A/HRC/44/2 Discrimination will be adopted. This law, which enjoys the necessary consensus, will incorporate the standards and recommendations of international mechanisms. 361. In addition, in June, with the opening of the prior public consultation, started the processing of the Organic Law for the Equality of LGTBI Persons and for NonDiscrimination on the grounds of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression or Sexual Characteristics. 362. The protection of children's rights has also been the subject of many recommendations. Many have focused on action against all forms of child abuse. For this reason, in June, the Government approved the draft Organic Law on the Comprehensive Protection of Children and Adolescents from Violence, which will include in the domestic legal system the broad definition of violence contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child in aspects such as physical and mental abuse and ill-treatment, abandonment, exploitation and sexual abuse, as well as specialized training and specific procedural guarantees for child victims. 363. With regard to Spain's efforts to reduce human trafficking, the delegation highlighted the fundamental role played by the specialized Prosecutor's Office and the State Security Forces. It further indicated that the Centre of Intelligence against Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO) was coordinating the elaboration of a National Strategic Plan against Human Trafficking (PENTRA), which included the fight against all forms of trafficking. Similarly, in accordance with measure 189 of the State Covenant against Gender Violence, the adoption of a law on comprehensive protection against trafficking was being considered. 364. The delegation noted that many recommendations received relate to economic, social and cultural rights. Therefore, in the area of education, a draft Organic Law on Education was approved in March 2020, which contemplates measures to combat school dropouts, guarantee educational inclusion or address sexual and reproductive health in all areas of the different educational stages. 365. With regard to the recommendations related to poverty, in May 2020, the Government launched the Minimum Living Income; a social inclusion policy based on a social security benefit designed to eradicate poverty and promote participation in the labour market, and social inclusion of persons in vulnerable situations. It would benefit 850,000 households and 2.3 million people. 366. The delegation indicated that Spain will continue to adopt measures to advance in the fulfilment of Agenda 2030, to face the profound demographic changes and to protect the environment and fight climate change. In connection with the latter issue, Spain approved in January 2020 the Declaration on Climate and Environmental Emergency, establishing its commitment to develop 30 lines of action to face the climate crisis and take advantage of the social and economic benefits offered by the ecological transition. 367. Spain invited to consult the annex to the addendum, and indicated the availability of its authorities to provide the necessary clarifications. 368. With regard to freedom of religion and belief, the delegation indicated that Spain is in compliance with international human rights law, which are part of the country’s legal order. With respect to social security of ministers of evangelical entities, as established by royal decree 369/1999, all ministers of all churches part of the Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain, have been incorporated to the country’s general social security system. Corresponding regulations are being drawn up for ministers who could not contribute before this date. 369. The Spanish system has been endorsed on many occasions by the European Court on Human Rights. For example, recently, in connection with the court case of Mr. Arenas, GE. 63

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