A/HRC/32/14 22. With regards to cooperation with special procedures, the Government had issued a standing invitation to the special procedure mandate holders. To date, two special procedure mandate holders have visited Solomon Islands, the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. The delegation stated that the Government wished to extend an invitation to visit Solomon Islands to the special procedure dealing with water and sanitation. 23. The delegation stated that Solomon Islands did not have stand-alone nondiscrimination legislation. Rather, successive governments had taken piecemeal steps to advocate for specific areas of rights, such as for women, children and persons with disabilities. According to the delegation, the Bill of Rights provisions under the new proposed federal Constitution was comparably more progressive in accordance with human rights standards. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 24. During the interactive dialogue, 47 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 25. Portugal welcomed the ongoing efforts to ratify a number of international human rights treaties. However, it noted that Solomon Islands had signed, but had still not ratified, the Rome Statute, despite accepting to do so during the first cycle of the review. Portugal noted that Solomon Islands was particularly vulnerable to climate change and encouraged all efforts aimed at mitigating that threat. 26. The Republic of Korea appreciated the progress achieved by Solomon Islands, despite the difficult challenges faced, particularly the ratification of a number of fundamental International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, the extension of a standing invitation to all the Human Rights Council special procedure mandate holders as well as the adoption of the Family Protection Act of 2014, which criminalizes domestic violence in all of its forms and seeks to protect victims. 27. Sierra Leone commended the adoption of the Family Protection Act, the establishment of a National UPR Working Committee and the implementation of policies criminalizing trafficking in persons. Noting that many challenges faced by a small island development State impeded its capacity to implement the needed change, Sierra Leone encouraged Solomon Islands to continue working with regional and international partners to bring laws and customs into line with international norms. It encouraged the development of strategies and polices to promote gender equality, to address discrimination against women and to expedite the enactment of the Child and Family Welfare Bill. 28. Slovenia appreciated the enactment of the Family Protection Act, the criminalization of domestic violence and the adoption of the National Strategy for the Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls as well as the Child and Family Welfare Bill. It considered that its previous recommendation 80.8 (see A/HRC/18/8) had been implemented and that its recommendation 80.14 (ibid.) had been mostly implemented. Slovenia remained concerned at the prevalence and social acceptance of sexual violence and the discriminatory customary practices such as the “bride price”. It hoped that the planned National Policy on Disability Inclusive Development would be put into action. 29. Spain acknowledged the work undertaken by Solomon Islands to establish a national policy aimed at fulfilling the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. It congratulated Solomon Islands for incorporating provisions in its Family Protection Act on 6