A/HRC/44/4 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirty-fifth session from 20 to 31 January 2020. The review of Kyrgyzstan was held at the 1st meeting, on 20 January. The delegation of Kyrgyzstan was headed by the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Nuran Niyazaliev. At its 9th meeting, held on 24 January, the Working Group adopted the report on Kyrgyzstan. 2. On 14 January 2020, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Kyrgyzstan: Peru, Qatar and Togo. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Kyrgyzstan: (a) A national report submitted and a written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/35/KGZ/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.6/35/KGZ/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/35/KGZ/3 and Corr.1). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein, Portugal, on behalf of the Group of Friends on national mechanisms for implementation, reporting and follow-up, Spain, Uruguay and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Kyrgyzstan through the troika. Those questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation of Kyrgyzstan noted that the national report had been prepared in cooperation with the OHCHR regional office and civil society in Kyrgyzstan. 6. In the Constitution, human rights and freedoms were the highest values and were not subject to any restrictions. 7. Kyrgyzstan had acceded to eight international human rights treaties and regularly submitted national periodic reports to the monitoring bodies thereof. In recent years, Kyrgyzstan had submitted reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention against Torture. In 2020, it planned to submit reports on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 8. It was asserted that the country was actively cooperating with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council. All requests to visit had been satisfied, and there were none pending. Recently, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues had visited Kyrgyzstan. They had developed useful recommendations that the country was implementing. Kyrgyzstan had sent invitations to six other special procedures mandate holders and expected them to visit. 9. In 2015, for the second time, Kyrgyzstan was elected as a member of the Human Rights Council, for the period 2016–2018. 2