A/HRC/18/2 recommendation to provide shelter and assistance to asylum seekers, while more than 1,400 of them were homeless in 2011. It expressed concern at the fact that asylum seekers, who apply for asylum at the border, were still routinely detained, contrary to what Belgium claimed. Amnesty International urged Belgium to use detention as a measure of last resort and to reflect such a provision in law. 4. Concluding remarks of the State under review 250. In his concluding remarks, Ambassador Roux thanked the troika, the secretariat and the intervening delegations. He addressed two points discussed during the session and contained in the report of the Working Group; first, with regard to the issue of migrant workers, he referred to paragraph 36 of the report, which explained Belgium’s position. This was a matter of concern not only to Belgium but to the European Union as a whole. Second, in reply to the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Human Rights Commission on the question of the veil, Ambassador Roux referred to paragraph 42 of the report. He highlighted the openness of Belgian society and the challenges it faced owing to its multiculturalism. 251. Ambassador Roux stressed the fact that structures and mechanisms existed to ensure that civil society exercised its rights and that federal and federated authorities took into account its views. Bearing in mind the developing situation in Belgium, he pledged to return to the Human Rights Council in 2013 for a midterm review. Denmark 252. The review of Denmark was held on 2 May 2011 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents: (a) The national report submitted by Denmark in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/11/DNK/1); (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/11/DNK/2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/11/DNK/3). 253. At its 18th meeting, held on 21 September 2011, the Human Rights Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of Denmark (see section C below). 254. The outcome of the review of Denmark comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/18/4), the views of Denmark concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, and its voluntary commitments and replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group (see also A/HRC/18/4/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 255. The delegation was honoured to address the plenary meeting devoted to the adoption of the outcome of Denmark’s first universal periodic review. It had been a privilege to be given this opportunity to engage in an open and constructive dialogue with members of the Human Rights Council and observer States on the situation of human rights in Denmark. 256. The delegation emphasized its strong support for the universal periodic review mechanism. Having taken part in the process, it now had an even better understanding of GE.12-17756 115