A/HRC/36/13 120. The Sudan commended the constitutional amendments and the establishment of the high independent authority for elections oversight and the Office of the National Child Protection Ombudsman. 121. Sweden commended the constitutional guarantees for freedoms of opinion and expression, the press and information, but noted that implementation had been inconsistent. 122. Switzerland welcomed the 2015 law on combating violence against women. It noted that the new Constitution guaranteed the freedoms of expression, association, assembly and peaceful demonstration. However, it remained concerned at restrictions on these freedoms and restricted civil society space. 123. The Syrian Arab Republic commended efforts to incorporate human rights norms into national programmes and plans, in accordance with the State’s commitments. 124. Timor-Leste expressed appreciation for the constitutional amendments and welcomed the promotion of education among detainees, as well as the criminalization of domestic violence and the development of a national strategy to combat trafficking in persons. 125. Togo expressed satisfaction with the State’s efforts deployed in education, amounting to an investment of 16 per cent of the budget. It welcomed the establishment of judicial mechanisms and amendments to the Criminal Code and Criminal Code of Procedure. 126. Uganda welcomed the 2016 constitutional amendment and encouraged the State to engage in further improvement through a national implementation framework aligned with its international human rights obligations. 127. The delegation said that the National Human Rights Council had constitutional status and that the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles) were fully respected. Foreign funding of Algerian associations was regulated by law, and NGOs that benefited from public funding would only have their accreditation renewed if the funds were used in conformity with the objectives of the organization. A working group was examining the withdrawal of reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Human rights awareness was promoted through school curricula and through regular training of law enforcement officers. As a host country, Algeria had facilitated access by OHCHR to the Saharawi refugee camps and the Government had reiterated its appeal to all United Nations mechanisms, including the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, to address the issue of human rights in Western Sahara. Birth registration was compulsory, including for births out of wedlock. A working group had been set up to draft a law on the right of asylum. 128. In conclusion, the Minister thanked the secretariat and the speakers and recalled the challenges facing his country, such as diminishing resources and the expectations of young people. He said that having defeated colonialism and terrorism, both of which represented the absolute negation of human rights, Algeria by its very nature could only be a bastion for their promotion and protection. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 129. The following recommendations will be examined by Algeria, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council: 129.1 Ratify other human rights conventions to which Algeria is not yet a State party (Philippines); 129.2 Ratify the international human rights instruments to which it is not yet a party, particularly the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading 10 GE.17-12216