A/HRC/15/4 measures to prevent violations of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and freedom of association and assembly. It made recommendations. 32. India appreciated Guinea’s efforts to empower rural women and to address trafficking and female genital mutilation. It noted that, owing to the steady deterioration in its economy over the previous decade, poverty remained the main obstacle to the protection of human rights. It encouraged Guinea to establish an independent national human rights institution in full compliance with the Paris Principles and to consider ratifying the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 33. Pakistan highlighted the fact that more than 1,300 non-governmental organizations were licensed in Guinea and that the country had acceded to all core human rights instruments. It noted the challenges faced by Guinea in the fields of social development, politics, the economy, education and health. It mentioned the Ouagadougou Agreement of January 2010 as an excellent opportunity to become a democratic nation and accelerate development. Pakistan welcomed the establishment of the Observatory for Democracy and Human Rights and the National Directorate for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. It noted that Guinea needed financial and technical assistance in its efforts to promote and protect human rights. It made recommendations. 34. France made reference to the military junta period, during which the human rights situation had deteriorated, and the period following the 2010 Ouagadougou Declaration, during which the authorities had demonstrated their interest in cooperating with the international community. The commitment to human rights had been demonstrated through the agreement for the establishment of an OHCHR country office and the adoption of a resolution by the Human Rights Council in March 2010. France made recommendations. 35. Hungary wished to acknowledge Guinea’s support for the Human Rights Council resolution on the strengthening of technical cooperation and consultation services. Hungary also wished to recall that the Security Council, in its presidential statement of 28 October 2009, had reaffirmed the need for national authorities to fight impunity and bring perpetrators to justice. With respect to violence against women, it echoed the appeal made in 2007 by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Hungary made recommendations. 36. Belarus noted that the report outlined problems facing Guinea as it sought to overcome its political and social crisis and the measures undertaken to ensure respect for political, civil, social and cultural rights. It asked about Guinea’s priorities in seeking to overcome the crisis, programmes for improving the health of women and children, and ways in which Guinea was seeking international support. It noted that Guinea intended to ensure education for all. It made recommendations. 37. Slovenia welcomed the fact that Guinea had ratified many of the core human rights instruments and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; however, it noted that many reports to treaty bodies were overdue. It asked if there was any plan to submit those reports. With regard to the massacre of unarmed civilians on 28 September 2009 in Conakry, it asked about concrete measures to hold accountable the persons responsible for those crimes. It also noted the concern of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at the prevalence of violence against women and girls, while it highlighted its commitment to the abolition of the death penalty. Slovenia made recommendations. 38. The delegation of Guinea emphasized the fact that the draft version of a new constitution provided for the establishment of an independent national human rights institution. The Constitutional Court would also monitor the separation of powers among the executive, the parliamentary assembly and the judiciary. 7