A/HRC/43/2 impacted communities. It noted that the Government had reaffirmed its support to create a national mechanism for reporting, implementation and follow-up of human rights recommendations, and it anticipated civil society involvement. 552. CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation welcomed that recommendations pertaining to freedoms of expression, assembly and association were accepted, including those on ensuring that criminal and speech related legislation is not misused to suppress criticism. It stated that sedition provisions in the Crimes Act and the Public Order Amendment Act had been used to target journalists, activists and Government critics. The Media Industry Development Act had a chilling effect on the media and press freedom. It was disappointed that specific recommendations to amend or repeal those repressive laws had not been accepted. The right to peaceful assembly had been arbitrarily restricted with the use of the Public Order Amendment Act 2014, particularly against trade unions. It welcomed that Fiji had accepted recommendations to ensure that criminal status would not be used to curtail workers’ rights, but regretted that Fiji did not accept other recommendations to promote and protect freedom of assembly by revising such restrictive laws. It encouraged Fiji to genuinely support the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to bring local legislation in line with international law and standards. The universal periodic review presented an opportunity for Fiji to make at the national level the commitment to civic space and human rights that it had demonstrated regarding engagement with and leadership within the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms. It urged Fiji to take the opportunity to create and maintain an enabling environment for civil society in line with the rights enshrined in international human rights law. 4. Concluding remarks of the State under review 553. The Vice-President stated that, based on the information provided, out of 242 recommendations received, 207 enjoy the support of Fiji, and 35 are noted. 554. The head of delegation thanked all delegations that had participated in the review of Fiji, and noted the increase in the number of delegations that had spoken, showing an increase of interest in the human rights journey of Fiji. The universal periodic review process was an important part of the prevention agenda of the Human Rights Council. Fiji was encouraged by the number of recommendations on integrating climate policy with human rights, showing a growing acceptance that, in moving forward in adopting climate policy, nationally there was a need for taking into account the rights of all persons, especially those disproportionally affected by the effects of climate change. 555. Fiji appreciated the constructive recommendations of civil society, and acknowledged that it had to work harder on the participation of all members of society in the human rights journey and, in particular, that it must work hard on integrating LGBTIQ issues in national human rights policy. In response to comments by civil society on specific legislation, the head of delegation stated that Fiji had a strong and vibrant judiciary, empowered under the Constitution to test the relations between rights and limitations, especially in relation to hate speech. San Marino 556. The review of San Marino was held on 6 November 2019 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in relevant Human Rights Council resolutions and decisions, and was based on the following documents: (a) The national report submitted by San Marino in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/34/SMR/1); GE. 89