A/HRC/13/16 65. The delegation informed that Equatorial Guinea was already party to the Convention against Torture which was ratified on May 22nd 2002. The process of the Protocol ratification is continuing. In addition, the Government is implementing reforms of all the penitentiary institutions in the country. In this framework, the penitentiary facilities of Malabo, Bata, Mongomo and Evinayong have been improved. The Law N. 5/1989, promulgated on October 20th created the Special Corps of Prisons, which main mission is the management and administration of the penitentiary facilities. Specific training on human rights directed at agents of public order and to those in charge of penitentiary institutions is carried out with the cooperation of France and the United States of America. 66. The delegation informed that according to the Constitution, the death penalty can only be imposed for crimes included in the Law. In that sense, it is important to note that a moratorium on the application of death penalty exists, even if this sentence does not apply frequently in the country, and many of those condemned to capital punishment have been reprieved or had their sentences commuted. 67. The delegation noted that the Government continued to carry out various programs and actions that directly or indirectly promote, protect and guarantee human rights and fundamental liberties of its citizens. 68. For the delegation, the Government did not consider that the presentation of the national report on the implementation of human rights and public liberties is undermining its sovereignty, since it committed to treaties and International Conventions. Equatorial Guinea has the political will to realize development and the effective enjoyment of civil, political, social, and cultural rights. The information provided is based on a meticulous examination which has allowed all interlocutors to have an updated and reflective opinion on the national reality. 69. Despite the progress, the Government is aware that a lot still needs to be done, and expressed its strong political will to continue implementing the process of improving human rights, counting always with the cooperation of the international community. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 70. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed below enjoy the support of Equatorial Guinea: 1. Consider seriously ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (OP-CEDAW) and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OP-CRC-AC); (Turkey) 2. Accede to and ratify OPCRC-AC (Slovenia); 3. Sign and ratify CPRD; (Azerbaijan); 4. Sign and ratify the newly adopted Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, allowing individual complaints of alleged violations of these rights to be heard by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Portugal); 5. Accede to the United Nations Convention against Corruption and ensure a proper audit of funds allocated for social services (Australia); 6. 12 Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Chile);