A/HRC/31/6 Rights Committee and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 26. Namibia commended Mauritania for its ratification of all the major human rights instruments and noted its efforts to improve the efficiency of the justice system, including the establishment of an anti-slavery court in May 2015. 27. The Netherlands commended Mauritania for having ratified outstanding human rights treaties, particularly the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. 28. The Niger noted the formal recognition of the cultural and linguist ic diversity of the country, the qualification of slavery and torture as crimes against humanity, and the constitutional value attached to the A-status National Human Rights Commission. 29. Nigeria commended the efforts to implement phase III of the Strategic Framework for Poverty Eradication. It urged Mauritania to register children of refugees and asylum seekers at birth, in line with international standards. 30. Norway encouraged the Government to strengthen its efforts to promote a human rights culture throughout the country and to enhance the capacity of the National Human Rights Commission. 31. Oman recognized the challenges facing the country, particularly persistent drought, and welcomed the Government’s efforts to honour its international human rights commitments. 32. Pakistan commended the 2012 constitutional review, which had led to formal recognition of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the country. It appreciated the accession of Mauritania to several human rights instruments. 33. Panama welcomed the revision of the Constitution, incorporating recognition of the country’s cultural and linguistic diversity, of slavery and torture as crimes against humanity and of the National Human Rights Commission, which had A status. 34. The Philippines acknowledged the improvement in health conditions and access to education and employment for the most vulnerable sectors of the population. It requested information about the national child protection strategy and the anti -slavery and anti-trafficking programmes. 35. Poland was concerned about the number of cases of women and children in slavery. It urged Mauritania to include a provision in the Penal Code that defined and criminalized racial and ethnic discrimination. 36. Portugal welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It also welcomed the A status of the national human rights institution. 37. Qatar praised the efforts of Mauritania to achieve food security and reduce poverty by implementing the third phase of the Strategic Framework for Poverty Eradication, the national food security strategy and the r ural sector strategy. 38. Saudi Arabia noted the importance Mauritania had placed on strengthening the rule of law, democracy, national cohesion, security, good governance, education and health, and on combating terrorism, poverty, corruption and slavery. 39. Senegal welcomed the establishment of an anti-slavery court in 2015, the Tadamoun national agency and the National Human Rights Commission, as well as the ratification of the Convention against Torture and its Optional Protocol and African Union human rights instruments. 6/26 GE.15-22687