A/HRC/28/16 8. The Egyptian people started another revolution on 30 June 2013, with the participation of about 30 million Egyptians. Political and popular forces agreed on a national road map that encompassed constitutional reform, presidential and parliamentary elections. 9. The Committee of the Fifty, a body comprising representatives of Egyptians from all walks of life, drafted a new amended Constitution that was passed by a popular vote of 98.1 per cent, including an unprecedented participation by women. Following presidential elections held in May 2014, a new President was appointed by a popular vote of over 96 per cent. Preparations are also under way for holding parliamentary elections, the final step in the road map. 10. The Ministry of Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs is responsible for all aspects relevant to human rights in Egypt. It observes types of violations and marginalization and works on ensuring accountability and reparations to victims of violations. 11. In upholding the principle of accountability, the President of Egypt formed in 2013 an independent fact-finding commission to investigate acts of violence following the 30 June revolution. The commission has finalized its work and is in the process of preparing its reports to submit to the competent authorities. 12. Among the first of the President’s decisions was the formation of a high committee for legislative reform tasked with reviewing the legislative edifice in order to align it with the new Constitution. The Committee has already prepared a number of draft laws to address core human rights issues. 13. The 2014 Constitution in its article 5 lists human rights among the foundations of the State’s political system. It stipulates that discrimination and incitement to hatred are crimes with no statute of limitations. It further committed the state to achieving social justice. Citizenship, equality and equal opportunity form the basis of the relationship between the individual and the State. It has stipulated rights and freedoms unprecedented in previous Egyptian constitutional systems, for example, the right to peaceful strike, and has released controls over the freedom of belief. Personal freedom is ensured as a natural right, as are the freedoms of movement, thought, opinion, artistic and literary creativity, press and publishing. The Constitution prohibits forced arbitrary displacement. It ensures the rights to form political parties, civil associations and organizations upon notification. The Constitution further dedicates several articles to addressing the rights of women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and expatriates. 14. In 2010, Egypt received a total of 165 recommendations. It accepted 119 of them, of which 25 were under implementation at the time of the review. Despite the pressing domestic issues, the steps below have been taken to implement the accepted recommendations. 15. A number of inter-agency governmental consultations have been held with civil society representatives to hear their views on the human rights situation. 16. The Government issued a number of decisions and laws since 2011 during the transitional period to implement its international legal obligations in the field of human rights. The most important ones include tightening punishments for crimes of violence against women, establishing a health insurance system for women heads of families and children under the school age and regulating the right to public assembly and peaceful demonstrations. 17. The law regulating political parties was amended in 2011 to allow for the establishment of political parties upon notification. Political parties are not to be dissolved 4