A/HRC/39/5 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirtieth session from 7 to 18 May 2018. The review of Cabo Verde was held at the 3rd meeting, on 8 May 2018. The delegation of Cabo Verde was headed by the Minister for Justice and Labour, Janine Tatiana Santos Lelis. At its 10th meeting, held on 11 May 2018, the Working Group adopted the report on Cabo Verde. 2. On 10 January 2018, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Cabo Verde: Angola, Germany and Republic of Korea. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Cabo Verde: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/30/CPV/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.6/30/CPV/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/30/CPV/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Brazil, Germany, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Cabo Verde through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation of Cabo Verde stated that the Penal Code had been reviewed in 2015 in order to criminalize human trafficking, forced prostitution, supporting or facilitating prostitution of children and slavery and aggravating penalties for sexual crimes. 6. The National Commission for Human Rights and Citizenship, the budget of which had been progressively augmented, had continued to serve as the public institution chiefly responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights, citizenship and international law. 7. The National Human Rights and Citizenship Plan had been approved in 2017 and its purpose was to implement the national strategy for human rights education and the dissemination of a human rights culture in the public administration, especially among staff of the judicial and security sectors. 8. During the period under review, the Government had ratified the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Government had also taken all the legislative measures necessary to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 9. Although the Government had not yet ratified the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, it had adopted a national law defining the legal regime for asylum and refugee status. 2