A/HRC/23/10 114. A major reform had been undertaken with regard to the treatment of psychiatric illnesses. Confinement of persons with psychiatric illnesses was now the exception and was applied only to those who presented a danger to others. 115. In conclusion, the delegation thanked the participants for the opportunity to express itself on the importance Luxembourg attached to human rights and to report on the ways and means employed in continuing its commitment in the area of human rights for the benefit of all persons in the country. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 116. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue/listed below have been examined by Luxembourg and enjoy the support of Luxembourg: 116.1 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Uruguay); 116.2 Bring up to date the submission of the periodic reports to the treaty bodies (Chad); 116.3 Take steps to ensure that reports to treaty bodies, including the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Human Rights Committee, are submitted in a timely fashion (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 116.4 Transmit its overdue reports to the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and the Committee against Torture in order to share experience and progress in these domains (Czech Republic); 116.5 Organize a visit to the country by the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants (Belarus); 116.6 Continue the revision of legislation on domestic violence which is currently debated in Parliament (Cuba); 116.7 Explicitly punish, by legal provisions, persons practising female genital mutilation (FGM), as well as parents or holders of parental authority, who consented to the practice of FGM (Hungary); 116.8 Continue to further enhance its dialogue with civil society and stakeholders to implement policies and measures for the promotion of the rights of women, children and persons with disabilities, who are socially vulnerable (Bhutan); 116.9 Continue its policies on improving the rights of the child (Jordan); 116.10 Continue improving the human rights for women (Jordan); ** Conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. GE.13-12572 15

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