A/HRC/23/10 34. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland encouraged Luxembourg to continue exploring measures to incorporate non-national residents into its national parliamentary process, including by considering the feasibility of enabling nonLuxembourg nationals to vote. The United Kingdom was encouraged by the ongoing review of legislation relating to domestic violence and measures to combat social exclusion among the poorest in society. It made recommendations. 35. The United States of America expressed concern that both Schrassig prison and the State Socio-Educational Centre for Juveniles at Dreiborn operated continuously at or near full capacity. It commended Luxembourg for its campaign to promote gender equality, noticing, however, that, although there was de jure equal pay, reports indicated that women were paid less than men for the same work. It made recommendations. 36. Uruguay highlighted the ongoing progress of Luxembourg in the fields of gender equality, equal distribution of family responsibilities and trafficking in persons. It noted certain legal loopholes in the country’s domestic legal system in respect of the sexual exploitation of minors, especially the absence of a clear definition of child pornography and child prostitution. It made recommendations. 37. Viet Nam noted the significant progress that Luxembourg had made in recent years in respect of the enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms, and cooperation with other countries and international human rights mechanisms. Its follow-up to and implementation of recommendations were also commendable. It supported the consideration by Luxembourg of the interdependence among development, security and human rights. Viet Nam made a recommendation. 38. Tunisia encouraged Luxembourg to continue to promote the participation of foreign nationals in public life. It congratulated Luxembourg on its commitment to a substantial rise in public development aid over the past decade. It encouraged Luxembourg to identify ways to ensure the cooperation and responsiveness of financial institutions concerning requests for the recovery of illicit funds from other States. It made recommendations. 39. Argentina congratulated Luxembourg for the amendments to the Act on Freedom of Expression in the Media. It also commended the country on the enactment of the Act on Assistance, Protection and Security for Victims of Human Trafficking, which provided for, inter alia, the establishment of a mechanism to monitor the fight against trafficking in persons. It made recommendations. 40. Australia commended Luxembourg for its commitment to promoting and protecting human rights and looked forward to working with Luxembourg in its role as Chair of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. It acknowledged that Luxembourg was a destination country for victims of human trafficking, particularly women and children, and commended the efforts by Luxembourg to combat the crime. It made a recommendation. 41. Bangladesh appreciated the various actions to promote and protect human rights and commended the country for action taken to sensitize children to peace and different aspects of poverty. It was concerned at the decrease of developmental assistance and noted that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had expressed concerns about the family-reunification procedure. It made recommendations. 42. Belarus stated that the various reservations of Luxembourg to certain international agreements limited their implementation in national legislation. No special-procedures visits to the country had been organized. It noted the problems related to the deportation of asylum seekers and an increase in the demand for child pornography and prostitution, as well as in domestic violence and discrimination in the labour market. It made recommendations. GE.13-12572 7