A/HRC/16/2 (m) A draft law on reparation to victims of human rights violations had been submitted to Congress for approval; (n) Acknowledging the vital importance of freedom of expression in consolidating a democratic society based on the rule of law, several measures had been taken to ensure the free exercise of this freedom, including the training of 150 investigative agents whose tasks included the investigation of attacks against journalists; (o) The fight against impunity was at the top of the Government’s agenda, and the President of the Republic continued to pursue the establishment of a United Nations pilot project for enhancing the capacity of justice sector institutions to tackle the phenomenon. 541. Honduras reiterated its call to all sectors of civil society to engage in a national dialogue to establish an agreed agenda for addressing national priorities. 542. Honduras thanked Member and observer States of the Human Rights Council and civil society organizations for contributing to the exchange about the human rights situation in the country. 543. Honduras would submit a mid-term report on the implementation of universal periodic review recommendations. 544. Honduras also pledged to continue dialogue with States and civil society, and acknowledged the importance of the universal periodic review in the promotion and protection of human rights. 545. Honduras thanked the members of the troika (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Russian Federation and Thailand), as well as the staff of the secretariat for their support during the review. Lebanon 546. The review of Lebanon was held on 10 November 2010 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents: (a) The national report submitted by Lebanon in accordance with the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/9/LBN/1 and A/HRC/WG.6/9/LBN/1/Corr.1); (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/9/LBN/2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/9/LBN/3). 547. At its 34th meeting, on 17 March 2011, the Human Rights Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of Lebanon (see section C below). 548. The outcome of the review of Lebanon comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/16/18), the views of Lebanon 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. 182 GE.11-17059

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