A/HRC/43/5 91. China commended the five-year development plan, for 2014–2019, and the implementation of the anti-poverty strategy. It welcomed national policies and plans in the fields of education, public health and environmental protection. 92. Colombia commended the establishment by El Salvador of the position of the Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights, the adoption of the Special Act against Trafficking in Persons, and the measures adopted to fight corruption. 93. Costa Rica commended the implementation of the Safe El Salvador Plan to address violence and insecurity, and noted the progress made by El Salvador in combating trafficking in persons and violence against women. 94. Croatia commended the efforts made by El Salvador to tackle femicide and violence against women, and welcomed the reform of the Family Code banning child marriage. Croatia encouraged El Salvador to take more steps to ensure the rights of women and girls. 95. Cuba noted progress in poverty reduction, and the decrease in maternal mortality and illiteracy levels. 96. Cyprus noted efforts regarding the adoption of policies and strategies to combat femicide and violence against women, the “I’m Changing” prison management programme, and the Safe El Salvador Plan. 97. Denmark commended El Salvador for the progress it had made on women’s rights by eliminating all exceptions to the prohibition of child marriage, but expressed concerns about the criminalization of abortion. 98. The Dominican Republic acknowledged the progress made by El Salvador in developing a legislative and institutional framework to support the promotion and protection of human rights. 99. Ecuador noted the adoption of the Special Act on Migration and Alien Affairs, the adoption of public policies in relation to indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities, and the programme on gender equality. 100. Egypt acknowledged efforts to advance human rights, including the rights to education, employment and health, with special attention to youth, and acknowledged the progress achieved in combating violence against women. 101. Haiti recognized the efforts made by El Salvador to protect human rights in its territory, especially in relation to security issues, and outside its territory, in relation to temporary protected status. 102. Concerning actions to prevent and eliminate discrimination against and to protect the life and integrity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, El Salvador indicated that it had established a security and access to justice committee for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons as well as an intersectorial committee on human rights and sexual diversity in the context of deprivation of liberty. It had also adopted the Institutional Policy of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security for the Care of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Population, in 2018, and the related action plan for 2018–2019; reformed the Criminal Code to incorporate as an aggravating factor of criminal responsibility, in the offences of homicide and criminal threats, motivation by “hatred of gender identity and expression or sexual orientation”, and made the penalty imprescriptible in such cases; appointed prosecutors for the investigation of cases where the victims were lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex persons; and launched specialized training in investigating hate crimes committed for reasons of the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, with an emphasis on criminal investigation, the search for forensic evidence and offering evidence at trials. El Salvador also noted the existence of a draft Gender Identity Act which was currently being studied by the Legislative Assembly. 9