A/HRC/34/9 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its twenty-sixth session from 31 October to 11 November 2016. The review of Lithuania was held at the 6th meeting, on 2 November 2016. The delegation of Lithuania was headed by the Vice-Minister of Justice, Paulius Griciūnas. At its 10th meeting, held on 4 November 2016, the Working Group adopted the report on Lithuania. 2. On 12 January 2016, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Lithuania: El Salvador, Georgia and Qatar. 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 Lithuania: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/26/LTU/1 and Corr.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.6/26/LTU/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/26/LTU/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Lithuania through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation reaffirmed the commitment of Lithuania to the universal periodic review as a unique procedure for the assessment of the human rights situation of every State Member of the United Nations. The universality and inclusiveness of the review process had reflected the nature of human rights. The delegation also reaffirmed the commitment of Lithuania to the promotion and protection of human rights at the national and international levels. Since regaining its independence from the former Soviet Union, Lithuania had ratified all the core human rights instruments and ensured the compliance of its legislation with international human rights standards. The recommendations received during the first review had provided a positive impetus to the process of improving national legislation, policies and programmes in the field of human rights and identifying remaining challenges and possible solutions. 6. The national report had been prepared taking into account the status of implementation of the recommendations from the first review and in consultation with civil society. The Ministry of Justice, the coordinating body for the preparation of the national report, had organized annual and thematic meetings of the national authorities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to ensure a comprehensive dialogue with representatives of civil society, who had provided in-depth analysis and suggestions regarding the implementation of the recommendations. Additionally, the first draft of the 3