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306. Also taking the floor to deliver concluding remarks was Mr. M’hammed Abdenabaoui,
Director of Criminal Affairs, who said that Morocco’s counter-terrorism legislation was
consistent with human rights and the law applicable in most countries. All arrests that had been
made had been carried out in accordance with the law. He did not know what the speaker who
had made allegations of torture had been referring to, and he was prepared to meet that
individual to discuss the matter. He assured the Council that if any acts of torture had occurred in
the past, that phenomenon no longer existed. He stressed that civil society had contributed to the
preparation of the national report, and it was the Government’s intention to pursue that
collaboration. Lastly, he said that Morocco had contributed to the success of the universal
periodic review.
Finland
307. The review of Finland was held on 9 April 2008 in conformity with all the relevant
provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents: the
national report submitted by Finland in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1,
paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/1/FIN/1); the compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance
with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/1/FIN/2); and the summary prepared by OHCHR in
accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/1/FIN/3).
308. At its 14th meeting, on 9 June 2008, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of
the review on Finland (see section C below).
309. The outcome of the review on Finland is constituted of the report of the Working Group on
the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/8/24), together with the views of Finland concerning the
recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its 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/8/24/Add.1).
1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations
and/or conclusions as well as on its voluntary commitments
310. The delegation provided information on follow-up measures to the recommendations
contained in A/HRC/8/24. More comprehensive information on follow-up is contained in
A/HRC/8/24/Add.1.
311. Concerning recommendation No. 1, it was clarified that although public awareness of
cultural diversity is increasing and the Government has worked persistently to integrate
immigrants into Finnish society, there were still certain problems of racism and intolerance in
Finland. Different measures were taken to address these challenges. The Non-Discrimination Act
was currently under revision in order to strengthen the guarantees. In the recent Internal Security
Programme of 8 May 2008, the security of immigrants and ethnic minorities was one of the key
issues to be paid special attention to in the coming years.
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