A/HRC/17/9 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 tenth session from 24 January to 4 February 2011. The review of Myanmar was held at the 7th meeting on 27 January 2011. The delegation of Myanmar was headed by Tun Shin, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General. At its eleventh meeting, held on 31 January 2011, the Working Group adopted the report on Myanmar. 2. On 21 June 2010, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Myanmar: the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of Myanmar: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/10/MMR/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/10/MMR/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/10/MMR/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Myanmar 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. Myanmar has little opportunity to present how it implements human rights from alpha to omega. This is the reason why Myanmar takes great interest in the UPR process. The Myanmar delegation consists of high-level members and various members who have expertise on the subject, with a blend of different races, genders, religion and positions, and comes here with pride and enthusiasm to take part in the interactive dialogue. 6. The Myanmar Constitution of 2008 is committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and the whole of Chapter VIII deals with fundamental rights and principles, equivalent to the rights given by constitutions in other countries. The legal remedies for the breach of human rights enshrined in this chapter are given through five Writs which can be found in the same Chapter. 7. Myanmar’s National Report on Human Rights has been prepared in accordance with the general guidelines given for the drafting of national reports for the UPR. Before drafting the national report, a workshop was held in Myanmar, with the assistance of OHCHR. The draft report was made after discussion with the civil society groups. 8. Myanmar has now reached the final stages of its transition to democracy. 9. In implementing the Fifth Step of the Seven-Step Roadmap, the multi-party general elections were held on 7 November 2010 throughout the country in a free, fair and peaceful 3