A/HRC/36/15 64. Three municipalities in the Caribbean part of the Netherlands had made progress in terms of access to health care and to quality primary education. In order to address the remaining challenges, the Government had focused its efforts on poverty reduction, economic development, the advancement of the rights of children and good governance. 65. Regarding questions on the use of ethnic profiling by law enforcement officers, the delegation stated that such profiling was prohibited by law. The police had adopted a code of conduct setting out professional standards and guidelines for law enforcement officers. Persons who had been subjected to ethnic profiling could use a mobile telephone application to make notifications and complaints and to record information on police stops. 66. The Government strongly condemned hate crimes and hate speech. It had launched a broad anti-discrimination campaign that included the issue of hate speech and it had established hotline services to address hate speech on the Internet, including by removing online expressions of hate speech. In response to questions regarding freedom of assembly, the delegation stated that the Public Assemblies Act provided adequate regulations for local authorities to ensure the right to freedom of assembly, as was shown in a recent evaluation. 67. The delegation informed the Human Rights Council that the Government did not intend to withdraw its reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child owing to the peculiarities of its legal system. Nor would the Government sign the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as the Convention did not differentiate between the rights of migrants in a legal or illegal situation. 68. The delegation stated that the police were trained to recognize both physical and psychological violence against women. It highlighted the joint efforts of the police, the prosecutor’s office and non-governmental organizations in providing legal assistance and psychological support to victims of domestic violence. Regarding questions on the detention of migrants, the delegation indicated that alternatives to detention were widely used and available to migrants. 69. The representative of Aruba stated that the government had established a countertrafficking task force that had drafted a new national action plan against trafficking for 2015-2019, had formalized standard operating procedures to guide front-line responders in the effective identification of trafficking victims and their referral for care, and established a counter-trafficking coordination centre. During the period 2014-2016 several investigations had been launched into possible cases of human trafficking and about 500 government employees had been trained to effectively identify cases of human trafficking. 70. The representative of Sint Maarten reported on measures taken by the government to ensure access to education for children from families in need. The Ministry of Education had adopted a concept of community schools that aimed to provide a safe learning environment for children between 4 and 12 years of age after regular school hours. Moreover, the government subsidized private after-school programmes. 71. The representative of Sint Maarten stated that the government had continued to monitor and implement human rights in its territory and had considered the possibility of establishing a human rights institution. At the same time, existing institutions were working to address violations and mainstream human rights issues. 72. The representative of Curaçao stated that, although Curaçao was not a party to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the government adhered to the article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) and the principle of non-refoulement. Its constitution and legislation prohibited all forms of discrimination. 73. Haiti noted the establishment of the national human rights institution, the implementation of programmes to improve the rights of children, tackle discrimination and combat human trafficking and the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 74. Honduras noted the adoption of the national action plans on human rights and on business and human rights. 7

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