A/HRC/30/7 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. It highlighted the adoption of laws on benefits for persons with disabilities and the “El Solca” software, which permits such persons to be independent in the areas of education, work and social life. Ecuador made recommendations. 28. El Salvador recognized the commitment of Panama to the universal periodic review and the breadth of civil society participation in the preparation process. It welcomed the importance given by Panama to the implementation of public policies on the administration of justice, citizen security, trafficking in persons and equal opportunities for women, among others. It underscored the main advances made on issues such as persons deprived of liberty, children, indigenous peoples, refugees, migrants, persons with disabilities and Afrodescendants. 29. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela valued the efforts of Panama to implement previously accepted recommendations. It highlighted the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Convention against Torture, as well as the decrease in the unemployment rate and extreme poverty, and measures adopted to ensure adequate housing for poor families. It made a recommendation. 30. France welcomed the implementation of many of the recommendations Panama received during the first review. It noted the establishment of a commission responsible for monitoring the implementation of review-related recommendations, and the creation of the Ombudsman’s Office and the National Secretariat of Childhood, Adolescence and Family. France made recommendations. 31. Georgia welcomed the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, commended Panama for extending a standing invitation to the special procedures mandate holders and welcomed the establishment of the national standing commission to ensure compliance with and follow-up to human rights obligations. It also commended Panama for its efforts regarding domestic violence. Georgia made a recommendation. 32. Germany noted with appreciation the positive developments, in particular in the fields of the rule of law, the fight against corruption, media freedom, privacy and torture prevention. Germany remained concerned about persistent human rights violations in other areas and encouraged Panama to make further efforts, particularly with regard to the situation in detention facilities, domestic violence and the rights of marginalized groups. Germany made recommendations. 33. Ghana commended Panama for the creation of the Anti-Discrimination Unit, which deals with cases of racial discrimination against indigenous and Afro-descendant populations, and considered the provision of legal assistance by the office of free legal aid to crime victims, particularly women, a step in the right direction. It noted various innovative steps to render effective judicial services to handle expeditiously a backlog of cases. Ghana made recommendations. 34. Guatemala welcomed the creation of the national standing Commission to ensure compliance and follow-up on national and international human rights commitments. It highlighted advances on gender equality, such as the adoption of laws to criminalize femicide and laws on trafficking in persons and female sterilization, and the adoption of a public policy on equal opportunities for women. Guatemala made a recommendation. 35. Honduras welcomed legislative changes and measures taken to strengthen the justice system, the inclusion of persons from vulnerable groups and the reduction of poverty and inequality. It praised the transparency showed by Panama in recognizing the existence of 6