A/HRC/29/6 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 twenty-first session from 19 to 30 January 2015. The review of Guinea was held at the 3rd meeting on 20 January 2015. The delegation of Guinea was headed by Khalifa Gassama Diaby, Minister of Human Rights and Civil Liberties. At its 10th meeting, held on 23 January 2015, the Working Group adopted the report on Guinea. 2. On 13 January 2015, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Guinea: Albania, Bangladesh and the Congo. 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 Guinea: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/21/GIN/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.6/21/GIN/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/21/GIN/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by the Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Slovenia, Spain and the United States of America was transmitted to Guinea 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 delegation of the Republic of Guinea began by saying that, while committed to the democratization process and building a society that respected human rights, the country lacked a democratic tradition and truly democratic institutional experience. It went on to say that the matter of basing institutions on democratic principles so as to allow the State to better address its obligation to promote and protect human rights remained an absolute necessity and priority. 6. Noting that the universal periodic review (UPR) provided an excellent opportunity to objectively analyse human rights developments, the delegation thanked all the countries that had helped it to make progress in that area through the recommendations made in 2010. Noting that those recommendations had been made at a time of political instability and transition to democracy, the delegation said that, since the inauguration of the third republic, the Government had made considerable efforts with regard to the promotion and protection of human rights, especially in terms of implementing UPR recommendations. Thus, for the first time in the country’s history, a ministry responsible for the protection of human rights and public liberties had been appointed in Guinea. 7. In the areas of justice and defence, the delegation said that reforms had been undertaken, including the creation of a national committee to manage the reform of the justice sector; the establishment of the Supreme Council of Justice; the promulgation of the law on the status of judges; the ongoing review of the Code of Military Justice, the Code of GE.15-07505 3