United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/DEC/22/107
Distr.: General
15 April 2013
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-second session
Agenda item 6
Universal Periodic Review
Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council*
22/107.
Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Benin
The Human Rights Council,
Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly in its
resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Council resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21
of 21 March 2011, and in accordance with the President’s statement PRST/8/1 on
modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process of 9 April 2008;
Having conducted the review of Benin on 25 October 2012 in conformity with all
the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;
Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on Benin constituted of the
report of the Working Group on Benin (A/HRC/22/9), together with the views of Benin
concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments
and its 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 (A/HRC/22/2, chapter VI).
36th meeting
14 March 2013
[Adopted without a vote]
* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its twenty-second session (A/HRC/22/2), chap. I.
GE.13-13163
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