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and the Human Rights Committee. Sint Maarten had obtained a tier 1 score in the 2017
Trafficking in Persons Report of the United States Department of State. As improving
conditions in penitentiary facilities remained a priority, the Ministry of Justice had drafted a
policy paper to implement an action plan for that purpose.
18.
The representative of Curaçao informed the Human Rights Council that the
government had held broad consultations with various governmental and non-governmental
organizations to prepare for the review. A follow-up meeting on the outcome of the review
was scheduled to be held in June.
19.
In addition, sessions had been organized to raise awareness of and assess
government compliance with international human rights treaties. Domestic violence,
discrimination based on gender, race, gender identity and sexual orientation and the
establishment of a national human rights institution were some of the issues that had been
discussed during those sessions and the decision to establish a human rights institution for
Curaçao had been one of the outcomes.
20.
The government of Curaçao gave high importance to issues of youth. An action
programme for youth development had been adopted. The Youth Council of Curaçao,
which had been established in 2017, had started to work with the Kingdom Youth
Parliament to ensure that the voices and interests of young people were taken into
consideration. The government had taken measures to provide free primary and secondary
education for children living in poverty, prevent children from dropping out of school and
assist youths in gaining access to employment. The government had been working on
establishing an ombudsman for children.
B.
Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review
21.
During the interactive dialogue, 89 delegations made statements. Recommendations
made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report.
22.
Timor-Leste noted the adoption of the National Action Plan on Human Rights and
the efforts of the Netherlands to combat human trafficking, including by having specialized
prosecutors and investigators, which had resulted in an increase in prosecutions.
23.
Tunisia welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities and the national programme on combating discrimination.
24.
Turkey observed a deterioration in the human rights situation, the use of hate speech
during the election campaign and violations of the rights to liberty and freedom of
movement on 11 March 2017 in Rotterdam.
25.
Uganda noted that migrants faced discrimination in employment, housing and health
care and expressed concern about the reported increase in hostility towards refugees and
asylum seekers.
26.
Ukraine stated that the national human rights monitoring system was well
developed. It commended the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities.
27.
The United Kingdom noted that unemployment among persons with disabilities had
decreased. It encouraged the Netherlands to take measures to ensure that women did not
face barriers when returning to work after maternity leave.
28.
The United States expressed concern about increased societal intolerance and
discrimination against members of certain minority groups, discriminatory rhetoric from
political leaders and anti-Semitic incidents.
29.
Uruguay welcomed the efforts of the Netherlands to ensure gender equality and
protect the rights of women, particularly the progress made in ensuring that a high
percentage of women were represented in high-level decision-making positions.
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