A/HRC/16/5 provinces and the National Programme on the Promotion of Persons with Disabilities, and asked for further information in that regard. Turkey noted the high school and university enrolment rates and encouraged Mongolia to raise awareness about birth registration. Turkey stated that Mongolia should be supported by international organizations in combating human trafficking. Turkey made a recommendation. 56. Italy commended Mongolia for the moratorium on the death penalty announced by the President in January 2010, and welcomed its participation in the International Commission against the Death Penalty. Italy noted with concern that corporal punishment was still being used and that children were increasingly involved in hazardous labour. Italy made recommendations. 57. The Republic of Korea recognized the considerable progress made in promoting human rights and the efforts to ratify international conventions and improve domestic institutions on human rights. It hoped that the Gender Equality Law would soon be enacted and encouraged more rigorous enforcement of existing laws. It welcomed steps taken to enhance the political rights of citizens and stated that further consideration should be given to the election rights of vulnerable groups. The Republic of Korea made a recommendation. 58. The Czech Republic welcomed the moratorium on the death penalty. It made recommendations. 59. New Zealand expressed concern at the reported cases of torture and the excessive use of force by the police. New Zealand welcomed the moratorium on the use of the death penalty in 2010. It expressed concern at the lack of legislation on violence against women. New Zealand made recommendations. 60. The United States expressed concern over discrimination against women and girls and the fact that the level of domestic violence remained high, but was encouraged by increasing rates of prosecution and conviction for child abuse, domestic violence, rape and incest. It also expressed concern at the discrimination based on disabilities, human trafficking and the difficulties faced by religious minorities in registering and building places of worship. The United States made recommendations. 61. Pakistan noted efforts made in promoting and protecting human rights, as reflected in the ratification of seven core international human rights instruments. Pakistan welcomed the fact that Mongolia held regular informal human rights training courses for the population and asked for additional information in that regard. It also asked for further information about the child protection system entitled “Friend 19-79”. Pakistan noted the environmental challenges faced by Mongolia. Pakistan made recommendations. 62. Paraguay believed that it was important that Mongolia give priority to protecting the human rights of national minorities, and asked how international cooperation could help the country in that regard and how the Government was being supported, especially in the implementation of public policies. Paraguay, a landlocked country like Mongolia, referred to the United Nations Development Assistance Framework, indicating that Mongolia’s vulnerability was heightened by its geographic location. That issue could be tackled as part of increasing regional cooperation within the framework of Millennium Development Goal 8. 63. Argentina noted the moratorium on the death penalty and the draft law to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It noted the efforts made on gender matters and asked about measures to ensure equal pay and measures regarding domestic violence and penalizing marital rape. Argentina also asked about legislative measures to combat child labour and to raise the minimum age for employment. Argentina made recommendations. 10