A/HRC/22/6 81. Poland thanked Ghana for its informative national report and noted its efforts to ensure better protection of human rights, including in the area of women’s and children’s rights. It made recommendations. 82. Portugal welcomed the ratification by Ghana of CRPD and its cooperation with the United Nations human rights system. It stated that harmful traditional and cultural practices, discriminatory laws and lack of legal implementation were root causes of discrimination and human rights violations. It made recommendations. 83. The Republic of Korea noted that recommendations by the country’s Constitutional Review Commission have made considerable contributions to enhancing basic human rights, especially in relation to gender equality, education and housing. It made recommendations. 84. Romania congratulated Ghana on its intention to create an intergovernmental committee to oversee the UPR implementation process. However, it regretted that some former recommendations had been rejected and received no more attention from the Ghanaian authorities. It made recommendations. 85. Rwanda noted the commitment by Ghana to equal participation of men and women and commended the significant progress in ensuring access to justice, fighting gender-based and domestic violence, combating harmful traditional practices and implementing a land administration project. It made recommendations. 86. Senegal acknowledged the constant commitment of Ghana to improving its human rights situation and praised the country’s progress in fighting HIV/AIDS, and protecting women’s rights through measures aimed at facilitating their access to justice and girls’ education. It made recommendations. 87. Singapore noted the achievement of Ghana in the area of education, with one of the highest school enrolment rates in Africa. It also noted its achievement in gender parity among high school students. Singapore noted the success in lowering adult HIV prevalence. It made recommendations. 88. Slovakia recognized the commitment of Ghana to advancing its human rights record since the first review. It commended Ghana for civil society consultation in relation to drafting the national report and credited Ghana for its standing invitation issued to HRC Special Procedures. It made recommendations 89. Slovenia welcomed the running of awareness-raising programmes aimed at deepening respect for human rights. Ghana’s integration of a gender perspective in implementing UPR recommendations and its steps towards eliminating harmful traditional and cultural practices that discriminate against women were also appreciated. It made recommendations. 90. South Africa welcomed the progress of Ghana on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, its commitment to international human rights law and the many instruments to which it adheres, the ratification of CRPD, women’s access to justice, and the establishment of gender-based violence courts and the National Commission for Civil Education. It made recommendations. 91. South Sudan noted the establishment of the gender-based domestic violence courts and requested to know whether court costs and other fees associated with civil criminal modus operandi were covered by the institution, as the victims were either poor or did not work outside the home. It made recommendations. 92. Spain welcomed the ratification by Ghana of CRPD and viewed very positively the recommendation of the Constitutional Review Commission regarding abolition of the death 11