A/HRC/14/37 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 GE.12-17781 147

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