A/HRC/25/4 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 seventeenth session from 21 October to 1 November 2013. The review of Senegal was held at the 2nd meeting on 21 October 2013. The delegation of Senegal was headed by Mr. Sidiki Kaba, Minister of Justice. At its 10th meeting held on 25 October 2013, the Working Group adopted the report on Senegal. 2. On 14 January 2013, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Senegal: Botswana, Spain and the Republic of Moldova. 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 Senegal: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/17/SEN/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.6/17/SEN/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/17/SEN/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Senegal through the troika. These 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 Minister of Justice began his address by highlighting the cooperation of Senegal with the universal periodic review mechanism and its commitment to promoting and protecting human rights. The reputation that Senegal had acquired for defending human rights reflected its experience as a democratic State founded on the rule of law, illustrated and strengthened by the peaceful change of Head of State in 2012. 6. On 28 June 2013, Senegal had amended its Nationality Code, thus ending the different treatment of men and women in terms of transmitting Senegalese nationality through marriage, descent or adoption. In 2010, Senegal had passed a groundbreaking law establishing absolute gender parity in elected and partly elected bodies. The representation of women in the Senegalese Parliament had increased from 33 to 64 members of parliament out of 150 or 43 per cent of the total. 7. Similarly, new multisectoral policies had been implemented to combat female genital mutilation and other forms of violence against women and girls. 8. With regard to health, the delegation said that the budget allocated to the responsible Ministry had increased between 2000 and 2013, from 48.69 billion CFA francs (CFAF) to GE.13-18935 3