A/HRC/33/15 the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 2015. However, Denmark regretted that the State had yet to ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and hoped that Trinidad and Tobago would become one of the 159 States parties to that Convention. 75. Ecuador acknowledged the enactment of the Children Act, which covered issues such as sexual abuse, cruelty, juvenile justice, corporal punishment, mandatory school age, evidence and proceedings in criminal cases and child labour. Ecuador also commended the amendments to the Regional Health Authorities Act, the construction of new medical facilities and the adoption of a new regulation on emergency medical staff and services. 76. France welcomed recommendations. the delegation of Trinidad and Tobago and made 77. Georgia commended the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the adoption of the comprehensive Trafficking in Persons Act and Children Act. Georgia welcomed the submission of a mid-term implementation report on the recommendations accepted during the previous universal periodic review, and encouraged Trinidad and Tobago to continue that practice. 78. Germany welcomed the fact that no executions had been carried out since 1999, but noted with concern that there appeared to be continued support for retaining the death penalty. Germany remained worried that provisions criminalizing and discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons were still in effect. Germany indicated that more action was needed to safeguard children against sexual and other physical abuse. 79. The head of the delegation of Trinidad and Tobago thanked States for their comments and recommendations. The delegation stressed that Trinidad and Tobago had been implementing measures to meet the obligations arising from its national laws and from international human rights mechanisms. 80. Reference was made to previous responses on the subject of police mistreatment, prison conditions, gender equality, the death penalty, early marriage, vulnerable groups, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, the ratification of the Convention against Torture and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 81. The delegation welcomed the willingness of countries such as Denmark to speak about exchanging best practices, noting that it was one of the purposes of the peer review for all States. 82. Ghana commended Trinidad and Tobago for the progress achieved since its previous review in 2011, including the enactment of the Trafficking in Persons Act. 83. Guatemala acknowledged the progress that Trinidad and Tobago had achieved on the basis of the voluntary commitments made during the universal periodic review process, as well as its work on combating corruption, promoting the rights of the child and gender equality, eliminating all forms of discrimination and ensuring citizens’ security. 84. Honduras commended the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the approval of the national policy on refugees and asylum seekers and the establishment of the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights, Diversity, the Environment and Sustainable Development. 85. Indonesia welcomed the entry into force of the Trafficking in Persons Act, the revision of the Children Act and the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Indonesia commended the juvenile justice reforms designed to promote rehabilitative and restorative justice and the amendments to the Miscellaneous Provisions 12