A/HRC/45/2 (a) The national report submitted by Sweden in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/35/SWE/1); (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/35/SWE2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/35/SWE/3 and A/HRC/WG.6/35/SWE/3/Corr.1). 633. At its 25th meeting, on 29 September 2020, the Human Rights Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of Sweden (see sect. C below). 634. The outcome of the review of Sweden comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/44/12) and the views of Sweden concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group, and which were presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary (see also A/HRC/44/12/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 635. The delegation of Sweden stated that promoting and respecting universal human rights remained a core value and a central priority for the Swedish Government and a cornerstone of its foreign policy. The universal periodic review has been vital for promoting and upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law around the world. Therefore, the Government welcomed the opportunity provided by the universal periodic review to engage with interested parties in the human rights work that Sweden has been carrying out. 636. The Government has aimed at ensuring the full respect of its international human rights obligations. The national strategy for human rights, which was adopted in 2016 reaffirmed this commitment. The Strategy formed the basis of the Government’s systematic work on human rights. Sweden has been striving for greater transparency on the human rights situation, including through dialogue with civil society organisations. The Government has given a great importance to their views, and at times criticism, and held several rounds of consultation with civil society organisations during the universal periodic review. The Government would continue such consultations. 637. The Government welcomed the recommendations received during the third universal periodic review of Sweden, which was held on 27 January 2020. Sweden received 300 recommendations. The Government considered them highly valuable for its continued national development. During the consideration of those recommendations, the approach of the Government was to accept those recommendations where the Government could foresee measures before the next review, or where measures has already been or were being implemented. 638. After careful consideration of the recommendations, the Government submitted an addendum to the Report of the Working Group on 1 June 2020 with an annex, which included the Government’s responses to all recommendations and explanations with regard to those recommendations that were noted. The Swedish Government accepted 214 recommendations, partially accepted one recommendation and noted 85 recommendations. 639. The delegation provided some comments regarding the main themes that were covered in the recommendations. 37 recommendations concerned the establishment of an independent national human rights institution. The Government accepted 36 of these 105