A/HRC/14/15 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its seventh session from 8 to 19 February 2010. The review of Slovenia was held at the 14th meeting, on 16 February 2010. The delegation of Slovenia was headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Žbogar. At its 17th meeting, held on 19 February 2010, the Working Group adopted the report on Slovenia. 2. On 7 September 2009, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Slovenia: Egypt, Brazil and the United States of America. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of Slovenia: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/7/SVN/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.6/7/SVN/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/7/SVN/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Argentina, the Czech Republic, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands was transmitted to Slovenia through the troika. Those 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. In his introductory statement, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Samuel Žbogar, referred to the process of preparing the national report, which had involved relevant Government institutions as well as representatives of civil society. He added that the delegation attending the session had been composed of representatives from seven ministries and three Government offices. 6. The Minister noted that, under the Constitution, the international legal instruments were directly applicable in the Slovenian legal order. He also pointed out that Slovenia had extended an open invitation to all special procedures mechanisms. Slovenia also has an active national human rights institution, the Human Rights Ombudsman, which provides an independent assessment of the implementation of human rights and supports the existence of a strong, free and independent civil society. 7. Slovenia wished to provide an update on developments that had occurred since the preparation of the national report. With regard to so-called “erased persons”, aware of the need to settle the issue of people who had not applied for Slovenian citizenship in 1991/1992 and consequently had been removed from the register of permanent residence, the Government decided to implement the relevant decisions of the Constitutional Court. Thus, more than 2,300 supplementary decisions were issued in 2009 to persons whose permanent residence registration in Slovenia had terminated and to those who had already 3