A/HRC/38/11 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its twenty-ninth session from 15 to 26 January 2018. The review of Luxembourg was held at the 8th meeting, on 18 January 2018. The delegation of Luxembourg was headed by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn. At its 14th meeting, held on 23 January 2018, the Working Group adopted the report on Luxembourg. 2. On 10 January 2018, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Luxembourg: Georgia, Switzerland and Tunisia. 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 Luxembourg: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/29/LUX/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.6/29/LUX/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/29/LUX/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Brazil, Czechia, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Luxembourg through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The head of the delegation highlighted that, since the adoption of the recommendations of the second cycle, the efforts of Luxembourg had focused on their implementation. In order to improve national coordination, Luxembourg had established the Interministerial Human Rights Committee in May 2015. The Committee regularly brought together all ministries and public administrations concerned by the protection and promotion of human rights in Luxembourg. It had spearheaded the national consultation leading to the national report for the third cycle of the universal periodic review. 6. The Committee served as a national coordinating mechanism, responsible for following up on the implementation of universal periodic review recommendations and preparing periodic reports to the treaty bodies. The Committee was chaired by the country’s Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights, while the Secretariat was provided by the Human Rights Desk of the Political Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Cooperation with civil society was an integral part of the Committee’s work: every meeting began in an “intergovernmental format”, after which the Committee opened its doors to participation by national human rights institutions and all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) concerned. 7. Luxembourg was a candidate for membership of the Human Rights Council for the period 2022 to 2024, and planned in the coming months to prepare a list of voluntary commitments under General Assembly resolution 60/251. 8. With regard to the backlog of treaty body reports, Luxembourg undertook to find a solution for their drafting and submission before the end of 2018, relying on the flexibility 2