A/HRC/18/18 51. Hungary commended Papua New Guinea for the enactment of the Lakautim Pikinini Act, which was aimed at providing all children in the country with wider protection. It asked for information on measures taken to ensure the rights of persons internally displaced because of natural disasters. Hungary expressed concern that the current legal framework resulted in the creation of three categories of refugees and that informally adopted children were forced to work long hours and deprived of education and medical treatment. Hungary made recommendations. 52. The United States of America was concerned about widespread violence against women and girls; underrepresentation of women and non-Melanesians in the Parliament; public corruption; human trafficking, including women and children subjected to forced prostitution and involuntary domestic servitude; police misconduct, including excessive use of force; severe abuse of detainees; and very poor conditions of prisons. It made recommendations. 53. Canada welcomed the Government’s consideration of the establishment of an independent human rights commission and the adoption of the National Strategic Plan - Papua New Guinea Vision 2050 to address low social and economic indicators. It was, however, concerned at ongoing discrimination and violence against women and children, including sexual violence, as well as persistent police and intertribal violence and impunity, poor prison conditions and abuse of detainees. Canada made recommendations. 54. Mexico welcomed legislative measures taken in the areas of health, child protection and persons with disabilities. It also welcomed the existence of the Ombudsman Commission and hoped that the initiative to create a human rights commission would succeed. It asked about the vulnerability of indigenous peoples to natural disasters. It made recommendations. 55. Spain asked about measures taken to improve access to sanitation and drinking water in view of epidemics of cholera and tuberculosis and the high incidence of HIV/AIDS. Additionally, noting that Parliament had recently rejected a draft law aimed at reserving a certain number of seats for women, it asked about action taken to guarantee gender equality. It made recommendations. 56. Chile congratulated Papua New Guinea for the wide consultation process undertaken in the preparation of the national report and for the future establishment, in 2012, of a human rights commission, in conformity with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles). It noted the challenges faced by Papua New Guinea in the areas of socio-economic development and the environment, and highlighted the creation of a Government authority to evaluate the consequences of climate change and development. It made recommendations. 57. Regarding the creation of the human rights commission, Papua New Guinea explained that draft legislation had been proposed and was currently under review, although there had been some delays. However, the delegation conveyed that the commitment to establish this overdue and vital body was there. 58. On question regarding the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Papua New Guinea explained that it had presented its report in May 2009 and that currently it was working on creating a framework whereby the Government would attempt to address various issues, including legislation. The commitment to protecting the rights of women, the rights of children and, in short, the rights of all, was guaranteed in the Constitution under the provision relating to equality. However it was a question of implementation. 9