A/HRC/17/2
17/116
Outcome of the universal periodic review: Paraguay
The Human Rights Council,
Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly in its
resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, and in
accordance with the President’s statement PRST/8/1 on modalities and practices for the
universal periodic review process of 9 April 2008;
Having conducted the review of Paraguay on 2 February 2011 in conformity with all
the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;
Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on Paraguay which is
constituted of the report of the Working Group on Paraguay (A/HRC/17/18), together with
the views of Paraguay concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its
voluntary commitments and its 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 (A/HRC/17/2, chapter VI and A/HRC/17/18/Add.1).
21st meeting
9 June 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
17/117
Procedural decision
At its 33rd meeting, on 16 June 2011, the Human Rights Council, welcoming the
invitation extended by the Government of Yemen to the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights to conduct a visit to the country, decided to request the
High Commissioner to report to the Council on the visit at its eighteenth session, under
agenda item 2, and to hold an interactive dialogue on the basis of her report at that session.
[Adopted without a vote.]
17/118
Establishment of the Office of the President of the Human Rights
Council
At its 35th meeting, on 17 June 2011, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt
the following text:
“The Human Rights Council,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Human
Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007,
Recalling also General Assembly resolution 64/144 of 18 December 2009 on
the office of the President of the Human Rights Council,
Recalling further that, according to the Human Rights Council, in the annex
to its resolution 16/21 of 25 March 2011, the Office of the President of the Council
should be established, in line with the procedural and organizational roles of the
President, within existing resources, in order to support the President in the
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