A/HRC/42/7 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirty-third session from 6 to 17 May 2019. The review of Portugal was held at the 5th meeting, on 8 May 2019. The delegation of Portugal was headed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Teresa Ribeiro. At its 10th meeting, held on 10 May 2019, the Working Group adopted the report on Portugal. 2. On 15 January 2019, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Portugal: Brazil, Denmark and Egypt. 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 Portugal: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/33/PRT/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.6/33/PRT/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/33/PRT/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Germany, Paraguay, on behalf of the Group of Friends on national implementation, reporting and follow-up, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Portugal through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation of Portugal noted that many of the recommendations received during the second review cycle had resulted from the impact of the economic and financial adjustment programme, which had had disruptive consequences throughout the social fabric, particularly among the most vulnerable groups. The implementation of the 139 recommendations accepted in 2014, and the mandate of Portugal at the Human Rights Council between 2015 and 2017, highlighted its firm commitment to human rights. 6. Moreover, Portugal was a party to eight of the fundamental human rights treaties of the United Nations and all their Optional Protocols. It recognized all the powers of the respective treaty bodies. None of its reports was overdue. Portugal had also ratified the International Labour Organization (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention 2011 (No. 189), the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs and the Convention on the International Protection of Adults. 7. The National Human Rights Committee, created in 2010, was an excellent forum for dialogue between different bodies with responsibilities for public policies on human rights and civil society. The Office of the Ombudsman had been attributed A status, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles), and had strengthened its powers, as had the Commission for Equality and against Racial Discrimination. In 2015, the mandate of the National Commission for the Promotion of the Rights and Protection of Children and Young People had been extended to all children and young people. 8. Since 2014, Portugal had approved several sectoral national human rights plans on human trafficking, migration, women and peace and security, in accordance with Security 2