A/HRC/27/5 the violence of armed conflict, the population was against abolition and that the bill had therefore not been adopted. 76. Regarding the election process, the delegation indicated that the Government was determined to observe the election cycle and that the new institutional framework for the organization of elections would enhance the local elections planned for 2015. 77. Regarding extrajudicial executions and other human rights violations committed by defence and security forces, the delegation indicated that the problem was being addressed as part of the reform of the military and the police through the enactment of laws on the status of military and police personnel. Henceforth, specific criteria would have to be met in order to be recruited into those professions. 78. Botswana commended the country for having taken a number of legislative and institutional reforms since the last review, notably the implementation of laws pertaining to sexual violence and the provision of holistic care to victims. 79. Brazil noted with appreciation advances regarding the fight against impunity related to cases of sexual violence in conflict and specific programmes in the field of social rights. 80. Burkina Faso appreciated the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the enactment of a law criminalizing torture, the prosecution of perpetrators of human rights violations (notably gender-based violence against women), the reform of the penitentiary system, the establishment of juvenile courts and measures to protect children from being recruited. 81. Burundi commended the delegation for the efforts undertaken to implement recommendations for the first review. It encouraged the Government to continue pursuing a free and compulsory primary education policy, and to step up its efforts to improve the functioning of the justice system. 82. Cape Verde welcomed the adoption, inter alia, of a decree for the demobilization of children from the armed forces and the Child Protection Code, as well as the criminalization of charges of child witchcraft, the criminalization of torture and the moratorium on capital punishment. 83. Canada asked what action the Democratic Republic of the Congo proposed to take in response to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) report on progress made and obstacles encountered in the fight against impunity of gender-based violence. 84. The Central African Republic encouraged the Government to enact a law to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 85. Chad noted with satisfaction that the State under review was a party to the core international human rights instruments and that it took vigorous action to guarantee economic, social and cultural rights. 86. Chile recognized efforts made and encouraged the country to ratify the international instruments listed in the OHCHR report and, in particular, to enact legislation to implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 87. China commended action taken since the first review, in particular to alleviate the impact of the armed conflict, such as measures to reduce poverty and increase employment, investment in primary education, health and rural infrastructure, and efforts to eliminate violence against women. GE.14-07547 9