A/HRC/18/2 (a) The national report submitted by Suriname in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/11/SUR/1); (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/11/SUR/2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/11/SUR/3). 482. At its 23rd meeting, on 22 September 2011, the Human Rights Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of Suriname (see section C below). 483. The outcome of the review of Suriname comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/18/12), the views of Suriname 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/18/12/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 484. Suriname thanked States Members of the Human Rights Council for the recommendations made in response to its national report, which had prompted an additional in-depth evaluation by the Government of the national situation of human rights. 485. Suriname stated that a significant number of the recommendations had been accepted after careful deliberations. It felt that the recommendations provided a sound foundation for the implementation of policy aimed at ensuring more effective protection and enjoyment of human rights. They furthermore constituted a solid framework for the nation’s human rights agenda. The framework encompassed socioeconomic, political and cultural rights, as well as an outline of the necessary conditions for adequate enjoyment of the said rights. 486. Even though the diversity of the recommendations that had been accepted presented an additional challenge to Suriname, they would be dealt with by the State in a most positive manner. 487. The delegation of Suriname stated that the recommendations accepted by the Government had been grouped in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the addendum to the report of the Working Group. 488. The recommendations that could not be accepted related to issues that were currently being analysed by the Government in view of their prospective impact on society as a whole. Broad national discussion and consensus were needed. 489. One such issue was the claim to land rights. Subsequent Governments had, each in their own way, tried to deal with the issue of land rights. In doing so, two things had to be taken into account. On the one hand, there was the claim made by the Maroon and indigenous people to the land on which they had lived, cultivated and utilized for centuries. This claim was aimed at the State’s recognition that they, the Maroon and indigenous people, had a right to the land. 490. On the other hand, the Government deemed that the entire territory of Suriname belonged to the State, with the exception of those instances in which a third party could prove otherwise. Furthermore, the State had decreed that each Surinamese citizen, including those of Maroon and indigenous descent, was entitled to request land within the State’s domain. 150 GE.12-17756