A/HRC/27/5 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 nineteenth session from 28 April to 9 May 2014. The review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was held at the 3rd meeting on 29 April 2014. The delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was headed by Mumba Matipa Wivine, Minister of Justice and Human Rights. At its 10th meeting held on 2 May 2014, the Working Group adopted the report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2. On 15 January 2014, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Algeria, Kuwait and the United States of America. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/19/COD/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.6/19/COD/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/19/COD/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to the Democratic Republic of the Congo through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo stressed that, since the country’s participation in the first cycle, the Government had made considerable efforts to promote and protect human rights. 6. In the political and diplomatic domains, the delegation recalled the initiatives that had led to the signing of a number of agreements, including the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, of 24 February 2013, and the Nairobi Declaration of 12 December 2013. 7. The delegation mentioned the reform of the defence sector. Thanks to this restructuring and the support of the special intervention brigade established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2098, the Congolese Armed Forces had destroyed the Mouvement du 23 mars and re-established the State’s authority in hitherto occupied areas. 8. Regarding justice sector reform, the delegation stated that the Government had embarked on an extensive long-term programme, triggered by the entry into force of the 2006 Constitution. The Acts on the organization and functioning of the Court of Cassation, GE.14-07547 3