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 GE.12-13630 147

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