A/HRC/33/13 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its twenty-fifth session from 2 to 13 May 2016. The review of Antigua and Barbuda was held at the 12th meeting, on 9 May 2016. The delegation of Antigua and Barbuda was headed by the Parliamentary Secretary within the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Public Safety, Maureen Payne. At its 19th meeting, held on 12 May 2016, the Working Group adopted the report on Antigua and Barbuda. 2. On 12 January 2016, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Antigua and Barbuda: Plurinational State of Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan and Morocco. 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 Antigua and Barbuda: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/25/ATG/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.6/25/ATG/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/25/ATG/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Liechtenstein, Mexico, Slovenia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Antigua and Barbuda through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation recalled that Antigua and Barbuda was a democratic nation governed by law. Its supreme law was the Constitution, which enshrined the fundamental rights and freedoms established in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The delegation was ready to welcome the suggestions and recommendations of Member States and to take them on board to improve the human rights record of the islands. 6. The delegation considered that Antigua and Barbuda had achieved some progress in the area of human rights since its first universal periodic review. For instance, a law to protect children and women and a law on juvenile criminal justice had been adopted since 2011. A law to combat violence against women had been passed, and the Government had acceded to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which was in the process of being implemented at the national level. In addition, Parliament had passed a law on childcare and adoption to give the same rights to all children and to provide further safeguards in the adoption process. 7. Antigua and Barbuda was doing all in its power to uphold its international obligations and human rights standards. At the same time, the delegation reminded the Working Group that the country was a small island developing State, with only 85,000 inhabitants and limited resources. GE.16-10597 3