A/HRC/15/60 (a) The national report submitted by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/8/LAO/1); (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/8/LAO/2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/8/LAO/3). 317. At its 16th meeting, on 21 September 2010, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (see section C below). 318. The outcome of the review of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/15/5), the views of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic 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 (see also A/HRC/15/5/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions and on its voluntary commitments and the outcome 319. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic informed the Council of recent developments contributing to the promotion of human rights, noting that it was in the process of preparing the seventh national socio-economic development plan and other plans of action, which included economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights aspects. The Government had made progress in the implementation of the master plan on the rule of law and training for village lawyers and law enforcement officers. Referring to its international engagement, it intended to sign the Convention against Torture during the forthcoming annual United Nations treaty event in New York in September 2010. It was also considering acceding to the Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers. With regard to other accepted recommendations, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic would continue to implement them in good faith and share the results in the next review cycle. 320. Recalling that the country had positively responded to 56 of the 107 recommendations made at the May 2010 session, the delegation stated that it had conducted a broad public relations campaign for Government agencies, mass organizations, civil society, the diplomatic corps and others on the results of the Lao engagement in the universal periodic review. Of the 48 pending recommendations, it supported 15 fully and 15 in part, as set out in an addendum to the Working Group report. With regard to the remaining 18 recommendations, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic could not support them, as some of them did not reflect the real situation in the country. 321. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic attached great importance to the recommendations concerning its accession to international conventions, but would need more time to study and prepare the conditions necessary to accede to some treaties, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Ottawa Convention on Landmines. 322. With regard to recommendations to invite special procedures, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic would proceed on a case-by-case basis and was in the process of considering invitations to certain mandate holders. However, owing to limited resources, it was not in a position to extend a standing invitation to all mandate holders. 323. The death penalty was maintained only to deter the most serious crimes, in particular drug trafficking. At present, the State was not ready to consider ratifying the second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. However, no 130 GE.11-17043