The United States was examined under the Universal Periodic Review process in 2010. Recommendations were made concerning life imprisonment.^¹ The Government did not directly respond to the recommendations.^²

1 A/HRC/16/11, 4 January 2011, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: United States of America, paras. 92.180, 92.181.

2 See, e.g., A/HRC/16/L.41, 6 April 2011, Draft report of the Human Rights Council on its sixteenth session, paras. 727, 735.

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