A/HRC/11/22* 123. The Cuban prison system complies with United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. 124. Inmates are entitled to submit complaints and requests to the authorities and to receive a proper response within a reasonable period, in accordance with the relevant legislation. Violence and mistreatment, physical or psychological, are totally prohibited and are crimes under Cuban law. All prisons are subject to a system of inspection that is independent of the authority responsible for running them. 125. Cuban Constitution and legislation safeguard the rights to freedom of movement and to travel. One of the clearest expressions of the discriminatory immigration policy pursued by the United States administration towards Cuba is the “Cuban Adjustment Act”. 126. Although provided for in Cuban legislation, imposition of the death penalty is very exceptional. Cuba has been constrained, in legitimate defence of national security, to pass and apply severe legislation against terrorist activity aimed at destroying the Cuban state or killing its citizens. This has been framed with the strictest adherence to due process and observance of judicial guarantees. 127. Cuban judges are independent and they respond only to the law. The judges are obliged to justify their decisions. All the courts’ decisions are subject to appeal as provided by law in each case. 128. More than 30,000 young people from 124 countries and 5 overseas territories are studying in Cuba; of these, almost 24,000 are studying medicine. 129. Criminal laws punish any behaviour associated to the exploitation of prostitution or any form of sex trade. With regards to the human trafficking, Cuba implements several actions against it. This is not a phenomenon that significantly affects Cuba. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 130. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue have been examined by Cuba and the recommendations listed below enjoy the support of Cuba: 22 1. Continue in the path towards the building of socialism, under the principles of solidarity and justice, making headway in the strengthening of participatory and proactive democracy, as a genuine mechanism to ensure citizen participation in public affairs, which has led to better conditions for the promotion and protection of human rights for the Cuban people (Venezuela; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Viet Nam); maintain and strengthen the economic and social model freely chosen by the Cuban people, and continue to advance in the full participation of the people in public affairs (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Lao People’s Democratic Republic); 2. Continue its action to align, to strengthen and to make compatible national legislation with its international obligations in accordance with the treaties to which it is a party (United Arab Emirates; Trinidad and Tobago; Ghana; Uzbekistan); 3. Conduct a study on the need for legislative and administrative adjustments for the domestic implementation of human rights (Mexico); GE.09-16273