A/HRC/30/11
Introduction
1.
The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance
with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its twenty-second session from 4 to 15
May 2015. The review of Honduras was held at the 9th meeting, on 8 May 2015. The
delegation of Honduras was headed by Secretary of State, General Coordinator of
Government, José Ramón Hernández Alcerro. At its 14th meeting, held on 12 May 2015,
the Working Group adopted the report on Honduras.
2.
On 13 January 2015, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of
rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Honduras: Namibia, Paraguay and the
Republic of Korea.
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 Honduras:
(a)
A national report (A/HRC/WG.6/22/HND/1);
(b)
A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (A/HRC/WG.6/22/HND/2);
(c)
A summary prepared by OHCHR (A/HRC/WG.6/22/HND/3).
4.
A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany,
Liechtenstein, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of
America, was transmitted to Honduras through the troika. These questions are available on
the extranet of the Working Group. Additional questions raised during the dialogue by
Montenegro, India and France are summarized in section I.B below.
I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process
A.
Presentation by the State under review
5.
The head of the delegation noted that Honduras had submitted its first report to the
universal periodic review in 2010. Since then, Honduras had been implementing the
recommendations it had received. As a demonstration of its commitment to human rights,
in 2013, Honduras had submitted a voluntary mid-term progress report.
6.
With the assistance of OHCHR, Honduras had also led an extensive consultation
process for the development of a public policy and the adoption of the National Action Plan
on Human Rights 2013–2022.
7.
Honduras noted that the national report for its second universal periodic review had
been drafted following broad discussions at national level, including with civil society.
8.
In the past five years, Honduras had held two general elections with the participation
of new political movements from a broad ideological spectrum. Honduras now participated
fully in all international forums and had diplomatic relations with more than a hundred
countries. Commercial and financial exchanges and services had also allowed Honduras to
have positive economic growth. Progress on citizen security and social protection
programmes were very important for Honduras.
9.
Honduras had implemented 106 recommendations of a total of 129
recommendations received in 2010. Another 20 were in the process of being completed and
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