A/HRC33/15 48. With regard to the question posed by the United Kingdom on the length of pretrial detention, two separate pieces of legislation currently applied. Although the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings Act), 2011, had repealed the Indictable Offences (Preliminary Enquiry) Act of 1917, the latter continued to apply to proceedings instituted prior to the date when the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings Act), 2011, had come into force. The delegation indicated that the Government would continue to monitor the situation and take into consideration the comments made. 49. Senegal welcomed the promulgation of the Trafficking in Persons Act, the operationalization of the Children’s Authority, the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the presentation of reports to treaty bodies, especially to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. 50. Sierra Leone noted the enactment of new legislation to improve the human rights situation. Given that there had been no executions carried out since 1999, Sierra Leone urged Trinidad and Tobago to impose a moratorium on the death penalty, with a view to abolishing it, and to consider incorporating that abolition into its constitutional review. Sierra Leone encouraged the State to strengthen efforts to end sexual assault and domestic violence. 51. Singapore welcomed the Trafficking in Persons Act and the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It wished Trinidad and Tobago success in achieving the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Singapore remained committed to sharing its development experience with Trinidad and Tobago and other small island developing States. 52. Slovenia congratulated the State’s efforts to promote the rights of the elderly and its engagement with gender-responsive budgeting. It welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the submission of a report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, as both measures were a step towards implementing recommendations made by Slovenia (87.41 and 88.) during the first universal periodic review cycle. Recommendation 88.39 had been partially implemented, as the amended Children Act prohibited corporal punishment in all settings outside the home. Slovenia noted that the death penalty continued to be mandatory for murder and that non-coercive sexual activity between minors of the same sex could lead to life imprisonment. 53. South Africa welcomed the enactment of several laws to promote and protect the rights of women and girls, as well as continued progress in the field of social and human development. 54. Spain congratulated Trinidad and Tobago on the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Spain urged the State to sign and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. Trinidad and Tobago should continue to combat all forms of discrimination, particularly discrimination based on sexual orientation. Spain praised the State’s efforts to combat sexual and gender-based violence. 55. Switzerland noted the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the introduction of a national policy on refugees. It remained concerned by the insufficient implementation of the recommendations made as part of the first universal periodic review cycle, and advised the State to develop a transparent and inclusive process for implementing universal periodic review recommendations from both cycles. 56. Turkey commended efforts to promote gender equality and encouraged the effective implementation of the draft national gender policy. It noted the establishment of a central 9