A/HRC/11/20 Page 11 52. Austria welcomed the Rights of the Child Act and the National Plan of Action for Human Rights Protection but said that their implementation reportedly face challenges. Austria recommended that Azerbaijan take concrete steps and ensure that all necessary resources are provided to government agencies in order to increase the efficiency of a child protection system. It also recommended that Azerbaijan ensure that pilot initiatives at regional level are fully supported by the federal government with a view to consider developing inter alia an independent, nationally coordinated statutory service, which could act as a referral and decisionmaking body. Austria noted the 2006 State Programme for the Placement of Children living in State Institutions in Families and Alternative Care as well as the project to create surrogate families for homeless and orphaned children. Austria recommended that Azerbaijan take concrete measures to ensure that institutions are adequately scrutinised with respect to quality standards of care and the possibility of redressing abuse and violations and recommended that Azerbaijan take concrete steps to make other forms of alternative care more accessible, i.e. promote guardianship and foster care systems as well as develop community based family support services that prevent the abandonment of children from their families. 53. Hungary expressed that it is important that children have a safe and harmonious family background and therefore welcomed measures taken in this regard. Hungary was concerned that children may still suffer neglect, corporal punishment and abuse, including sexual abuse in the family. It indicated that trafficking in human beings also remains a problem and that the risk is even higher for children who are illegally adopted from orphanages for the purpose of trafficking in organs. Hungary recommended that Azerbaijan take adequate measures to further defend children’s rights. Hungary also recommended that Azerbaijan take the necessary measures so that persons below 18, being under arrest, would not be subject to corporal punishment or other forms of ill-treatment. 54. Russian Federation noted that over the last years, Azerbaijan managed to achieve considerable success in improving its human rights situation and that it has continued to improve its national legislation. It considered it important to look at the experiences of Azerbaijan in resolving social and economic issues, and especially the situation of children who lack supervision. The Russian Federation recommended that Azerbaijan continue its sustained work in the implementation of State program, over a period of 10 years, to transfer children from State institutions to families and alternative care. 55. Azerbaijan welcomed the recommendations made and indicated that it will address progress made and constraints in a frank manner. Regarding the strengthening of the judiciary, the delegation recalled its introductory statement and added that the selection of judges is fully transparent. In addition, new specialized courts are due to be established such as juvenile courts and new administrative courts. A great attention is paid to the training and re-training of judges and law enforcement officials. Attention is paid to expand access to justice and targeted measures include the establishment of six regional courts of appeal in addition to that in Baku. 56. Regarding journalistic activities, the delegation noted that Azerbaijan has abolished State censorship and legislative measures were adopted to truly ensure the freedom of speech and opinion. Azerbaijan has established a Council of the Press and adopted a special concept paper on working with the media. A special fund to support news media was established and all violations of journalists’ rights are carefully investigated and monitored by relevant bodies. There were instances of law enforcement officials being punished for such violations. The delegation acknowledged that a number of journalists were prosecuted in criminal courts and serve a sentence in jail but for specific crimes not related to their journalistic activities and many