A/HRC/23/13 55. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland encouraged the United Arab Emirates to strengthen the protection of foreign workers, including by implementing legislation to curb abuses and improve working conditions. It also urged the United Arab Emirates to establish a National Human Rights Institution and abolish the death penalty. It made recommendations. 56. Greece asked about efforts to establish a national independent human rights institution. It requested further information on the results of actions taken with regard to trafficking in persons. Lastly, it asked the United Arab Emirates to provide an evaluation of its actions concerning human rights education. It made a recommendation. 57. Guatemala welcomed the incorporation of human rights departments within various ministries. It welcomed also the ratification of CAT and CRPD. It urged the United Arab Emirates to continue initiatives to ensure that all women may fully exercise their rights and freedoms on an equal footing with men. It made a recommendation. 58. Hungary congratulated the United Arab Emirates on its high ranking in the index on the rule of law and judicial transparency. It noted that the United Arab Emirates ranked first in the Arab world in the gender equality index published by the World Economic Forum in 2011. It made a recommendation. 59. India hoped that adequate monitoring mechanisms were in place to ensure the implementation of domestic legislation. It welcomed the wide range of interrelated national policies and strategies, and legislation to improve women’s rights. It urged the United Arab Emirates to implement the Electronic Contract and Validation System. It made recommendations. 60. Indonesia commended the United Arab Emirates’ ranking in development according to the Human Development Report. It welcomed various measures to empower women. It encouraged the United Arab Emirates to continue its exemplary role in the promotion of human rights in the region. It made recommendations. 61. Iraq noted the United Arab Emirates’ commitment to advance in the area of human rights and the measures adopted since the first UPR. It commended the ratification of CAT. It requested further information on measures taken to protect the rights of the elderly. It made a recommendation. 62. Ireland encouraged the United Arab Emirates to establish a human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles. It stressed the importance of ensuring that the Internet remained an open, global and public forum and that freedom of expression was fully respected. It made recommendations. 63. Italy asked how the United Arab Emirates intended to address the problem of consular assistance for foreign nationals detained by United Arab Emirates authorities. It was concerned about recurrent cases of gender violence and asked if the United Arab Emirates envisaged ad hoc measures aimed at better preventing such violence. It made recommendations. 64. Japan hoped that newly created national human rights organizations would function effectively to further improve the human rights situation. It noted concerns about the detention of human rights defenders and hoped that the United Arab Emirates would eliminate such concerns by releasing information. It made recommendations. 65. Jordan appreciated the United Arab Emirates’ institutional and legislative advances, including federal laws on the rights of disabled persons. It commended the creation of a Human Rights Department at the Interior Ministry and operational measures to improve the conditions of foreign workers. It asked about efforts to promote human rights in developing countries. It made a recommendation. 9