A/HRC/32/6 106. The Plurinational State of Bolivia wished to offer recommendations to Mozambique in a constructive spirit. 107. Botswana welcomed the creation of the National Human Rights Commission and the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman. However, it noted reports of child debt bondage, child abuse and child labour. 108. Brazil noted the initiatives of Mozambique to foster political participation and especially praised the increased participation of women at all levels of decision-making. 109. Burundi welcomed the ratification of instruments such as the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the creation of the Ombudsman, as well as the introduction of civic, moral and human rights education in schools. It noted the different measures aimed at improving access to health services and HIV treatment. It celebrated the creation of the National Council for Children’s Rights. 110. Canada suggested the enactment of a new criminal procedure code to implement alternatives to imprisonment. It commended Mozambique for taking action to decriminalize same-sex conduct. 111. Chad noted that Mozambique was party to most human right international instruments. It encouraged Mozambique to keep on cooperating with the Human Rights Council, the United Nations and the African Union. 112. Chile acknowledged significant advances made by Mozambique, among them, constituting a multisectoral mechanism to assist victims of gender violence, ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and setting up social housing policies. 113. China commended Mozambique for receiving a large number of refugees from other African countries. The country was committed to fighting corruption, promoting social justice and protecting women’s rights. It was taking emergency measures to deal with the impact of natural disasters. 114. The Congo noted the development of the institutional framework for the protection of human rights. It encouraged Mozambique to continue modernizing places of detentions and ensuring protection for refugees and stateless persons. 115. Costa Rica acknowledged advances in the political representation of women and the establishment of the “green line” to complain of inappropriate police conduct. It expressed concern for child labour, arbitrary detention and limits on freedom of expression. 116. Tunisia noted the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the adoption of a national plan to implement universal periodic review recommendations. 117. Mozambique stated that, regarding the mistreatment of prisoners, the Government focused on the training and development of human resources in related areas, by providing regular and executive courses and training activities, including on matters relating to human rights. Organizational and structural reform was in progress and had already resulted in the adoption of legal instruments such as the new Police Law (2013), the Disciplinary Rules of the Police (2014) and the modernization and strengthening of the National Penitentiary Service. 118. On measures to bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against journalists and opinion makers, Mozambique stated that, in the event of a crime, including the ones mentioned by delegations, the Government undertook proceedings to bring perpetrators to court. Relating to the killing of Professor Gilles Cistac and journalist Paulo Machava, the Government was working hard to bring the perpetrators to justice. To tackle the phenomenon of the kidnapping and killing of people with albinism, the Government had approved a specific 12

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