A/HRC/28/15 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its twentieth session from 27 October to 7 November 2014. The review of Slovenia was held at the 13th meeting on 4 November 2014. The delegation of Slovenia was headed by Goran Klemenčič, Minister of Justice. At its 17th meeting, held on 6 November 2014, the Working Group adopted the report on Slovenia. 2. On 15 January 2014, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Slovenia: Botswana, Italy and Viet Nam. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Slovenia: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/20/SVN/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/20/SVN/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/20/SVN/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Slovenia through the troika. Those questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation of Slovenia reiterated that human rights were among the key principles upon which the Republic of Slovenia was built. It reported that since the submission of its national report, the participation of women in the national assembly and in the Government had increased. Since mid-October an important new draft of a law on same-sex civil partnerships was under public discussion. 6. The delegation stated that the Government had substantially reduced the backlog in reporting to the human rights treaty bodies and added that in July 2014, Slovenia had submitted its third report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and its initial report under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It had also just submitted an updated common core document. 7. Some areas where Slovenia has achieved significant progress since 2010 were highlighted. The delegation underscored the measures taken to resolve the status of persons erased from the register of permanent residents. A law regulating their status was passed in 2010 and gave the erased the possibility to regulate their status and obtain permanent residence permits from the erasure onwards. A special compensation scheme took effect in June 2014, according to which a beneficiary can claim compensation. 3