A/HRC/8/52 page 203 4. Views expressed by the State under review on the outcome and concluding remarks 655. The delegation of Gabon wished to thank the troika, composed of Nigeria, China and Azerbaijan, for their efficient drafting of the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, as well as the members of the Working Group and all delegations present at the meeting of the Council. Ghana 656. The review of Ghana was held on 5 May 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 Ghana in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/2/GHA/1); the compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/2/GHA/2); and the summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/2/GHA/3). 657. At its 18th meeting, on 11 June 2008, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review on Ghana (see section C below). 658. The outcome of the review on Ghana is constituted of the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/8/36), together with the views of Ghana 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 659. The Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations Office at Geneva, in his opening remarks, welcomed the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, which was discussed on 7 May 2008. The report covered, inter alia, the interactive dialogue held during the review and the conclusions and recommendations made by delegations. The Government of Ghana confirmed its acceptance of the 22 recommendations listed in paragraph 68 of the report. In accordance with the undertaking made by the delegation at the review, the Government had carefully examined the other recommendations listed in paragraph 69 of the report and wished to reply as follows. 660. Regarding the abolition by law of the use of corporal punishment in all situations, all punishment in Ghana must be reasonable. Corporal punishment in its classical sense had been abolished. Caning could only be exercised by the principal of the school and only in specific circumstances and under specific guidelines; any breach of these guidelines was sanctioned by law. Unreasonable punishment in the home was also sanctioned by existing laws, including the Domestic Violence Act, the Children’s Act and the Criminal Code of Ghana. 661. Concerning the recommendation on the adoption of a legal moratorium on the death penalty and the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aimed at the abolition of the death penalty, the Representative referred to the