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development of children. Various institutions had been tasked with addressing cases of
child abuse.
124. The government of Sint Maarten remained committed to protecting the rights of
detainees. The first youth care and rehabilitation centre had been established in 2014 and
accommodated children in conflict with law. Its main objective was to reintegrate those
children into society.
125. The representative of Curaçao stated that harmonizing efforts to realize human rights
throughout the Kingdom remained a challenge. The sharing of experiences and knowledge
was considered to be important for achieving the harmonization of human rights standards
in the Kingdom.
126. The delegation stated that the Government had evaluated the implementation of its
national human rights action plan and that the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights had
commissioned an independent evaluation of the action plan’s implementation.
127. The Government had set targets to ensure access by persons with the disabilities to
the labour market. It had also implemented measures, including public campaigns against
discrimination in the labour market, to decrease the pay gap between women and men. A
new action plan has been developed to combat discrimination against pregnant women in
employment. The Netherlands had drafted an action plan for the period 2016-2018 to
prevent and combat child sex tourism.
128. The delegation informed the Human Rights Council that the Government had taken
measures to ensure that sexuality education was taught in secondary school. The law
prohibited discrimination against transgender and intersex persons.
129. In 2016, the Netherlands had launched proceedings for the ratification of the
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
130. In conclusion, the delegation, on behalf of the Kingdom, expressed its gratitude to
all States Members of the United Nations for their active participation in and contribution
to the interactive dialogue led by the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review.
The areas identified would help the Government to further improve human rights
protection. The Government would seriously consider all recommendations put forward
during the review and express its position on them before the thirty-sixth session of the
Human Rights Council.
II. Conclusions and/or recommendations
131. The following recommendations will be examined by the Netherlands, which
will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-sixth session of the
Human Rights Council:
131.1
Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Uganda) (Algeria)
(Bangladesh) (Egypt) (Ghana) (Sudan) (Guatemala) (Philippines);
131.2
Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Syrian Arab Republic);
131.3
Consider ratifying the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Sri Lanka) (Burkina
Faso);
131.4
Consider the ratification of the International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
Families (Chile);
131.5
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Montenegro) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
(Ukraine) (Belgium) (France) (Philippines);
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