A/HRC/12/9 Page 14 admission would be considered invalid and those who commit an act of torture would face prosecution. The Government further mentioned that it has received the support of international donors to set up legal aid programmes and offices in different provinces in Afghanistan. The delegation concluded its intervention by thanking the Council for the opportunity to discuss human rights developments and challenges facing Afghanistan and stressed the Government’s determination to improve the human rights situation with the assistance of the international community. II. CONCLUSIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS 95. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue have been examined by Afghanistan and the recommendations listed below enjoy the support of Afghanistan: 1. Incorporate international conventions, to which Afghanistan is a party, into domestic legal reform initiatives and translate these into concrete policies and programmes (Norway); 2. Undertake a national process to harmonize legislation, including local laws, with international human rights obligations (Mexico); 3. Review all its national legislation to ensure its compliance with the Constitution and international obligations, including to protect the right to privacy and nondiscrimination (Czech Republic); 4. Pay greater attention to the respect for women’s rights when adopting legislative measures and abrogate all discriminatory measures against women (Belgium); 5. Take promptly any necessary action to comply with any findings of the review of the draft Shia Personal Status Law with the Constitution (Australia); 6. Proceed with its review of the Shia Personal Status Law, ensure that it conforms to international commitments and actively works to promote the rights of women (Ireland); 7. Continue the revision of the Shia Personal Status Law and harmonize it with the international treaties signed by Afghanistan (Hungary); 8. Establish immediately a process to review all draft legislation, before it is adopted, so as to ensure compliance with Afghanistan’s international obligations (New Zealand); 9. Consider, when possible, to gradually increase financial resources allocated to the budget of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (Algeria); 10. Strengthen and support the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission so that it discharges its mandate in the most effective manner (Jordan); 11. Make better use of the Commission’s work as a contribution to improving the rule of law (Finland);