A/HRC/8/52 page 184 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee against Torture and the Human Rights Committee have all urged the Netherlands to report on the human rights situation in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. 558. Aim for Human Rights reiterated the concerns that were prioritized by the Dutch coalition of 17 non-governmental organizations that are involved in the Universal Periodic Review process. This coalition stressed the importance of the participation of non-governmental organizations in all human rights debates. It noted that the Government has conducted an open dialogue with the non-governmental organizations, which is highly appreciated, but there are still concerns on substance. Aim for Human Rights stressed that the Netherlands should speed up ratification of important human rights instruments and comply with the recommendations made by treaty bodies. The coalition recommended the establishment of a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles before the end of 2008. It also stated that the Netherlands should develop and implement a holistic approach to preventing the spread of intolerance and discrimination on the grounds of religion, sexual orientation and ethnic origin, and that human rights education should be promoted in all schools. 559. International Association of Democratic Lawyers referred to the reported persecution of certain Filipino political exiles. Attention was drawn to the raids late last year on the offices and residences of the Negotiating Panel of a national liberation movement called the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. In light of the statement made by the Justice Secretary during the review, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers also asked how the Government’s commitment to respect human rights can be reconciled with what is viewed as unfounded arrest and labelling of asylum-seekers and what voluntary pledge the Government can make to guarantee that the legal processes are not affected by political interests. 4. Views expressed by the State under review on the outcome and concluding remarks 560. The Netherlands concluded by repeating what the State Secretary of Justice had said in April. For the Netherlands, the universal periodic review was not a snapshot of a particular moment in time, but rather an ongoing process that should lead to a permanent focus on the promotion of human rights at the national level. The Netherlands therefore stated that it would not wait four years to write a new report for the next review, but would submit interim overviews to inform States and others on the implementation of recommendations and other relevant human rights developments in the Netherlands, including the pledges made when it submitted its candidacy to the Council. It stated that it would continue the dialogue that it has now started, including the one with civil society, and that it would include answers to the questions that were asked during the adoption of the outcome either in its first interim overview or in bilateral contacts to the extent that they had not already been addressed in its national report or in its response to recommendations. 561. Finally, the Netherlands thanked Nigeria, Pakistan and Peru, the members of the troika that had helped prepare the Working Group report on the Netherlands, the Council Secretariat and the staff of OHCHR.