A/HRC/16/10 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its ninth session from 1 to 12 November 2010. The review of Honduras was held at the 8th meeting, on 4 November 2010. The delegation of Honduras was headed by the Vice-President of the Republic of Honduras, María Antonieta Guillén de Bográn. At its 12th meeting, held on 8 November 2010, the Working Group adopted the report on Honduras. 2. On 21 June 2010, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Honduras: Thailand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Russian Federation. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of Honduras: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/9/HND/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.6/9/HND/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/9/HND/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland was transmitted to Honduras through the troika. Those 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 head of the delegation recalled the commitment of Honduras and noted that the country had ratified several core international and regional human rights instruments. 6. During the general elections held in November 2009, the people of Honduras had exercised their right to auto-determination and their civic duty to resolve conflicts through democratic mechanisms. In that regard, the people of Honduras had demonstrated to the international community that they embraced democracy as the best system for guaranteeing governance by the people. A Government of unity and reconciliation had been established. 7. The delegation referred to the participation of a high-level inter-institutional delegation in the interactive dialogue of the universal periodic review of Honduras, as well as the opportunity that this provided to assess progress and evaluate challenges and opportunities in the promotion and protection of human rights and also contribute to the process of dialogue and national consultation on various thematic areas of concern to all human beings. 8. Honduras reaffirmed its commitment to respecting and protecting the dignity of the human being. A strategy for the promotion of, respect for and observance of human rights as a national objective had been set out in the new “Vision for the Country – Plan for the Nation”, which was the result of a broad consultation among civil society, academia, 3