A/HRC/16/2 (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/9/HND/3). 517. At its 33rd meeting, on 17 March 2011, the Human Rights Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of Honduras (see section C below). 518. The outcome of the review of Honduras comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/16/10), the views of Honduras 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, on its voluntary commitments and on the outcome 519. The importance of the universal periodic review to Honduras was demonstrated by the high-level delegation led by the Vice-President that attended the review in November 2010. Honduras recalled that the country had undergone a deep political crisis that had revealed the difficulties the country faced in the promotion and protection of human rights. One of the legacies of this crisis was the polarization of society, which was critical for the realization of human rights. 520. One of the main challenges for the authorities was to rebuild the confidence of society in State institutions. To this end, and under the leadership of the Secretary of Justice and Human Rights, a national dialogue with all civil society sectors was pursued with the objective of establishing a common and prioritized human rights agenda within the framework of the national plan of action for human rights. Honduras had sought the cooperation of civil society organizations when following up on universal periodic review recommendations. 521. Of the 129 recommendations received during the review, Honduras had accepted 117 and postponed 12 for further consideration. Honduras welcomed all remaining recommendations, except the one calling for the strengthening of the investigative capacity of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (recommendation 83.10) and the recommendation encouraging it to establish an institution specifically addressing the rights of the child (first part of recommendation 83.6). Honduras postponed these recommendations for budgetary reasons. 522. Honduras reported on the measures taken to comply with other pending recommendations; drafts laws had been submitted to Congress to amend the provisions of articles 117 and 321 to the Penal Code, incorporating as an aggravating circumstance of the crime of assassination and as an element of the crime of discrimination, respectively, the fact that the crimes had been committed on the basis of the sexual orientation or gender identity of the victim, the disability of victims and the fact that they pertained to an indigenous or Afro-descendant community. The processes for adhering to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption had been launched. The Special Prosecutor for Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples had requested the demarcation and regularization of indigenous lands, investigated reports on the usurpation of their lands and initiated proceedings to determine responsibilities for the allegedly irregular concession of rivers in indigenous lands. 523. Honduras also reported that it would hold the first world summit of Afro-descendant peoples in August 2011, in the city of La Ceiba, and that a presidential decree had established 2011 as the International Year of Afro-descendants. 524. GE.11-17059 With respect to its voluntary pledges and commitments, Honduras pointed out that: 177