A/HRC/12/50 4. Concluding remarks of the State under review 537. Uruguay thanked all delegations for their interventions and repeated that Uruguay had already accepted all recommendations at the time of the adoption of the Working Group report in May 2009, although it was not possible to address all of them in four months. It noted that 130 of 600 laws adopted in the past four years expanded and further guaranteed human rights, which was a clear sign of the State’s commitment. Uruguay noted that much remained to be done, and renewed its commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. Yemen 538. The review of Yemen was held on 11 May 2009 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the national report submitted by Yemen in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/5/YEM/1); the compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/5/YEM/2); and the summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/5/YEM/3). 539. At its 18th meeting, on 24 September 2009, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review on Yemen (see section C below). 540. The outcome of the review on Yemen comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/12/13), the views of Yemen 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 (see also A/HRC/12/13/Add.1). 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 541. The delegation stated that democracy, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms were essential links in a single chain. It reaffirmed its commitment to all voluntary pledges made in the national report and to the implementation of the recommendations over the next four years. The delegation provided replies to the 21 recommendations that were under consideration by its authorities. 542. The delegation indicated that it had accepted recommendations 2, 6, 7 and 9 to 21. Recommendation 6 had been accepted within the framework of the decision adopted by Parliament to raise the minimum age of marriage of girls to 17 years. The possibility of raising it to 18 years would be considered in the future. On recommendation 9, the delegation added that it had set up a national committee to harmonize national legislation with the international instruments already ratified by Yemen. Yemen accepted recommendation 10 within the limits of Islamic sharia. 543. Concerning recommendation 12, the delegation stated that the Yemeni constitution and laws criminalized and punished severely all forms of violence against women and girls, and that no honour crimes were committed in Yemen. On recommendation 13, the delegation mentioned that spousal rape did not exist in Yemen and that all marriages were based on mutual consent. Wives could separate from their husbands in view of divorce under Sharia and personal status laws. Regarding recommendation 14, Yemen noted that the Ministry of Human Rights, civil society organizations and ICRC were allowed to undertake prison visits and enquire about prisoners’ conditions. 144