A/HRC/41/16/Add.1 Report of the Dominican Republic on the recommendations made during the third cycle of the universal periodic review I. Introduction 1. The Dominican Republic is grateful to the 66 delegations that attended the presentation of its national report during the third cycle of the universal periodic review. The Dominican Republic also expresses its appreciation for the 191 recommendations that were made with a view to improving the human rights situation in the country, especially the situation of vulnerable groups. 2. At the review that was conducted on 30 January 2019, the Dominican Republic informed the Working Group of its constant efforts to ensure that human rights are enjoyed as fully and effectively as possible and reiterated that it remained committed to cooperating with human rights mechanisms, including those of the Human Rights Council, and to maintaining a frank dialogue based on respect for all States and peoples. 3. The Dominican Republic recognizes that there are still major challenges to be overcome in this area and reaffirms its commitment to safeguarding human rights throughout national territory. 4. The Dominican Republic received 191 recommendations; of those, it accepts 127 and takes note of 64, as detailed in the following two sections. II. Recommendations accepted by the Dominican Republic 5. The Dominican Republic accepts the following 127 recommendations, which have been put into practice or are in the initial stage of implementation: 94.37, 94.39, 94.40, 94.41, 94.42, 94.43, 94.44, 94.45, 94.46, 94.47, 94.48, 94.49, 94.50, 94.51, 94.52, 94.53, 94.54, 94.56, 94.57, 94.58, 94.59, 94.60, 94.61, 94.63, 94.64, 94.65, 94.66, 94.74, 94.75, 94.76, 94.77, 94.78, 94.79, 94.80, 94.81, 94.82, 94.83, 94.84, 94.85, 94.86, 94.87, 94.88, 94.89, 94.90, 94.91, 94.92, 94.93, 94.94, 94.95, 94.96, 94.97, 94.98, 94.99, 94.100, 94.101, 94.102, 94.103, 94.104, 94.105, 94.106, 94.107, 94.108, 94.109, 94.110, 94.111, 94.112, 94.113, 94.114, 94.115, 94.116, 94.117, 94.118, 94.119, 94.120, 94.121, 94.122, 94.123, 94.124, 94.125, 94.126, 94.127, 94.128, 94.129, 94.130, 94.132, 94.133, 94.134, 94.135, 94.136, 94.137, 94.138, 94.139, 94.140, 94.141, 94.142, 94.143, 94.144, 94.145, 94.146, 94.147, 94.148, 94.149, 94.150, 94.151, 94.152, 94.153, 94.154, 94.155, 94.156, 94.157, 94.158, 94.159, 94.160, 94.161, 94.162, 94.163, 94.164, 94.165, 94.166, 94.167, 94.168, 94.169, 94.170, 94.171, 94.174, 94.177 and 94.182. III. Recommendations noted by the Dominican Republic 6. With respect to recommendations 94.1 to 94.36 concerning ratification of or accession to international human rights instruments, the Dominican Republic expresses its intention to promote measures that facilitate the incorporation of these instruments into domestic law. 7. The Dominican Republic takes note of recommendation 94.38 on recognizing the competence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The Constitutional Court ruled on this matter in judgment TC/256/14. 8. As regards recommendations 94.55 and 94.62 on adopting legislation to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, the Dominican Republic states that the executive branch is drafting a preliminary general bill on equality and nondiscrimination with the aim of providing the country with a regulatory tool that ensures equality for all, including population groups that may face discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. 2 GE.19-08632