A/HRC/23/5 opportunities and Roma inclusion, amendments to legislation to combat human trafficking and measures to protect victims. Chile made recommendations. 95. China noted that, since 2008, Romania had improved its national legal framework, ratified CRPD and adopted measures to combat racial discrimination, human trafficking and domestic violence. It was, however, concerned about the situation of Roma. China made a recommendation. 96. The Congo highlighted progress in implementing the recommendations of the first UPR cycle, including improvements in the protection of the rights of women, children and persons with disabilities, human trafficking and education. It encouraged Romania to take steps to integrate minorities and improve their living conditions and to prevent child trafficking. 97. Costa Rica welcomed advances since 2008, particularly legislative improvements to combat human trafficking and practical measures to ensure the right to education, including increasing the budget allocation and developing a policy to promote the inclusion of children from ethnic minorities. Costa Rica made recommendations. 98. Cuba expressed its appreciation for the information, from the national report, on the implementation of the first cycle recommendations, particularly regarding the rights of children, women, and persons with disabilities. It welcomed actions taken to combat discrimination against persons with disabilities and improvements in mental health legislation. Cuba made a recommendation. 99. Cyprus commended measures taken by Romania to implement the first-cycle recommendations and meet its human rights obligations. It welcomed efforts to provide equal employment opportunities for all, including persons belonging to minority groups, women, persons with disabilities and persons living with HIV. Cyprus made a recommendation. 100. With regard to questions on the experience of Romania in bringing its legislation into conformity with international human rights standards, the delegation emphasized that, according to the Constitution, treaties on human rights to which the country was party were part of national law and were applied with priority in relation to domestic law. Romania noted that, consequently, the domestic courts gave direct effect to, for example, the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court. 101. On the question regarding results obtained in combating corruption, Romania reiterated particularly that effective institutions had been put in place to combat corruption. It noted that in 2012, Romania was ranked 66th in the corruption perception index issued by Transparency International, compared to 75th in 2011. 102. Regarding the recommendation to ratify the Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the delegation, by recalling the contribution of Romania to the creation of the Court, gave its assurance that Romania would ratify the Kampala amendments. 103. On the remarks made regarding secret detention centres and illegal transfers of persons, the delegation stated that Romania had approached this issue in a spirit of profound attachment to the rule of law and promotion and protection of human rights. It was noted that a Parliamentary inquiry committee had carried out an investigation between 2005 and 2008. The Committee’s conclusions were public and attested that the authorities had no information that CIA secret detention centres ever existed in Romania or that the country’s airports could have been used by the CIA for transfer or detention of suspected terrorists. The delegation stated that, following a request to the judicial authorities in 2012 by a person being detained in Guantanamo, the judiciary had opened a criminal investigation which was currently under way. The head of the delegation gave assurances 13