A/HRC/43/2 507. The Islamic Republic of Iran appreciated the policies and measures taken by the Plurinational State of Bolivia to combat racism and discrimination and to reduce maternal and infant mortality. It noted with pleasure that the Plurinational State of Bolivia had accepted all its recommendations and underscored the importance that the country increased access to education and health. 508. Iraq thanked the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the information provided about the human rights situation in the country. It appreciated that the recommendations made by Iraq on reporting to treaty bodies, combating human trafficking, and improving political participation of women had been accepted and stated that this reflected the commitment to human rights of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. 509. Libya thanked the efforts made by the Plurinational State of Bolivia throughout the universal periodic review process and commended the work done by the Government to improve the socioeconomic situation in the country, eradicate poverty, combat racism and put an end to child labour. It recommended the adoption of the report. 510. Namibia recognized the important measures taken by the Plurinational State of Bolivia to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples, which included the implementation of various policies for the protection of indigenous languages. It encouraged the Plurinational State of Bolivia to further promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples by ensuring their right to free, prior and informed consent. 511. Pakistan commended the Plurinational State of Bolivia for accepting the majority of the recommendations it had received during the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in November. It also appreciated the efforts of the State for the realization of the rights to health and to food for all its citizens and for its commitment to reduce malnutrition and infant mortality. 4. General comments made by other stakeholders 512. During the adoption of the outcome of the review of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, 10 other stakeholders made statements.** 513. The American Association of Jurists highlighted the progresses achieved by the previous Bolivian Government in the area of human rights. It noted that the audit of the 2019 electoral process carried out by the Organization of American States was not credible and that the new de facto Government was persecuting opposition members, human rights defenders and journalists. It expressed concern that, within this context, free elections would not be guaranteed on 3 May and urged the State to investigate the killings occurred during the post-electoral demonstrations of October 2019. 514. The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education congratulated the Plurinational State of Bolivia for having accepted recommendations on sexual and reproductive rights, but underlined the important challenges identified in the noted recommendations, which reflected rights protected by the Constitution. It considered the recognition of same sex couples’ right to have a family as a step to combat discrimination against LGBTI persons and urged to decriminalize abortion. It exhorted the authorities to put the universal periodic review recommendations at the centre of public policy and expressed its readiness to contribute to the implementation of such recommendations. 515. Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales highlighted the serious human rights situation in the country. It reported cases of arbitrary detention, killings of social and political leaders, ** The statements of stakeholders that were unable to deliver them owing to time constraints which were made available are posted on the extranet of the Human Rights Council, at https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/43session/Pages/default.aspx GE. 83