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A new draft law on sexual harassment was due to be enacted at the next parliamentary
session. A committee had been set up to review the penal code in order to look into
repealing a number of press offences that may warrant imprisonment. Concerning civil
society law, there was a committee in the general federation of civil society organizations
that was reconsidering a number of texts governing the establishment of associations in
order to grant them greater independence and autonomy.
655. Egypt had started to work on the establishment of an institutional mechanism to
implement the 140 recommendations it had accepted, in consultation with the ministerial
committee, the National Council for Human Rights and civil society organizations. More
efforts would be made to better evaluate the human rights situation in Egypt. Egypt would
continue its consultations with all relevant regional and international human rights
organizations, more campaigns would be conducted by the mass media in order to keep the
momentum of human rights culture in Egypt. The delegation thanked the Council and its
President, and saluted the universal periodic review mechanism, which offered a chance to
review achievements and to listen to advice in an atmosphere of serious dialogue.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
656. The review of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held on 17 February 2010 in conformity
with all the relevant provisions contained in Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, and was
based on the following documents:
(a)
The national report submitted by Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with
the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/7/BIH/1);
(b)
The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b)
(A/HRC/WG.6/7/BIH/2);
(c)
The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c)
(A/HRC/WG.6/7/BIH/3).
657. At its 26th meeting, on 11 June 2010, the Human Rights Council considered and
adopted the outcome of the review of Bosnia and Herzegovina (see section C below).
658. The outcome of the review of Bosnia and Herzegovina comprises the report of the
Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/14/16), the views of Bosnia and
Herzegovina concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, and its voluntary
commitments and 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/14/16/Add.1).
1.
Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or
conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome
659. Bosnia and Herzegovina stated that, of the recommendations made, 26 had been
fully accepted, 58 partially accepted and 46 rejected.
660. The 26 fully accepted recommendations concern capacity-building for cooperation
with associations of peoples with disabilities, the establishment of a council of persons with
disabilities, enhancement of the protection of children, capacity-building of the Children’s
Council and improvement of children’s education, and continuation of the mine-disposal
campaign in the areas contaminated by mines.
661. The recommendations made with a view to more efficiently fight discrimination,
including racial discrimination, to build the capacity of human rights institutions and to
harmonize laws had also been accepted. Bosnia and Herzegovina had the intention to set up
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