A/HRC/34/12 courts’ capacities, improve the quality of the administration of justice and create the basis for judges to specialize in particular areas. 19. Since 2013, a number of acts aimed at reforming the immunity of judges had been passed, especially in regard to preventing corruption. Law No. 325, on professional integrity testing, passed in 2013, had created a new instrument to prevent corruption among public servants. 20. The Law on the Prosecution Service, of 2016, had brought reforms to the system and created specialized prosecution services. 21. Significant progress had been made in promoting and ensuring gender equality, both in terms of adapting the legal and institutional framework and in terms of incorporating a gender perspective into national sector policies. The national programme on gender equality for 2010-2015 had been implemented, and the new strategy on gender equality, for 2017-2021, was at the consultation stage. 22. In April 2016, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova had adopted amendments to several legislative acts, obliging political parties to ensure equal rights and opportunities for both the women and men among their membership and to respect the minimum rate of representation of 40 per cent for each sex, and requiring media and publicity agencies to use non-sexist language and to present images of women and men in terms of equal rights in the public and private spheres of life. The amendments made to the Labour Code included 14 days of paternity leave. 23. The Republic of Moldova had taken measures in order to harmonize the national legal framework for preventing and combating domestic violence with international standards. The delegation stated that the Government had drafted the presidential decree for signing of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). 24. The delegation presented updates regarding the protection of the rights of the child. A new legal framework for protecting and monitoring children in difficulty had been established in 2013; standards of social support services for families with children had also been established. 25. Specialized entities for minors and human rights had been created within prosecution offices. Specialized hearing rooms for minors had been created in eight prosecution offices. 26. The legislative framework for combating trafficking in human beings had been significantly improved in the past four years. The Law on Rehabilitation of Victims of Crimes, of 2016, created a proper governmental mechanism for the rehabilitation of victims, including for victims of trafficking in human beings and of trafficking in children. It would provide for social and medical assistance and financial compensation for the victims of crimes. Specialized services for victims and potential victims of trafficking in human beings were currently being provided by centres for assistance and protection. 27. The delegation reiterated the importance of United Nations mechanisms, particularly the universal periodic review and the special procedure mandate holders, recalling that the country had been visited by four special rapporteurs and five other senior United Nations human rights officials. The delegation reiterated that the Republic of Moldova extended a standing invitation to all mandate holders. 28. The Republic of Moldova had decided to present its candidacy for the Human Rights Council for the 2020-2022 term. 29. The Republic of Moldova was fully committed to the idea of European integration, guided by its Association Agreement with the European Union. The European Union5