A/HRC/13/56 Dominican Republic had adequate access to civil and birth registration mechanisms to establish their Haitian citizenship. It shared concerns about child labour, migratory reform and gender-based violence. It noted the concerns about the continued occurrence of arbitrary and summary executions, and supported recommendations to consider favourably the request for a visit by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. It commended the proclamation of a new Constitution expanding the catalogue of fundamental rights and giving special consideration to vulnerable groups. 339. Haiti thanked the Dominican Republic for accepting the recommendation to relaunch the joint Haitian-Dominican Commission, an important mechanism of consultation, cooperation and negotiation between the two countries. It indicated that the recent earthquake resulted in the slowing down of the activities of the Commission, and expressed its sincere hope that the Commission would meet in 2010. The Dominican Republic had shown solidarity and fraternity, welcoming several of the injured from the earthquake and opening a humanitarian corridor to facilitate humanitarian aid to Haiti. The Dominican police had cooperated with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti in tracking escaped prisoners after the earthquake. Haiti expressed its gratitude and hoped the cooperation put in place after 12 January would continue, and would strengthen relations between the two countries. 340. Morocco noted the determination of the Dominican Republic to strengthen its policies to protect and promote human rights by accepting an important number of the recommendations made. It welcomed the acceptance of Morocco’s recommendations on education and training in human rights, and the protection of the rights of migrant workers through implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The Dominican Republic was engaged in adhering to that Convention. Morocco noted the measures to consolidate the system to address extreme poverty, reduce the problems of hunger and help the families in precarious situations. It noted the efforts made to protect vulnerable groups, notably through innovative measures and actions for women and children. It highlighted the need for technical assistance from the international community. 3. General comments made by other relevant stakeholders 341. While appreciating that a number of recommendations had been accepted, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network regretted that the response of the Government to more than 30 recommendations had not been available before the plenary meeting, thus limiting the capacity of stakeholders to engage meaningfully at this stage of the process. The general references in the oral statement of the delegation made it difficult to know the position of the country on some key recommendations still under consideration. It thus enquired whether the Government would distribute an addendum 1, a document matching its responses to the recommendations still pending. In that regard, it asked whether recommendation 25 of paragraph 88 of the Working Group report made by France was accepted. It commended the Dominican Republic for its support for the resolution of the Organization of American States (OAS) on sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights. 342. Amnesty International welcomed the Dominican Republic’s commitment to promptly designate the Ombudsman. It also noted the Dominican Republic’s support for the recommendations relating to the improvement of the legislative and policy framework for the protection of women and girls from violence, and urged its early and full implementation. It welcomed the Government’s commitment to adopt comprehensive strategies to combat racism, including specific measures to protect the status and protection of persons of Haitian origin, and further action to protect the rights of migrants. Amnesty International believed that these commitments would be strengthened by the prompt 129