A/HRC/14/7 Finland inquired how Bolivia would ensure that the right of appeal was guaranteed to individuals in cases addressed by communal courts. Finland made recommendations. 35. Turkey welcomed the Constitution, including important provisions on nondiscrimination, the education system, the right to health and freedom of the press. It noted reforms to improve the judiciary. Turkey asked about standards and policies aimed at meeting children’s needs. It made recommendations. 36. Austria asked about reducing prison overcrowding and ensuring the best interest of children in prisons. Austria welcomed efforts to put an end to discrimination against indigenous peoples. It expressed concern about the separation of jurisdiction between indigenous and ordinary courts and about violence against indigenous communities. Austria made recommendations. 37. Belarus noted the context of the review and the changes occurring in Bolivia in order to restore its economic and social equality. Belarus noted the new Constitution, the national action plan for human rights and the national Human Rights Council. Belarus asked about measures to combat the trafficking in persons. Belarus made recommendations. 38. Slovenia asked about measures to improve administration of justice; the plan to improve the new human settlement policy in order to guarantee appropriate housing and sanitary conditions; steps to ensure that the new media legislation would be in keeping with human rights obligations; and measures to reduce violence against children, including domestic violence. Slovenia made recommendations. 39. Germany commended Bolivia’s voluntary commitments. It referred to working conditions for children under 18 and asked what Bolivia was doing to follow up on the recommendations of United Nations treaty bodies concerning child labour. It made recommendations. 40. France asked about measures to improve the administration of justice and to ensure the full independence of the judicial branch, including good interaction between the ordinary justice system and the indigenous system. It asked about measures to implement the law against torture and to prosecute all torture cases, in particular those involving law enforcement officials. Finally, it inquired about measures aimed at changing societal attitudes with regard to sexual orientation. France made recommendations. 41. Spain welcomed the new Constitution, enshrining parity of political representation between men and women and guaranteeing participation. It noted Bolivia’s ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and the progressive decentralization of human rights mechanisms, particularly through the Ombudsman. It asked about undocumented people and about the role of the armed forces in the events at Pando. Spain made recommendations. 42. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland expressed concern that the draft law against assault and gender-based political violence had not been approved and that the constitutional article stating that media must respect the principles of truth and responsibility was open to broad interpretation. It asked about steps to alleviate that concern. It noted that women suffered inequalities, especially in the workplace, and faced domestic violence. It asked about the protection of vulnerable groups and about combating discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It made recommendations. 43. Azerbaijan highlighted Bolivia’s ratification of nearly all international human rights instruments, the adoption of a new Constitution, the reduction in the illiteracy rate and steps taken to protect indigenous rights, including the incorporation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into the country’s legislation. It made recommendations. 7