A/HRC/17/2
for Croat, Hungarian and Slovene minorities, but for the Czech, Slovak and Roma
minorities as well.
4.
Concluding remarks of the State under review
417. Austria thanked all delegations that took the floor, as well as the representatives of
non-governmental organizations for their remarks. Austria emphasized the importance of
open and transparent cooperation with civil society and non-governmental organizations
throughout the preparation for and follow-up to the universal periodic review. The
Government of Austria and the delegation of Austria in Geneva looked forward to
maintaining ongoing dialogue with civil society on the implementation of the review
recommendations.
418. With regard to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, Austria noted that some of the rights
mentioned in that Convention were already covered by national and European Union
legislation. Austria referred to a new Government bill to tackle the issue of hate speech and
Islamophobia, and criminal proceedings to ban a computer game targeting Muslim religious
sites. Austria stated that cases of police misconduct had also been taken seriously and
pursued through the judicial system. On issues relating to asylum seekers, a draft law was
on the way to ensure them free legal advice. The draft laws on the minorities in Carinthia
were also being submitted to Parliament.
419. In conclusion, Austria assured a continued dialogue on universal periodic review
recommendations through an interim report and upon its return for its next review.
Myanmar
420. The review of Myanmar was held on 27 January 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 Myanmar in accordance with the annex to
resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/10/MMR/1 and Corr.1);
(b)
The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b)
(A/HRC/WG.6/10/MMR/2);
(c)
The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c)
(A/HRC/WG.6/10/MMR/3).
421. At its 17th meeting, on 8 June 2011, the Human Rights Council considered and
adopted the outcome of the review of Myanmar (see section C below).
422. The outcome of the review of Myanmar comprised the report of the Working Group
on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/17/9), the views of Myanmar 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/17/9/Add.1).
1.
Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or
conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome
423. The delegation of Myanmar, headed by the Attorney General of Myanmar, provided
the Human Rights Council with further information on the recommendations contained in
paragraph 106 of the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review
(A/HRC/17/9). Myanmar stated that the Charter of the United Nations placed human rights
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