A/HRC/32/6 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its twenty-fourth session from 18 to 29 January 2016. The review of Mozambique was held at the 3rd meeting on 19 January 2016. The delegation of Mozambique was headed by the Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs Abdurremane Lino de Almeida. At its 10th meeting, held on 22 January 2016, the Working Group adopted the report on Mozambique. 2. On 12 January 2016, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of El Salvador, Ghana and India. 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 Mozambique: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/24/MOZ/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.6/24/MOZ/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/24/MOZ/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by the Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Mozambique 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. Mozambique indicated that the responsibility for preparing the report had fallen on the Interministerial Working Group for Human Rights. The process had included the broad participation of all stakeholders, including representatives of civil society organizations. 6. Mozambique recalled that it had accepted 161 recommendations from a total of 169 made during the first review cycle and that it was honoured to report that the Government had managed to implement nearly 90 per cent of them. 7. Since the last review, the country had ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 8. In addition, the country had acceded to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The process of the adoption of the Code of Penal Procedure and the Code of Penitentiary Executions was under way. 3