A/HRC/23/15/ 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 fifteenth session from 21 January to 1 February 2013. The review of Serbia was held at the 15th meeting on 30 January 2013. The delegation of Serbia was headed by Gordana Stamenić, State Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Public Administration. At its 17th meeting, held on 1 February 2013, the Working Group adopted the report on Serbia. 2. On 14 January 2013, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Serbia: Chile, Republic of Korea, and Switzerland. 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 Serbia: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/15/SRB/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.6/15/SRB/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/15/SRB/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belarus, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Serbia through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. Since the first UPR cycle, Serbia had done much to implement received recommendations and to promote and protect human rights. 6. Serbia regularly submitted periodic reports to the United Nations treaty bodies. Currently, the preparation of the second periodic report under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), the second and third periodic report under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the initial report under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPED) was under way. The initial report under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) had been submitted in mid2012. 7. Serbia supported the activities of the United Nations and was open to cooperation with its special procedures, as evidenced by its standing invitation to all thematic procedures, issued on 11 October 2005. 8. In Serbia, human rights training was carried out by competent State institutions and relevant non-governmental organizations (NGOs). 3