A/HRC/14/37 452. El Salvador also provided comments in relation to the recommendations on the right to health (34, 35 and 36), and described the steps taken for their implementation. . 453. Support was expressed for recommendation 29, on criminal investigations and corruption, and recommendation 40, on migration legislation and recommendation 38, requesting the adoption of a national plan for land management. 454. The delegation explained that the Government would promote a wide national dialogue with all stakeholders regarding women’s reproductive health and the implications of the restrictive legislation on abortion (recommendation 37). 455. The Government had publicly acknowledged that there had been enforced disappearances during the armed conflict, with the direct or indirect participation of State officials. Furthermore, a national commission for reparations to victims of human rights violations in the context of the armed conflict had been set up. In this context, the Government would take into account the recommendations of the working group on enforced disappearances (recommendation 27). 456. Lastly, the delegation reported that the Government was studying and consulting with relevant stakeholders the recommendations of the Committee against Torture regarding the prevention and punishment of torture and ill-treatment (recommendation 28). 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the review outcome 457. The United States of America appreciated the conscientious manner with which El Salvador had approached the universal periodic review recommendations and the detailed explanations it provided. It welcomed El Salvador’s support for several of its recommendations, including the enactment and enforcement of laws; the implementation of programmes directed at combating discrimination and promoting the rights of indigenous people; the development of concrete plans to control abuses perpetrated by gang inmates against other prisoners and to address the corrupt practices of prison officials; and reforms facilitating credible and responsible criminal investigations that respect human rights and for eliminating judicial corruption. It commended El Salvador for supporting the recommendations to ensure the establishment and full operation of a national commission to search for children who had disappeared during the internal armed conflict. 458. Algeria commended the Government of El Salvador for the quality of its national report, which had involved the participation of a number of stakeholders. It appreciated El Salvador’s commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights and encouraged it to continue its efforts to consolidate peace, promote human rights and ensure that the events of the past would not be repeated. Algeria noted that two of its recommendations had been accepted and wished to hear again the position of El Salvador to a third recommendation relating to areas exposed to natural disasters (recommendation 38). 3. General comments made by other relevant stakeholders 459. The representative of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions in Geneva, speaking on behalf of the Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos of El Salvador, a full member of the Committee, indicated that El Salvador had made important commitments to the promotion and protection of human rights. He urged it to follow up on all recommendations exhaustively. One major problem in El Salvador was public insecurity. The representative urged the State to adopt adequate criminal policies and plans of action in this regard, and encouraged it to intensify its efforts to promote a culture of human rights, incorporating human rights in the educational curricula at all levels. The representative also noted that, during the presentation of its report, El Salvador had reported on the establishment of a national commission for 116 GE.12-17781

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