A/HRC/30/7 protecting victims. It noted the limited rights of asylum seekers, urging Panama to provide them with rapid access to education and basic services. It made recommendations. 64. Uruguay highlighted the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and urged to ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. It welcomed the standing invitation issued by Panama to the universal and regional special procedures mandate holders, as a sign of its commitment to human rights. It commended the establishment of the national standing commission on human rights. It made recommendations. 65. Algeria welcomed the harmonization of the national legal framework with human rights commitments. It mentioned, in particular, the adoption of a law on human trafficking and legislation protecting and strengthening the status of women. Algeria made recommendations. 66. Angola welcomed the implementation of measures to protect refugees and victims of sexual exploitation, particularly women and children. It acknowledged the progress made to combat poverty, trafficking in persons and unemployment and to protect juveniles’ rights. Angola was concerned by the inhuman detention conditions and by the integration of minorities, namely Afro-descendants. It made recommendations. 67. Argentina welcomed the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. It urged Panama to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Argentina congratulated Panama for the provision of economic assistance for the events occurred in Bocas del Toro in 2010. It made recommendations. 68. Australia welcomed recent legal reforms to improve the judiciary, including the move from an inquisitorial to an accusatory system. It remained concerned about the prison conditions, particularly overcrowding, lack of adequate medical services and prolonged pretrial detention. It also remained concerned that indigenous people continue to be disadvantaged in accessing basic services, education and health. Australia made recommendations. 69. Barbados welcomed the establishment of the Ombudsman’s Office and believed that it could complement the work of the national human rights commission, which follows up on the human rights obligations of Panama. It added that a coordinated approach to the conceptualization of human rights policies would strengthen the human rights architecture. It noted that the national report recognized the need to enact comprehensive antidiscrimination legislation and called upon Panama to focus on bringing all racial and ethnic groups into the mainstream for a more inclusive society. 70. Belgium acknowledged the progress achieved since the previous review, particularly in the fight against impunity, the fight against all forms of discrimination, freedom of expression, children’s rights and women’s rights. It expressed concern, however, regarding the situation of women and girls and emphasized that, according to official sources, 200 femicides had been committed between 2009 and 2013. Belgium made recommendations. 71. Brazil acknowledged the progress made on poverty and inequality mitigation, universal education, gender equality and the prevention of violence against women. Discrimination against Afro-descendent and indigenous communities remained a challenge, 10