A/HRC/14/5 Kyrgyzstan stated that El Salvador needed to devote greater attention to the issue of migration, refugees and trafficking. It made recommendations. 36. Egypt commended the Government’s efforts to consolidate the human rights infrastructure by establishing the Office of the Procurador for the Defence of Human Rights, as well as the dialogue with petitioners before the Inter-American court. It also acknowledged the efforts to combat poverty in urban and rural areas, taking into account the central role of women, and to promote cultural rights. Egypt requested information about the public policy aimed at establishing a national health service based on comprehensive primary health care and about related action-oriented steps. Egypt made recommendations. 37. Kazakhstan congratulated El Salvador on having met some targets of the Millennium Development Goals and encouraged the country to continue to implement effective socio-economic policy on the basis of a human rights approach. Kazakhstan welcomed the adoption of the Act on the Comprehensive Protection of Children and expressed the hope that it would appropriately address all aspects of children’s rights. El Salvador was also commended for its recognition of the rights of indigenous people and for its steps to promote those rights. Kazakhstan made a recommendation. 38. The Republic of Korea noted the several initiatives launched to promote women’s rights. It referred to the concerns related to the high incidence of acts of violence against women raised by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Human Rights Committee and CEDAW and requested further details regarding the specific measures taken to prevent violence against women. Korea welcomed El Salvador’s cooperation with the special procedures. It made recommendations. 39. Norway recognized El Salvador’s commitment to strengthening its national systems for the protection of human rights and welcomed the apology made by President Mauricio Funes for human rights abuses that had been committed by the State during the civil war. Norway expressed concern at the increase in the number of attacks and acts of intimidation against human rights defenders and independent journalists, as well as the decrease in the formal participation of women in public administration, in government, at the ministerial level and in parliament. Norway made recommendations. 40. The Russian Federation welcomed the changes made in the area of legislation and in the State structure following the conclusion of the peace agreement in 1992. It noted the measures taken to combat poverty, illiteracy and disease, to address the housing problem and to protect the rights of vulnerable groups. It acknowledged challenges faced, particularly in the area of development. It made a recommendation. 41. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic noted the significant progress and achievements of El Salvador in participating in the inter-American system for the promotion and protection of human rights and commended El Salvador for its goodwill and openness in that regard. It also noted that, within the framework of the United Nations, El Salvador had made significant progress in implementing the recommendations of the various committees, although much work remained to be done. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic welcomed El Salvador’s establishment of several institutions to promote and protect human rights. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic made recommendations. 42. Mexico welcomed El Salvador’s decision to undertake a study on the international human rights treaties to which it is still not a party, as well as to seek to ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and extend a standing invitation to all human rights mechanisms. Mexico stressed the importance of supplementing the legislative framework with an independent and efficient judicial system and suggested that El Salvador request technical assistance from OHCHR in order to further the implementation of international and national human rights legislation, particularly to eliminate discrimination against women. Mexico made recommendations. 7