A/HRC/13/56 Dominica 571. The review of Dominica was held on 7 December 2009 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents: (a) The national report submitted by Dominica in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/6/DMA/1); (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/6/DMA/2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/6/DMA/3). 572. At its 31st meeting, on 18 March 2010, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review on Dominica (see section C below). 573. The outcome of the review on Dominica comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/13/12), the views of Dominica concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, and its voluntary commitments and replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group. 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as on its voluntary commitments and on the outcome 574. The Permanent Representative of Dominica to the United Nations stated that the issue of universal human rights had always been and continued to be a matter of great significance to the Government and people of Dominica. Dominican institutions — executive, legislative and judiciary — continued to hold high the ideals of the rule of law and had been very responsive to international norms, conventions and customs. 575. Over the years, Dominica had signed, ratified and acceded to several documents aimed at protecting human rights, especially the rights of the most vulnerable members of the population. Despite technical and financial constraints, Dominica had clearly demonstrated its willingness to work with hemispheric and international institutions. 576. With reference to the recommendations made during the review in the Working Group, Dominica provided the comments below. 577. With regard to conventions and protocols, the Government was committed to make every possible effort to complete the following steps in the next three months: (a) To ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; (b) To accede to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; (c) To ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; (d) To ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; (e) To accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; (f) To ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol thereto. 166