A/HRC/10/29 preparation of the review and from the interactive dialogue in December 2008. Botswana welcomed the involvement of civil society in the follow-up. (c) General comments made by other relevant stakeholders 299. Amnesty International welcomed the Bahamas’ prompt ratification of the two Covenants following the announcement in the Working Group of its intention to do so. Amnesty International was disappointed that the Bahamas rejected recommendations relating to the death penalty, including the establishment of a moratorium on executions and the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights. It reiterated its call to the Bahamas to repeal all provisions allowing for the death penalty and to declare a moratorium on executions. Amnesty International welcomed the endorsement by the Bahamas of recommendations to ensure full and effective implementation of the Domestic Violence (Protection Order) Act and to address the problem of rape. Amnesty International remained concerned that recommendations to criminalize marital rape had been rejected. It urged the Bahamas to act swiftly and to conduct an independent investigation into recent allegations of ill-treatment, as recent reports indicated that abuses continue to take place at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre. (d) Concluding remarks of the State under review 300. The delegation of the Bahamas thanked the delegations for their constructive comments and was pleased by the level of support from the international community. It particularly commended the members of the troika — Djibouti, Malaysia and the Netherlands — for their support during the review process. 301. With respect to the issue of the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, the delegation said that the addendum to the report addressed a number of issues raised by Amnesty International and by other delegations. 302. The delegation reaffirmed its commitment to implement its human rights obligations and to continue to work closely with the Council. 3. Burundi 303. The review of Burundi was held on 2 December 2008 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the national report submitted by Burundi in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/BDI/1); the compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/BDI/2); and the summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/3/BDI/3). 304. At the 27th meeting, on 18 March 2009, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review on Burundi (see section C below). 305. The outcome of the review on Burundi comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/10/71), the views of Burundi 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. (a) Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions as well as on its voluntary commitments and on the outcome 306. The Minister for Human Rights and Gender provided replies to various issues raised during the review of Burundi. She indicated that Burundi seriously envisaged the GE.09-17451 133