A/HRC/31/8 23. The new family law was in the final stages of promulgation. The law would go a long way towards ensuring that women had equal rights to those of men in the running of the family. 24. The term “historically marginalized people” was a unique Rwandan construct, and constituted those who were in a situation below the national standard because of particular events in history. That categorization had been created to draw the attention of Government and civil society to a specific social-economic situation that needed to be addressed. Anyone could be marginalized, but that could be remedied by affirmative action such as government policies and programmes. 25. In response to concerns regarding the security of Burundian refugees and maintaining the civilian character of the camps where they resided, the Government had investigated the concerns and found them to be without substance. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 26. During the interactive dialogue, 88 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 27. The Holy See acknowledged the efforts made to protect children and persons with disabilities with the creation of the National Commission for Children and the National Council of Persons with Disabilities. 28. Hungary noted with regret that unfair trials had been reported in a number of politically sensitive judicial cases and that human rights defenders continued to face reprisals. 29. Indonesia welcomed the implementation of Vision 2020 and the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy II, and acknowledged the establishment of a regulatory media policy. 30. Ireland was disturbed by continuing reports of intimidation and harassment of journalists, civil society organizations and human rights defenders. It also noted the concerns of the Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding the high level of malnutrition. 31. Israel congratulated Rwanda for the establishment of multiple independent human rights institutions. It also commended the achievements in the area of access to education, such as the guarantee of universal and free education for the first 12 years of schooling. 32. Italy commended Rwanda for the high percentage of previous universal periodic review recommendations that had been implemented. It noted with appreciation the efforts made to integrate a human rights dimension into the Constitution and national laws. 33. Japan noted with concern reports regarding the ruling party’s oppression of opposition parties and the reported enforced disappearance of 30 persons in the north-west of Rwanda. 34. Kenya commended the institutionalization of progressive social policies and noted the provision of free, universal primary education. It welcomed the building of new prison facilities and other efforts to reduce prison overcrowding. 35. Latvia welcomed the engagement of Rwanda with United Nations human rights mechanisms and the positive steps taken to promote and safeguard an independent and professional media. 36. Lithuania expressed its disappointment that the national report of Rwanda had not been submitted in time and welcomed efforts aimed at eliminating corruption. 6