A/HRC/34/4 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its twenty-sixth session from 31 October to 11 November 2016. The review of Togo was held at the 1st meeting, on 31 October 2016. The delegation of Togo was headed by the Minister of Justice and Relations with the Institutions of the Republic, Kokouvi Agbetome. At its 10th meeting, held on 4 November 2016, the Working Group adopted the report on Togo. 2. On 12 January 2016, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Togo: Ethiopia, Panama and Switzerland. 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 Togo: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/26/TGO/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.6/26/TGO/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/26/TGO/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Zambia was transmitted to Togo through the troika. These 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. The delegation stated that, since the first cycle of the universal periodic review in 2011, Togo had made every effort to implement the recommendations it had accepted. In 2014, it had submitted a midterm report on the progress made. The reports submitted for the review had been prepared using an inclusive and participatory process. 6. Of the 133 recommendations made at its first review in 2011, Togo had accepted 122 and noted 11. While some progress had been made, further efforts were required in several areas despite the resolve displayed and the resources deployed. 7. In the political and institutional arenas, democracy was functioning; the opposition played an important role in the political, economic and social life of Togo and the country was run in a participatory manner. 8. Progress had been made in the areas of economics and finance as a result of the positive impact of government support for the agricultural sector, the ongoing efforts to strengthen the economic infrastructure and the performance of the financial authorities, which had further consolidated the improvements in the macroeconomic framework. 9. In the area of legislation, a number of laws had been passed relating to the Criminal Code, the Individuals and Family Code, the Code of Military Justice, the status of judges, audiovisual media and communications, legal aid and the special regulations for the police. GE.16-23163 3