligations. The administration is committed to incorporating into public policy the recommendations made by the United Nations human rights machinery. 7. The Government is establishing an internal consultation process for the possible ratification of the international instruments to which El Salvador is not a party, such as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Moreover, in September 2009, El Salvador signed the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the internal ratification process is ongoing 8. The delegation laid out the legal framework for the guarantee of fundamental freedoms. It highlighted a bill regarding access to information and transparency currently 3