A/HRC/28/6 74. Burkina Faso noted the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals on primary school enrolment and progress in combating gender-based violence, and welcomed the National Gender and Women Advancement Policy. It called for continued action to eliminate FGM and the international community to offer adequate support to improve the human rights situation. 75. Canada asked how its recommendation to allow independent organizations access to detention centres and diplomatic access to arrested foreigners had been implemented. It urged the President not to make discriminatory remarks about LGBTI persons; welcomed action on gender-based violence; and expressed concern about the independence of the judiciary. 76. The Central African Republic welcomed efforts to promote human rights, notably free primary school education, legislation addressing domestic violence and sexual offences and the National Plan of Action to Accelerate the Abandonment of FGM. It urged the international community to provide the Gambian Government with financial and technical assistance. 77. Chad noted the need for support mentioned in the national report, and asked whether the financial and technical assistance required had been assessed and whether steps had been taken to obtain such assistance from development partners. It requested the international community to provide the necessary assistance. 78. Chile noted the Education for All initiative, the Domestic Violence Act and the National Health Policy 2012-2020, and hoped that the Gambia would continue to advance in that manner. It encouraged the Gambia to accelerate the ratification of international instruments, including the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment (CAT), the Optional Protocol to CAT and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (ICCPR-OP 2). 79. China highlighted universal education and increased school enrolment rates, particularly for girls. Legislative and other measures had strengthened the protection of vulnerable groups, including women, children and persons with disabilities. However, as a developing country, many challenges remained. The international community should provide technical and financial assistance. 80. The Congo welcomed free primary education, improved school enrolment rates, particularly for girls, and gender parity in education. It noted the action to address maternal and infant health, the rights of children, vulnerable persons and persons with a disability, the criminal justice system and trafficking in persons. 81. Costa Rica encouraged effective implementation of the strengthened institutional framework and sufficient resources for the National Agency against Trafficking in Persons. It was concerned about the Information and Communication Act and called for international cooperation and technical assistance to ensure that norms complied with international obligations. 82. Cuba noted the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals on education. It highlighted efforts to tackle the rights of persons with disabilities, prison conditions and trafficking in persons. It urged developed countries, in particular, to boost cooperation and financial assistance with regard to the areas mentioned in the national report. 83. The Democratic Republic of the Congo welcomed the policies on women and children, notably on children’s education and citizenship and social status of women through work on social protection. It noted that the justice policy had led to improvements to the geographic spread of tribunals and action on access to justice. 11