A/HRC/22/7 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its fourteenth session from 22 October to 5 November 2012. The review of Ukraine was held at the 5th meeting on 24 October 2012. The delegation of Ukraine was headed by Nazar Kulchytskyy, the Government Agent before the European Court of Human Rights, Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. At its 9th meeting held on 29 October 2012, the Working Group adopted the report on Ukraine. 2. On 3 May 2012, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Ukraine: Cameroon, Saudi Arabia and Ecuador. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Ukraine: (a) A national report submitted and a written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/14/UKR/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.6/14/UKR/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/14/UKR/3 and Corr.1). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Ukraine through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation stated that the national report was drafted in the spirit of openness involving public discussions and that it reflected the actions taken for the implementation of the recommendations of the first cycle of the UPR and progress documented in this respect. Among various steps taken to ensure human rights protection, the delegation highlighted the judicial reform, and the adoption of new anti-discrimination legislation and a comprehensive criminal procedure. All reforms had the common goal of promoting the principle of the rule of law and enhancing the guarantees of human rights protection. 6. The delegation reported on the launch of the criminal justice reform. In the framework of this reform, the new Code of Criminal Procedure and the Law on the Bar and Bar Associations were adopted and adoption of a draft Law on the Prosecutor’s Office and reform of the judiciary are in progess. 7. The delegation explained that the new Criminal Procedure Code prescribed bail and home arrest as the main preventive measures, with detention as an extraordinary preventive measure. When examining requests on detention, the courts should verify the existence of well-founded reasons for detention, and when reviewing preventive measures, the courts should evaluate the persistence of the risks representing the grounds for detention and the 3