A/HRC/25/5 176. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland expressed concern about restrictions on freedom of expression and association and urged greater transparency over the use of the death penalty. 177. The United Republic of Tanzania welcomed economic achievement, including affordable urban-housing construction and encouraged China to share its economic experience and practices with developing countries. 178. The United States of America was concerned about suppression of freedoms of assembly, association, religion and expression, policies harmful to ethnic minorities, and harassment, detention, and punishment of activists, including Xu Zhiyong and Yang Maodong. 179. Uruguay noted the adoption of a relevant legal framework and NHRAP, which included human rights education. 180. Uzbekistan noted NHRAP, legal reforms and attention paid to social and economic development in the regions. 181. Barbados commended active cooperation with treaty bodies and efforts to promote human rights education. It noted recent judicial reforms, which sought to strengthen the institutional framework for human rights promotion and protection. 182. Eritrea highlighted the commitment to promoting human rights as per domestic legislation and implementation of UPR recommendations. 183. Iceland urged China to intensify implementation of the law on gender equality and ensure access to special rapporteurs. 184. China was regretful that a small number of countries labelled its crackdown on terrorism that had undermined the security of civilians as cleansing of specific ethnic groups or religions, and glorified a few criminals in China as “human rights defenders”. It expressed its confidence in elevating the human rights of its people to a higher level. 185. China expressed its gratitude to most countries, developing countries in particular, who had recognized tremendous efforts and achievements made by China in human rights and had appreciated difficulties and challenges China was facing, and raised constructive ideas and recommendations. It committed to seriously studying all recommendations in light of its national conditions and giving feedback to the Human Rights Council on time. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 186. The following recommendations will be examined by China which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the twenty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council in March 2014: 186.1. Ratify ICCPR (Albania); Ratify ICCPR and CPED (Chile); Abide by its commitment of 2009 and establish a clear timeframe in order to ratify ICCPR (Belgium);Ratify both the ICCPR and the OP-CAT (Hungary); Timely ratify the ICCPR (Japan);Ratify the ICCPR, which was signed by China in 1998 (Maldives); Accede to the First OP to the ICCPR (Maldives);Ratify the ICCPR, which it signed in 1998 (Spain); Ratify ICCPR and OP-CAT (Sierra Leone); Ratify the ICCPR (France); ** Conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 13