A/HRC/23/9 122. The constitutional quota of 30 per cent representation for women in parliament and in the Government was a minimum; the Government favoured broader representation. 123. With regard to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the issue of protection for victims and witnesses, the delegation emphasized that it was aware of the need to adopt a law on that issue. The Government was in the process of drafting such a bill. 124. The Government was considering ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The country had submitted its periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention against Torture, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 125. The delegation thanked all the delegates for their participation and their questions and reiterated that it was available to answer further questions after the meeting if necessary. It urged the country’s partners to continue their support for Burundi. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 126. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed below will be examined by Burundi, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the twenty-third session of the Human Rights Council in June 2013: 126.1 Consolidate commitment against the death penalty by ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP2) (France); 126.2 Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Belgium); 126.3 Accede to ICCPR-OP2 with the view to abolish the death penalty (Switzerland); 126.4 Consider ratifying the OP-CEDAW (Brazil); 126.5 Speed up the ratification of the Conventions and Protocols recommended during its 2008 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and already under way, including Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), its Optional Protocol and Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW) (Rwanda); 126.6 Complete the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as well as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW) (Republic of Moldova); 126.7 Sign and ratify CRPD and OP-CEDAW (Turkey); 126.8 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT), as well as the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPED) (France); ** Conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 14 GE.13-12565