A/HRC/34/12 laws and the monitoring of psychiatric and detention facilities. It was concerned that Roma still faced discrimination and that advances in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights were fragile. 77. Austria commended efforts to improve conditions in detention but was concerned about insufficient resources for the national preventive mechanism and the lack of rehabilitation programmes for torture victims. It was also concerned about domestic violence and violence against women, and about lack of access to information and political influence on the media through ownership concentration. 78. Azerbaijan noted the ratification of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. It commended the Republic of Moldova on the establishment of the Council on the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality to protect all those who considered themselves victims of discrimination. 79. Belarus welcomed the strategy to ensure gender equality. Belarus asked whether the mandate of the Council on the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality covered issues of gender equality and how many complaints of that nature the Council had received. 80. Belgium welcomed the national child protection strategy for 2014-2020. It was nevertheless concerned that violence against children, including sexual violence, continued. 81. Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomed the establishment of the Council on the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality and the adoption of the Law on Rehabilitation of Victims of Crimes of Trafficking in Human Beings. It asked for more information on rehabilitation programmes for victims of trafficking. 82. Brazil welcomed legislative reforms to strengthen criminal sanctions for torture. It appreciated the adoption of Law No. 71 that provided for initiatives on gender equality. It encouraged the Government to work on its strategy for preventing, investigating and punishing violence against women and domestic violence. 83. Bulgaria supported the call by the Special Rapporteur on minority issues to promote the linguistic rights of minorities and to strengthen unity between population groups. It commended the establishment of the Council on the Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination and Ensuring Equality and the strategy on gender equality. 84. Canada welcomed legislative steps to support implementation of the Justice Sector Reform Strategy and of the national programme on gender equality. It commended the development of legislative approaches to promote equality, the creation of rehabilitation centres for victims of violence, and the development of legislation and supporting infrastructure to combat trafficking in persons. 85. Chile noted the adoption of the Law on the Office of the Ombudsman, which sought to guarantee transparency and civil society participation. It also welcomed the adoption of the Law on Ensuring Equality, and further action on legislation to combat domestic violence. 86. China commended measures taken to protect the rights of minority groups, and the adoption of national strategies on gender equality and on child protection, and for the social inclusion of persons with disabilities. It welcomed the new National Human Rights Action Plan, as well as the efforts to effect judicial reform and to combat corruption and trafficking in persons. 87. Costa Rica raised concerns about the effectiveness of protection measures for victims of domestic and gender-based violence and about relevant regulations not being aligned with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 10