A/HRC/19/19 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its twelfth session from 3 to 14 October 2011. The review of Haiti was held at the 17th meeting, on 13 October 2011. The delegation of Haiti was headed by Jean-Claude Pierre, chargé d’affaires a.i., and chef de délégation. At its 19th meeting, held on 17 October 2011, the Working Group adopted the report on Haiti. 2. On 20 June 2011, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Haiti: Belgium, Burkina Faso and Mexico. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of Haiti: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/12/HTI/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.6/12/HTI/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/12/HTI/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Canada, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America was transmitted to Haiti through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the UPR. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation of Haiti expressed their Government’s regrets that it had been unable to submit its national report by the initially planned date of 11 May 2010, on account of the terrible earthquake of 12 January 2010. The delegation reiterated their Government’s thanks to the Human Rights Council for having in the circumstances devoted an extraordinary meeting to Haiti and decided, in an unparalleled gesture of solidarity, under the terms of resolution S-13/1, to postpone the presentation of Haiti’s report to the last session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). 6. The delegation reported that an inter-institutional committee had been set up to draft the UPR report. Before the report had been finalized, a national consultation had been organized for 16 June 2011, in which many regional organizations of civil society had participated. Some of their recommendations had been taken into account. 7. The delegation referred to the 1987 Constitution, according to which the international conventions to which Haiti was a party took legal precedence. In addition, the 1987 Constitution had abolished all laws allowing political repression. Several of its chapters concerned the fundamental rights of Haitians, such as the right to life, the right to health, the right to education, the right to information, the right to security, the right to property, the right to personal freedom, the right to freedom of expression, the right to freedom of conscience, the right of assembly and association and the right to work. GE.11-17271 3