A/HRC/10/12 page 18 81. Threats, harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders were referred to during the interactive dialogue on Brazil, Guatemala, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and the United Kingdom. Extrajudicial killings of defenders were mentioned in connection with Brazil, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Impunity and/or the need for investigation and prosecution into violations committed against human rights defenders were highlighted with regard to Guatemala, Pakistan, Romania, and Sri Lanka. Concerns on registration of NGOs came up in connection with Sri Lanka and Tunisia. The effect of anti-terrorism laws on defenders, and the monitoring of civil society was reflected in the questions posed and recommendations made with regard to Pakistan. 82. As for groups of defenders, the situation of women human rights defenders was mentioned in Zambia; the situation of and problems faced by activists working on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in Poland and Romania, and on marginalized groups in the Czech Republic was also mentioned. (b) NGO comments: is there enough space? 83. As mentioned above, stakeholders, including representatives of NGOs and human rights defenders, are not permitted under the provisions of resolution 5/1 to take the floor during the proceedings of the Working Group, when the interactive dialogue with the State under review takes place. 84. Stakeholders have the opportunity to intervene in the plenary, before the adoption of the outcome of the review. At this stage, however, the Working Group has already met and the report has been published, so the scope for human rights defenders to influence the outcome is very limited. 85. The Special Rapporteur is of the opinion that the provisions of resolution 5/1 regarding the participation of NGOs in the UPR process could be greatly enhanced, providing for more space and visibility for all stakeholders. Such a revision could possibly be undertaken during the review foreseen for 2011, five years after the adoption of General Assembly resolution 60/251 establishing the Human Rights Council. In the meantime additional efforts should be made in favour of reflecting the views of civil society by, among other things, organizing training for human rights defenders at the national level on the submission of information to the UPR process and by systematically organizing consultations at the national level, including in relation to follow-up, in which defenders are also included. 5. Report of the Working Group - the outcome of the review 86. The format of the outcome of the review is a report consisting of a summary of the proceedings of the review process, conclusions and/or recommendations, and the voluntary commitments of the State concerned.15 The outcome may also include, inter alia, an assessment undertaken of the human rights situation in the State under review; sharing of best practices; the provision of technical assistance and capacity-building and voluntary pledges and commitments 15 Ibid., para. 26.

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