A/HRC/DEC/21/110
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
15 October 2012
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-first session
Agenda item 6
Universal Periodic Review
Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council
21/110.
Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Philippines
The Human Rights Council,
Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly in its
resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Council resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21
of 21 March 2011, and in accordance with the President’s statement PRST/8/1 on
modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process of 9 April 2008;
Having conducted the review of the Philippines on 29 May 2012 in conformity with
all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;
Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on the Philippines which is
constituted of the report of the Working Group on the Philippines (A/HRC/21/12 and
Corr.1-2), together with the views of the Philippines concerning the recommendations
and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its 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 (A/HRC/21/12/Add.1 and
A/HRC/21/2, chapter VI).
24th meeting
20 September 2012
[Adopted without a vote.]
GE.12-17570
The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in
the report of the Council on its twenty-first session (A/HRC/21/2), chap. I.
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