A/HRC/30/6 and fair elections. It also noted with satisfaction progress in acceding to international treaties, and efforts to bring legislation in line with international instruments. 96. Turkmenistan welcomed the efforts taken by Mongolia with a view to strengthening legislative and institutional mechanisms for the protection of human rights. 97. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recognized the progress made since the previous universal periodic review, including the establishment of a Human Rights Division. It was pleased to note that Mongolia had maintained a moratorium on the death penalty. While welcoming legislative actions taken to criminalize discrimination of minority groups, the United Kingdom encouraged Mongolia to swiftly introduce antidiscrimination legislation to protect minorities. 98. The United States of America was encouraged by Mongolia’s leadership in the Freedom Online Coalition and the Community of Democracies and efforts to improve rights of women and persons with disabilities. It was concerned by violence against LGBT persons and excessive penalties attached to defamation lawsuits. 99. Uruguay welcomed the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It also noted that Gender Law was an important mechanism that allowed a prohibition of direct and indirect discrimination. 100. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela emphasized the progress achieved since the first universal periodic review cycle, namely acceding to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the adoption of the Gender Equality Law, and the Law against Trafficking, along with national programmes on antihuman trafficking, as well as efforts aimed at curbing poverty. 101. Algeria noted progress in protecting and promoting human rights and efforts to prevent and combat domestic violence in the framework of the national programme. It also praised Mongolia for reforms in the justice system. 102. The delegation of Mongolia discussed a policy of providing equal access to education for children with disabilities that was stipulated in 35 laws and 20 national programmes, such as the Government Plan of Action 2012–2016 and the Education Master Plan. Moreover, the Government attached high priority to the training of teaching staff, in addition to continuous efforts to increase the salary levels for those who teach children with disabilities. There was also a plan to establish a national education centre for children with disabilities with a budget of US$ 50 million to improve the quality of health and education. 103. Regarding the subject of torture, the delegation of Mongolia stated that the National Police Agency was committed to improving professional qualification, skills and education of its staff on the issue of torture by incorporating in the annual training curricular a mandatory human rights subject. The course focused on ensuring public safety and security, while also ensuring that human rights were upheld. This type of training was conducted in conjunction with organizations such as the National Human Rights Commission and Amnesty International, in order to establish a specialized training programme that would be used to train law enforcement officials in local constituents on the application of human rights principles in investigation and inspection practices. Furthermore, additional measures were conducted to ensure accessibility by the general public, and the monitoring of complaint processes, such as cooperation with citizens’ representative institutions, and a smart police website in the Capital City Police Department. 104. Regarding the status of LGBT rights in Mongolia, the delegation stated that the Government had been striving to ensure the rights of LGBT people ever since the first 14