A/HRC/32/14 combating gender violence. Spain also welcomed the efforts made to implement the “Education for All” initiative. 30. Switzerland welcomed progress in combating violence against women, especially the adoption of the Family Protection Act. It stressed the importance of dealing with the past, rehabilitating the victims, combating impunity and re-establishing the rule of law to achieve reconciliation and durable peace. Switzerland expressed concern at human rights violations committed by some corporations active in the forest industry. It encouraged Solomon Islands to continue to ratify international instruments to protect and respect human rights. 31. Trinidad and Tobago noted the steps taken to increase awareness and implement training in relation to incidences of domestic violence as well as the criminalization of domestic violence through the Family Protection Act. It also noted the measures taken to improve the participation of women in political and public life. It welcomed the creation of gender focal points within ministries and focal points on disability at the provincial level to assist with the mainstreaming of those issues. Trinidad and Tobago applauded the fact that, despite external shocks, in particular natural disasters, Solomon Islands continued to engage with special procedures and complete the ratification of key ILO conventions and the development of policy and legislation to address such matters as immigration, education, justice and climate change. 32. The delegation reported that, following the adoption of the Family Protection Act, the next stage was to ensure its operationalization and implementation through the work of the Ministry for Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs and the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs. The delegation highlighted that Solomon Islands was a party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and that one of the 50 Members of Parliament was a woman and that the Government was working with the aforementioned ministries to achieve the goals of the Convention and the objective of gender equality. 33. The delegation called attention to the information contained in the national report on the Government’s position on climate change. 34. The delegation stated that the Government was still assessing information received from different ministries on priority to be given to the ratification of various international instruments. The delegation emphasized that the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission had been completed. Members of Parliament had received a copy of the report. The delegation stated that the report and its recommendations were being considered by an appointed consultant within the Office of the Prime Minister and planned proposals for follow-up action would be presented to the Government. 35. Responding to comments made by Slovenia, the delegation clarified that, while the Police Act prohibited the use of corporal punishment by the police, the draft federal Constitution permitted reasonable chastisement so long as it did not amount to torture or inhuman treatment. The delegation stated that it was important to raise awareness in communities and in the home that the use of corporal punishment was a violation of human rights. 36. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland commended the consultative and inclusive process to take forward accepted recommendations. It welcomed the recent Police, Immigration and Family Protection Acts and the criminalization of smuggling and human trafficking. It urged Solomon Islands to take action to address the continuing and disturbingly high instances of violence against women. It was concerned that there had been no evident progress towards the decriminalization of same sex relationships. 7