A/HRC/31/10 rights instruments such as the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and that it had ratified two optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of Child. Brazil made recommendations. 73. Mexico welcomed the adoption of a social policy to assist vulnerable groups, while recognizing the resource constraints faced by the Government of Saint Lucia. Mexico welcomed the adoption of a food security policy. It noted the efforts to modernize the health infrastructure and to improve access to housing and water supply services. Mexico praised the implementation of the labour code as well as the drafting of bills on the rights of children and domestic violence. Mexico urged Saint Lucia to continue efforts to strengthen the legal system and welcomed the information provided during the interactive dialogue on the parliamentary debate on the death penalty. It made recommendations. 74. Montenegro commended efforts made to strengthen the institutional and strategic human rights framework. It welcomed activities to prevent domestic and gender-based violence through the establishment of a women’s support centre for victims and the conduct of awareness-raising campaigns and training programmes aimed at empowering victims, including children, to report sexual offences. In that context, it appreciated the broad multisectoral approach. Montenegro noted the concerns of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and asked Saint Lucia whether action had been taken to effectively monitor the implementation of child labour laws and places of work and to effectively prosecute and punish perpetrators of child exploitation. Montenegro welcomed continued efforts with regards to health. It made recommendations. 75. Morocco welcomed the importance given by Saint Lucia to socioeconomic issues and combating poverty. It noted with appreciation the efforts made to achieve gender equality, improve access to education and vocational training for rural women, protect women victims of domestic violence and improve access to free basic health care for rural women. Morocco made recommendations. 76. Namibia noted the challenges to realizing the right to clean drinking water and wished Saint Lucia success in realizing the joint initiative with Mexico to improve the water situation. It noted the signature of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 2011 and encouraged Saint Lucia to speed up its ratification. Namibia commended efforts to reduce and eradicate poverty and hunger, especially the short-term employment programme and the feasibility studies on implementing the Zero Hunger Challenge. Namibia made recommendations. 77. The Netherlands expressed concern about some politicians calling for a reinstatement of the death penalty in the light of rising crime rates. It welcomed the importance attached to women’s rights, while being concerned that same-sex sexual activities between adults continue to be criminalized and that the persons involved continue to be discriminated. The Netherlands made recommendations. 78. Nicaragua highlighted the progress made to improve the quality of life of Saint Lucians, including through housing and sanitation programmes and through policies on food security and nutrition, employment and social protection. Nicaragua encouraged the Government to continue working on universal enjoyment of human rights in order to eliminate any discrimination against the most vulnerable groups. Nicaragua made recommendations. 79. Panama welcomed the efforts made by the Government, with Mexican assistance, to improve the supply of drinking water for the inhabitants of Dennery district. It noted the 2011 policy and strategic action plan on housing and the programme to solve the challenges associated with the proliferation of unplanned settlements. Panama noted as positive that, in 12