A/HRC/WG.6/1/ECU/4 page 8 question of China on the coordination of the different bodies, the delegation noted that coordination is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. With regard to good practices in the police of having a body which will check the compliance of the police with human rights, the delegation noted that the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights wants to set up an office within the Ministry of the Interior and the police in this regard in order to generate a culture within the police to respect human rights. Regarding the rights of indigenous peoples, the delegation noted that the Constitution guarantees that the State is a multicultural and multi-ethnic society. Ecuador is not yet a party to ILO Convention No. 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries but it has also been a co-sponsor of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Government appreciated the recommendations by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, and Ecuador has established, in February 2007, the Secretariat for Peoples Social Movement and People Participation. Within the Ministry of Interior, there is a department of education for indigenous peoples and intercultural bilingual system, and a health department for indigenous people in the Ministry of Health as well as a national department for indigenous people in the Office of the Ombudsman. The organic law on indigenous institutions recently approved by Congress guarantees the legal of the different indigenous institutions. Ecuador has also made great efforts to accept the Afro-Ecuadorean population as an important element of development and participation in the economy and the society, and a Council for Afro-Ecuadorean Development has been set up, reporting to the Office of the President. On the issue of exit permits to leave the country, the delegation noted that this is no longer enforced. 31. Uruguay highlighted the broad consultations undertaken by Ecuador for the preparation of its report, as well as the open invitation to the special procedures to visit the country. As a result of visits, special procedures mandate-holders have identified a number of difficulties in certain areas and made recommendations to address them. It noted that it is clear that Ecuador has made an effort and is continuing to strive to ensure the promotion and protection of those living in its territory, be it nationals or foreigners. Uruguay asked the representative of Ecuador to provide information on how the indigenous justice system coexists with international standards. 32. Slovenia requested information on how Ecuador integrated the gender perspective into the preparation of their report and recommended that Ecuador continue to include a gender perspective also in the follow-up process to UPR. Information was requested on how Ecuador is addressing the issue of double discrimination of women belonging to ethnic minorities, as well as their lack of political representation in line with CERD recommendations. Slovenia also noted reports of incidents of abuses and torture against the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual and transvestite community and asked what the Government is doing with regard to the application of the principle of universality and overall international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity. Slovenia recommended that Ecuador further strengthen its commitment to non-discrimination on these grounds and apply the Yogyakarta Principles. 33. The Dominican Republic expressed appreciation for the presentation made by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. In particular, it asked for more information on the Coordinating Commission on Public Policy and its work. On the issue of the right to life, the Dominican Republic requested information on measures adopted by Ecuadorean authorities to guarantee the right to life from the moment of conception. 34. Venezuela recognized the efforts made by Ecuador to promote and protect human rights, and congratulated the Government for the broad consultation process for the preparation of the report. It asked Ecuador to provide more information on economic and social rights, collective rights, civil and political rights, in particular in the process of the constitutional drafting process.