A/HRC/8/52 page 106 • The need to strengthen Bahrain’s human rights capacities, both governmental and non-governmental, especially capacities for monitoring and evaluation • Specifically, the need to strengthen Bahrain’s capacities to apply a human rights-based approach to development 212. Bahrain reiterated that it takes human rights very seriously, and the need to empower its strongest resource which is its human resource, women and men alike, Bahrainis and non-Bahrainis alike. It stated that it needs the support of all, including country partners, the United Nations and OHCHR in the process of protecting human rights. While the situation in Bahrain is not perfect, the Minister stated that it sees universal periodic review as an opportunity to develop the human rights condition in Bahrain. 213. In her intervention, the Deputy of the Higher Council for Women of Bahrain replied to the comment made by the Bahraini Women’s Association. She affirmed that the Government is in permanent cooperation in this area with respect to the issue of citizenship, and hopes that the law will be adopted to enshrine and guarantee citizenship for that category. She stated that there is no objection to the issue of citizenship but that there are social constraints, and informed the Council of ongoing campaigns to sensitize society on the adoption of such a law, and to lift these reservations. 214. Bahrain stated that it has accepted all the recommendations and has incorporated them in the Action Plan which will be implemented, a process which started on 26 May 2008. Ecuador 215. The review of Ecuador was held on 7 April 2008 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents: the national report submitted by Ecuador in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/1/ECU/1); the compilation prepared by the OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/1/ECU/2); and the summary prepared by the OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/1/ECU/3). 216. At its 13th meeting, on 9 June 2008, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review on Ecuador (see section C below). 217. The outcome of the review on Ecuador is constituted of the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/8/20 and Corr.1), together with the views of Ecuador concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its 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. 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions as well as on its voluntary commitments 218. At the 1st meeting, on 9 June 2008, during the adoption of the final outcome of the review of Ecuador, the Under-Secretary of Multilateral Relations, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Emilio Izquierdo, welcomed the opportunity of addressing the Council on the occasion of