A/HRC/34/13 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its twenty-sixth session from 31 October to 11 November 2016. The review of South Sudan was held at the 12th meeting, on 7 November 2016. The delegation of South Sudan was headed by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Paulino Wanawilla Unango. At its 14th meeting, held on 9 November 2016, the Working Group adopted the report on South Sudan. 2. On 12 January 2016, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of South Sudan: Indonesia, Namibia and the Russian Federation. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of South Sudan: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/26/SSD/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.6/26/SSD/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/26/SSD/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Norway, Mexico, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America was transmitted to South Sudan through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of South Sudan recalled that his country had previously been reviewed within the context of “one Sudan” and that the specific recommendations that had been made then were to be implemented by the government of what was then Southern Sudan. As had been recommended during the first cycle of the universal periodic review, South Sudan had promulgated its Transitional Constitution in 2011, providing for national, state and local tiers of government, the national legislature, the executive branch and an independent judiciary. The Transitional Constitution also contained provisions for a bill of rights. 6. Since gaining independence, South Sudan had enacted 133 laws and introduced into domestic law 11 regional and international instruments. It had acceded to various regional and international conventions. The Transitional National Legislative Assembly had before it for ratification the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its First Optional Protocol, as well as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 7. The Transitional Constitution guaranteed the inherent right to life, liberty and security. No one should be subjected to arrest, detention, deprivation or restriction of 3