A/HRC/22/7 measures to combat juvenile delinquency and introduce integration programmes, as well as efforts to combat corruption in the judiciary. Iraq made recommendations. 85. Ireland commended Ukraine on progress achieved in implementing commitments made following the first UPR. It was concerned about the lack of explicit legal protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation. It commended Ukraine on the recent ratification of the revised European Convention on the Adoption of Children. Ireland made recommendations. 86. Italy welcomed the recent adoption of the new criminal procedure code, but remained concerned about the national penitentiary system. It noted with appreciation the measures adopted to improve the protection of women and children’s rights, such as the Act to Combat Trafficking in Persons, but remained concerned by cases of domestic violence, child prostitution and pornography. Italy made recommendations. 87. Kazakhstan welcomed the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. It highlighted that Ukraine had ratified the core international human rights treaties and other international instruments. It expressed its appreciation of the Government’s efforts to secure and maintain the rights of ethnic groups, including the Kazakh diaspora. Kazakhstan made recommendations. 88. Lithuania welcomed the priority given to eradicating human trafficking and efforts to bring Ukraine’s legal system into line with international standards, but noted that the lack of independence and transparency in the judicial system needed to be addressed. It also noted that prison overcrowding, poor detention conditions, high mortality and cases of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners were still areas of concern. Lithuania made a recommendation. 89. The delegation reported on the establishment in 2012 of a special body responsible for the implementation of a State migration policy and the adoption of the Law on refugees and persons in need of complementary or temporary protection, which is aimed at improving national legislation in the light of international human rights standards. As a result, progress was documented in a number of areas, including a unified refugee status determination procedure, strengthened support for refugee families, special guarantees for asylum-seeking children and strengthened legal provisions to ensure the principle of nonrefoulement. Special measures were also adopted for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and the integration of refugees in society. 90. The delegation reported on several measures undertaken to implement the 2011 Law on combating trafficking in persons. The Ministry of Social Policy has assumed the role of national coordinator for the work on preventing and combating human trafficking, in particular trafficking in children. The new comprehensive State social programme for preventing human trafficking was also adopted with the aim of improving State assistance to victims of trafficking victims and increasing public awareness on the issue. Social service centres for families and children serve as main bodies for providing medical, legal, psychological and material support to victims. Such centres operate in 20 regions and additional centres are planned for seven regions. 91. The delegation stated that unlike prisons, pretrial detention centres faced the problem of overcrowding. The construction of new buildings was among various measures undertaken to solve the problem of overcrowding. Implementation of those measures allowed the reduction in the population at the detention centres to be documented and ensured a living space of three square meters per inmate, with the goal of ensuring four square meters per inmate in the near future. 13

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