A/HRC/34/9 to privacy, registration of cases of physical restraint and analysis of complaints or requests. The Office’s recommendations concerning social care institutions had led to an amendment of the legislation on social services and an improvement in the quality of the services provided. However, improvements were still needed in the quality of services provided to people with disabilities. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 21. During the interactive dialogue, 64 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 22. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela appreciated the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol during the period under review and the availability of special services for persons with disabilities. It noted with appreciation the reduction in illiteracy rates among the Roma and the increase in the number of Roma children in primary school. 23. Afghanistan praised Lithuania for its ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and its implementation of the fourth National Programme on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men. Afghanistan also praised Lithuania for surpassing many European countries in terms of equal wages for men and women. 24. Albania commended Lithuania for continuing its cooperation with international human rights protection organizations and for becoming a party to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It invited Lithuania to strengthen its human rights mechanisms. 25. Andorra welcomed the measures taken by Lithuania against domestic and genderbased violence, including the signing of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) and the amendments made to the Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes in 2015. It noted the efforts made to improve the children’s rights protection system. 26. Argentina welcomed the ratification of several international human rights instruments by Lithuania and encouraged it to accede to those to which it was not yet a party. Argentina highlighted some of the plans adopted by Lithuania to combat discrimination. 27. Armenia welcomed the measures taken by the Government for the promotion of equality between men and women and those taken against domestic violence. Armenia noted with appreciation that Lithuania had provided human rights technical assistance in the countries of the Eastern Partnership of the European Union, particularly Armenia. 28. Australia welcomed the National Roma Integration Strategy. It expressed concern about the poor conditions, the excessive use of force and the overcrowding in prison and detention centres and about the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in Lithuania. 29. Azerbaijan commended Lithuania for strengthening its normative and institutional framework for the promotion and protection of human rights and for its ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. Azerbaijan welcomed the application of the national human rights institution for accreditation. 6