A/HRC/28/11 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its twentieth session from 27 October to 7 November 2014. The review of Angola was held at the 8th meeting on 30 October 2014. The delegation of Angola was headed by Rui Jorge Carneiro Mangueira. At its 14th meeting, held on 4 November 2014, the Working Group adopted the report on Angola. 2. On 15 January 2014, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Angola: Chile, the Congo and France. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Angola: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/20/AGO/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.6/20/AGO/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/20/AGO/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, 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 Angola through the troika. Those questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation stated that the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms was a permanent feature of Government policy, internally and externally. In 2007, Angola had been elected to the Human Rights Council and had served two consecutive terms, from 2007 to 2013. Angola had had the privilege of participating in the negotiations and approval of the institution-building package. Angola considered the universal periodic review mechanism as an excellent opportunity to assess the performance of Governments on human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as to exchange experiences, best practices and challenges, based on universally accepted standards. 6. Angola had been engaged in a long period of armed conflict, the consequences of which were still being felt in various fields. However, the past 12 years of effective peace had allowed the realization of legislative elections in 2008 and general elections in 2012, which had taken place peacefully and were considered free and fair by the international community. 7. The legal framework for human rights was characterized by a set of legal instruments, particularly the Constitution of the Republic of Angola, which enshrined international law, thus demonstrating the particular interest Angola attached to the human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in key international instruments. 3