A/HRC/28/7 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 the Plurinational State of Bolivia was held at the 4th meeting on 28 October 2014. The delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia was headed by Héctor Enrique Arce Zaconeta, State Attorney General. At its 10th meeting, held on 31 October 2014, the Working Group adopted the report on the Plurinational State of Bolivia. 2. On 15 January 2014, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of the Plurinational State of Bolivia: Benin, Costa Rica, and Pakistan. 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 the Plurinational State of Bolivia: (a) A national report submitted in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/20/BOL/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/BOL/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/20/BOL/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Mexico, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to the Plurinational State of Bolivia through the troika. The questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). Additional questions raised during the dialogue by Canada, Finland, France, Montenegro and Portugal are summarized in section I.B below. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. In his introductory remarks, the State Attorney General, Mr. Arce Zaconeta, referred to five main issues, (a) the Political Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia; (b) economic, social and cultural rights; (c) political rights and democracy; (d) the development of new codification, together with judicial and social legislation; and (e) perspectives on human rights. 6. Since its first review in 2010, the Plurinational State of Bolivia had made progress in the implementation of commitments for the fulfilment of human rights, in line with the Constitution. The new Constitution was the result of a social and political struggle based on the principles of the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights. The Constitution, drafted through a democratic process, established international human rights treaties as taking precedence in the national legal order. 7. The adoption of the new Constitution marked an important change in the country, as a basis for restructuring the Plurinational State, with the cultural diversity that characterized the population determining the basis for social justice. The Constitution recognized the 3