A/HRC/22/7 60. Bulgaria commended Ukraine for ratifying many international human rights instruments, including key conventions of the Council of Europe, and the establishment of the Office of the Parliamentary Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman). It noted ongoing progess on comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation. Bulgaria asked how the recommendation by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was reflected in the new anti-discrimination act. 61. Cambodia was encouraged by the steps taken to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights, including initiatives and legislation on children’s rights, judicial reforms, measures to prevent human trafficking and domestic violence and the ratification of key international instruments, in particular the CRPD and its Optional Protocol. Cambodia made a recommendation. 62. Canada remained concerned about prison conditions and enquired about measures adopted to guarantee detainees’ right to humane treatment, and steps to strengthen the complaints mechanisms. It welcomed steps taken to raise awareness of domestic violence and racism. Canada was concerned about attacks and discrimination against the LGBT community and the draft legislation threatening freedom of speech and assembly. Canada made recommendations. 63. Chile noted with satisfaction the ratification of several important human rights conventions and the numerous domestic legal and administrative reforms undertaken. It welcomed the ongoing process to draft anti-discrimination legislation. It urged Ukraine to continue its reform process, speed up the implementation of measures to promote and protect human rights, including improving its judicial system and institutional structures and mechanisms. Chile made recommendations. 64. Regarding the protection of children’s rights, the delegation stated that the Government had implemented various measures to prevent the phenomena of so-called “social orphans,” by supporting families in general, and in particular families facing difficult social conditions. The State financial assistance for families with a new-born child has increased more than three times since 2008. The Government also implemented a financial support programme for families with young children to meet their housing needs. All those measures were incorporated into the new State social programme for families, adopted in 2012. 65. The delegation also reported on specific measures to assist families in difficult social conditions with the aim of preventing the separation of children from families for financial reasons. A national strategy to address the issue of social orphans was approved by Presidential decree in October 2012. The strategy adopts a comprehensive approach to preventing the separation of children from their families by, inter alia, addressing the financial problems of families at an early stage, by providing financial assistance. Social service centres for families, children and youth operate nationwide and carry out the main work required by the strategy. Several other support centres also operate, such as psychological support centres for families, centres for children deprived of family care and mother and child support centres. The Institute for Social Workers was also established to train professional social workers. 66. The delegation stated that special assistance was provided to children temporary deprived of family care. Special rehabilitation centres provide psychological, social, educational and legal support to such children. Those centres work also with children who are victims of domestic violence. The number of such centres has doubled since 2005. 67. Moreover, the Government has worked to decrease the number of children in care institutions. In the past years, the number of children living in family-type institutions and in foster care has steadily increased. In 2010, over 70 per cent of orphans and children deprived of family care lived with foster families or in family-type institutions. The number 10

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