A/HRC/38/11 84. Czechia thanked Luxembourg for the comments on its advance questions. It acknowledged the progress of Luxembourg on many areas of human rights. 85. Ecuador congratulated Luxembourg for drafting the national strategy to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the commitment to reduce inequality at the national level, to promote social inclusion and to guarantee economic, social and cultural rights. It expressed concern about the punishment imposed on those who had filtered documents on the tax avoidance schemes of large businesses. 86. Egypt made recommendations. 87. El Salvador commended Luxembourg for ratifying most human rights instruments, appointing an Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights, and establishing an Interministerial Human Rights Committee. It noted the willingness of Luxembourg to continue to cooperate at the international level on all matters relating to resettlement, the welcoming of asylum seekers and the fight against trafficking in persons. 88. Estonia welcomed the 2016 Law on the reform of parental leave. It welcomed efforts to combat and raise awareness of child trafficking, sexual exploitation and sex tourism and encouraged Luxembourg to continue that work. It encouraged Luxembourg to ensure sufficient resources for the functioning of the National Children’s Bureau. It commended Luxembourg for its strong support of the International Criminal Court. 89. France welcomed the ratification by Luxembourg of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the establishment of an Interministerial Human Rights Committee and enhancement of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. 90. Georgia noted with satisfaction the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It commended the efforts of Luxembourg to promote gender equality and women’s political and economic participation. 91. Germany underlined the generally high human rights standards in Luxembourg and made a recommendation. 92. Greece expressed its appreciation for the measures taken to address inequalities in employment opportunities and social protection, and in particular for the assistance provided to energy-poor households. It also welcomed the strengthening of efforts to combat racism, intolerance and discrimination through sensitization, information, education and complementary campaigns for the whole of society. 93. Honduras welcomed the decision of Luxembourg to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). It welcomed the creation of the National Office for Children and the establishment of an interministerial coordinating body for the rights of the child. It also welcomed the measures adopted to combat the use of children in sex tourism, the inclusion of the principle of equal pay in the Labour Code and the reform of parental leave guaranteeing that women and men had the same professional opportunities. 94. Iceland commended Luxembourg for its commitment to upholding human rights and its commitment to advocate such rights and fundamental freedoms in its bilateral and multilateral relations. 95. The head of the Luxembourg delegation explained that Luxembourg had not ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as it was a matter within the competence of the European Union. Member States of the European Union could not ratify the Convention unilaterally. 96. Luxembourg reported that racist and hate speech, in particular on the Internet, was prohibited by the Criminal Code. Moreover, a code of professional ethics had been drafted for the press. 9