A/HRC/22/9 B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 24. During the interactive dialogue, 62 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 25. Botswana welcomed the adoption of the Good Governance Charter and the measures to address poverty reduction and gender equality. It noted that Benin had intensified efforts to promote access to health care, which has significantly reduced cases of wild polio virus and eliminated maternal tetanus. Botswana noted the recent law on corruption and illicit enrichment. 26. Brazil took positive note of Benin’s action against poverty, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, the Growth Strategy for Poverty Reduction and the microcredit programme for the very poor. It noted improvements in the HIV/AIDS field, in particular the reduction in the prevalence rate and the provision of free antiretroviral drugs. It made recommendations. 27. Burkina Faso drew attention to Benin’s policies on persons with disabilities and natal mortality. It encouraged Benin to pursue its efforts regarding the ratification of international instruments and its fight against illiteracy. It welcomed the measures adopted in the 10-year action plan regarding teaching and vocational training to improve the quality education system by 2015. 28. Burundi commended the Government for its education policy for everyone. It urged Benin to facilitate access to health for vulnerable categories. It noted the Law to prevent violence against women and congratulated the Government on its efforts to empower women through the microcredit programme, the setting up of the Women’s Institute and the Ombudsman Office. 29. Canada noted the adoption of a new code of criminal procedure of March 2012. It asked Benin about the status of efforts to integrate the definition of torture into Benin’s national legislation and the timetable set for the implementation of this commitment. It made recommendations. 30. Cape Verde noted that Benin was increasingly becoming a party to a significant number of international human rights instruments and had acceded to the Optional Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty. It urged Benin to continue to heed the relevant recommendations regarding the protection of children and to focus on trafficking in adults, particularly women, as recommended by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 31. Togo paid tribute to the progress made by Benin through the strengthening of its legal institutional framework to promote and protect human rights through the mainstreaming of the ratified conventions. It, however, highlighted the harmful acts targeting children, such as ritual infanticides, and urged Benin to provide a comprehensive response to prevent and prosecute perpetrators of such acts. 32. Chile drew attention to the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, the development of a national policy to promote women empowerment and equality. It also drew attention to the promulgation of the law to prevent violence against women. It made recommendations. 33. China noted Benin efforts to improve living standards, promote gender equality, eliminate violence against women, protect the rights of children and enhance HIV prevention. It made a recommendation. 6 GE.12-18655