A/HRC/34/9 crimes. It was encouraged by the implementation of the National Programme for the Social Integration of Persons with Disabilities. 60. Italy commended Lithuania for the adoption of the fourth National Programme on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men and the National Programme for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Provision of Assistance to Victims. It encouraged Lithuania to continue striving to eliminate violence against women and domestic violence. 61. Kyrgyzstan welcomed the strengthening of the legislative framework, the ratification of some human rights instruments and practical measures to promote and protect human rights. 62. Latvia commended Lithuania for its contribution to the promotion of freedom of assembly and of association through its active involvement in the Human Rights Council. It noted measures taken to strengthen equality between men and women. Latvia requested details on measures taken to strengthen cooperation between the national and local governments to implement human rights standards. 63. Libya welcomed the commitment of Lithuania to cooperate with the universal periodic review and praised its efforts to implement a number of recommendations accepted during its first review in the field of human rights and the rule of law. 64. Maldives commended Lithuania for its progress in promoting gender equality, including equal pay for equal work, and the implementation of the National Programme for the Prevention of Domestic Violence in 2014-2015. Maldives appreciated the efforts of Lithuania to improve detention conditions, including its programme for the optimization of police detention facility performance 2009-2015. 65. Panama noted the accession of Lithuania to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the measures it had taken to prevent domestic violence, sexual exploitation of minors, child pornography and trafficking in persons. It was concerned about reports of stereotyping of and racism against ethnic minorities, migrants and refugees. 66. Montenegro commended Lithuania for its commitment to promoting gender equality, its efforts to train employers in the private and public sectors on equal pay for equal work, and the measures it had taken to combat and investigate violence against women and protect the victims. It was concerned about child abuse in care institutions and the lack of opportunities for children. 67. Mozambique commended Lithuania for the progresses it had made, particularly regarding gender equality, including equal pay for women and men, domestic and genderbased violence, and the rights of minorities. Mozambique noted the fourth National Programme on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (2015-2021) and legislative measures related to pretrial investigation. 68. Namibia commended Lithuania for the adoption of the 2015 Action Plan on NonDiscrimination and the approval of the Action Plan for Roma Integration 2015-2020. Namibia noted actions taken by the Minister of Justice in the area of human rights. Namibia was concerned at the wage gap between women and men. 69. The Netherlands was concerned at the increasing negative attitudes against and stigmatization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. It welcomed the creation of an inter-institutional cooperation mechanism to improve the protection of human rights defenders and considered that further measures could be put in place. 70. Lithuania stated that the number of prison inmates had been reduced from 10,000 to 7,000 in recent years. The decline was partly owing to the imposition of alternative 10