A/HRC/43/2 torture and other ill-treatments, racial discrimination against indigenous peoples, censorship, and intimidation against human rights defenders perpetrated by the armed forces and the police. It stressed that the repression following the enactment of Supreme Decree 4078, which exempted Armed Forces from criminal responsibility for their actions, resulted in 35 people killed, 833 wounded and 1504 arbitrary detained, including one journalist, and that indigenous women had been particularly affected. 516. The International Planned Parenthood Federation welcomed the support of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to recommendations addressing sexual and reproductive rights. It called on the Plurinational State of Bolivia to implement comprehensive sexual education as a strategy to combat high rates of teenage pregnancy, sexual violence, clandestine abortions and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It welcomed the support of the State to recommendation 115.151, on eliminating existing obstacles to access abortion in the cases provided by law, but regretted that recommendation 115.155, on eliminating the requirement to file a complaint to access legal abortion in case of rape, had been noted. 517. Centre pour les Droits Civils et Politiques urged the Plurinational State of Bolivia to ensure the independence of the national mechanism on the prevention of torture and underlined that the Bolivian State had supported a similar recommendation in the previous universal periodic review cycle. It urged to amend Law No. 351 and its Regulatory Decree in order to ensure a safe and enabling environment for civil society, as well as the legislation on the right of indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent. It also urged to protect environmental human rights defenders and enact a law on accessing public information. 518. Centre Catholique International de Genève, Edmund Rice International and Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco, in their joint statement, expressed their concern about the increase in violence against children, adolescents and women. They recommended that the Plurinational State of Bolivia continue strengthening the institutional framework for the protection of children, adolescents, and women victims of violence, including by ensuring adequate budget allocation to establish shelters at local level and by promoting the economic empowerment of women. 519. Plan International exhorted the Plurinational State of Bolivia to develop awareness raising campaigns aimed at combating early marriages and all forms of sexual violence. It urged the State to implement recommendations on preventing all forms of violence against women and girls, strengthening the judicial response to victims, and combating impunity. It also called for the increase of the budget of the Ombudsman for the Children and Adolescents and the repeal of article 309 of the Criminal Code. 520. Centre Europe-tiers monde stated that, after the October 2019 elections, there had been a Constitutional breach. It stressed that the Supreme Decree 4078, exempting the armed forces of criminal responsibility, had been followed by serious human rights violations, intimidation against the media, police violence, and political and judicial persecution against any individual dissenting from the current Government. National and international journalists had also been attacked and 54 community radios had been closed down by paramilitary groups. It urged the interim Government to re-establish the Constitutional order and the Human Rights Council to activate appropriate mechanisms to monitor the situation. 521. The International Association of Democratic Lawyers and the American Association of Jurists, in their joint statement, stated that those credited for the progresses recognised in the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review were now harassed and repressed and that the former Minister of Justice, who headed the Bolivian delegation at the Working Group, had to seek diplomatic protection. They stressed that public officials had been arbitrarily detained, opposition members had been accused of sedition and terrorism, and 80 political leaders were forced into exile. They were also concerned about the role that 84