A/HRC/30/7 55. Slovenia welcomed the criminalization of femicide and the commitment to preventing torture. It noted with concern the lack of efforts to eliminate the practice of making women take pregnancy tests to gain employment. It encouraged Panama to establish an effective national preventive mechanism that complies with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and to take measures to abolish the practice of employment-related pregnancy tests. Slovenia made recommendations. 56. Spain congratulated Panama for ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and for extending a standing invitation to the special procedures mandate holders of the universal and regional systems. Spain expressed concern for the unsafe and unsanitary living conditions of persons deprived of liberty. Spain made recommendations. 57. Sweden noted that the Family Code and the Civil Code provided for the “right to correct” children by using corporal punishment. It stated that child labour was common in Panama, mostly in the agricultural and informal sectors, and that indigenous children were overrepresented. Many children ended school early to contribute to the family income. Sweden made recommendations. 58. Thailand 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 establishment of both the Ombudsman’s Office and the national human rights commission. It congratulated the Government on criminalizing femicide, the laws on trafficking in persons, female sterilization and the State policy on equal opportunities for women. It made recommendations. 59. Timor-Leste commended efforts to promote women’s rights by amending the Criminal Code to criminalize femicide and punish violence against women. It noted, however, that the numbers of such crimes remained high. Timor-Leste also commended the special unit within the national police to investigate sexual offences. It made recommendations. 60. Trinidad and Tobago commended several programmes aimed at promoting and protecting human rights by building public awareness on the matter. It also commended efforts to protect women, children and adolescents. Trinidad and Tobago noted existing discrimination against indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, and acknowledged the establishment of the Anti-Discrimination Unit. It made a recommendation. 61. Ukraine noted the establishment in 2012 of the standing committee to ensure compliance with and follow-up to the national and international human rights commitments of Panama and encouraged the Government to take measures to further strengthen that mechanism. Ukraine made recommendations. 62. The United Kingdom recognized the progress made in preventing ill-treatment, the criminal justice system and pretrial detention. With respect to the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, it urged Panama to establish a national preventive mechanism. Concerns remained over the compliance with legislation on indigenous peoples’ rights and about prison overcrowding. The United Kingdom encouraged applying the adversarial criminal justice system and including in the Constitution language on sexual and gender-based discrimination. It made recommendations. 63. The United States of America welcomed the commitment to ratify human rights agreements and promote equal opportunities for women. Despite the justice system reforms, it noted the length of pretrial detention and prison overcrowding. It commended steps to combat forced labour and trafficking for sex, and encouraged identifying and 9