A/HRC/15/60 VI. Universal periodic review 252. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/251, Council resolution 5/1 and President’s statements PRST/8/1 and PRST/9/2 on modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process, the Council considered the outcome of the reviews conducted during the eighth session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, held from 3 to 14 May 2010. A. Consideration of universal periodic review outcomes 253. In accordance with paragraph 4.3 of President’s statement PRST/8/1, the section below contains a summary of the views expressed on the outcome by States under review, Member and observer States of the Council, as well as general comments made by other relevant stakeholders before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary. Kyrgyzstan 254. The review of Kyrgyzstan was held on 3 May 2010 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents: (a) The national report submitted by Kyrgyzstan in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/8/KGZ/1); (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/8/KGZ/2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/8/KGZ/3). 255. At its 14th meeting, on 21 September 2010, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of Kyrgyzstan (see section C below). 256. The outcome of the review of Kyrgyzstan comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/15/2), the views of Kyrgyzstan 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. 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions and on its voluntary commitments and the outcome 257. The delegation of Kyrgyzstan gave a brief overview of the recent events of April and June 2010. It mentioned a number of causes leading to the mass demonstrations in April, in particular the decline in the level of social security, the high corruption rate and the persecution of the opposition and journalists. After the events of April, the country had been shaken by inter-ethnic clashes in June that resulted in the death of hundreds of people and the destruction of properties in the south of the country. The situation was being stabilized and the Government had taken measures to repair the damage caused and to restore business. 258. Kyrgyzstan had established a number of bodies with the aim of stabilizing the situation, including an inter-agency commission to develop a programme to strengthen inter-ethnic relations and a State commission to conduct a comprehensive study on the events of April and June 2010. In addition, the Government had accepted an initiative of a 120 GE.11-17043