A/HRC/17/4 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its tenth session from 24 January to 4 February 2011. The review of Rwanda was held at the 2nd meeting on 24 January 2011. The delegation of Rwanda was headed by the Minister of Justice, the Honourable Tharcisse Karugarama. At its 6th meeting held on 26 January 2011, the Working Group adopted the report on Rwanda. 2. On 21 June 2010, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Rwanda: Guatemala, Japan and Senegal. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of Rwanda: (a) A national report/written presentation prepared in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/10/RWA/1 and Corr.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.6/10/RWA/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/10/RWA/3 and Corr.1). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Germany, Norway, Slovenia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Rwanda through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the UPR site. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation stated that it was with a great sense of humility, pleasure and honour that it was representing Rwanda for its universal periodic review. The national report that was submitted in October 2010 was a product of massive consultations in the country, involving Government ministries, institutions, civil society and all stakeholders in the human rights portfolio. Rwanda is a country that listens to concerns and issues raised by its friends and partners. The delegation thanked all the States which had raised concerns and issues. 6. The delegation stated that Rwanda had ratified most of the human rights instruments under regional and international portfolios. It has also submitted various human rights reports to the relevant Committees at the regional and international levels, and has lifted most of the reservations that had been placed on some of those instruments. 7. The delegation stated that in March 2011, Rwanda would present its report on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), to be followed by a presentation in June 2011 of the reports on the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Rwanda would also present, as and when the concerned committees set the dates, the report on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), as well as its third and fourth reports on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Furthermore, other reports, such as the initial reports on the implementation of the Convention Against Torture (CAT), the 3