A/HRC/29/7 101. Latvia welcomed the steps taken to combat corruption and eradicate poverty. It encouraged cooperation with treaty bodies and special procedures while appreciating active participation within ASEAN. It welcomed efforts to ensure access to media and the Internet, while expressing concern about restrictions on freedom of expression. 102. Lebanon underscored the willingness to implement the Fifth Legislative Plan of the National Assembly and the Seventh National Socioeconomic Development Plan. It welcomed the accession to CAT and efforts to prevent torture. 103. Luxembourg commended the socioeconomic progress achieved since the first review and encouraged the authorities to ensure that domestic policies support equitable development throughout the country while paying particular attention to vulnerable groups. 104. Malaysia praised the steps taken to implement recommendations relating to gender violence and the trafficking of women and girls. It welcomed continuing efforts to strengthen the rule of law, governance and public administration and the participation in ASEAN mechanisms on human rights issues. 105. Mexico congratulated the progress made since the first review, including the establishment of mechanisms to follow up international human rights commitments, and that of the National Steering Committee. 106. The delegation of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic highlighted that the Government had adopted a new National Plan of Action to Prevent and Eliminate Violence against Women and Children 2014–2020. The National Assembly had also adopted the Law on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Children. 107. The delegation also highlighted that the Government had attached significant importance to maintaining public budget allocation to the health and education sectors. In the area of maternal and child health, the Government had enacted a series of health and nutrition policies and plans of actions, which includes several explicit targets for the child and maternal health. 108. In response to concerns raised about birth registration, the delegation stated that the Government had developed the National Strategy and Plan of Action on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics. In support of this work, a survey was currently being conducted to assess potential opportunities for a digital birth registration system. 109. With regard to early child marriage, the Family Law had been amended in 2008 to set the legal age of marriage at 18. However, the delegation acknowledged that challenges remained in implementing the law. 110. In addition, the delegation highlighted that the Government had amended the Labour Law in 2013 to set the minimum working age at 14 years and to allow children to be employed in “light work” from 12 years of age. The Labour Law also introduced a new provision prohibiting hazardous work for all persons under 18. 111. The Government attaches great importance to the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals relating to the empowerment of women, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Platform for Action and other international and regional instruments relating to the rights of women. The Government also pays attention to the elimination of negative attitudes towards women and to removing obstacles in the implementation of its policy on the promotion of gender roles and women’s rights. 112. Mongolia appreciated the legislation promoting reform and accountability and acknowledged constructive engagement with civil society and international mechanisms. It welcomed the ratification of CAT while encouraging the ratification of other international human rights instruments and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 12