A/HRC/13/3 Republic in the promotion and protection of human rights and reiterated its readiness for cooperating in that regard. 75. Latvia noted with satisfaction the domestic culture of the State, which ensured respect for fundamental freedoms. It also noted that the Dominican Republic has ratified many core international human rights treaties. Latvia referred to the issue of standing invitations to special procedures, an issue that it had also addressed as a written question prior to session of the Working Group. Latvia made recommendations. 76. Guatemala welcomed the incorporation of norms for the promotion and protection of human rights in the new Constitution to be adopted. . Guatemala asked the Dominican Republic to provide more information and share information on its good practices with regard to reform and modernization of the penitentiary system. It also asked for information on access by undocumented migrants to health services, housing, education, work and social security services, as well as on the solidarity pension system. 77. Nigeria noted the significant achievements recorded by the State despite the numerous challenges it faced and commended the State for being a party to a substantial number of the core international human rights instruments and for having cooperated with various United Nations human rights mechanisms. Nigeria noted the continuing exclusion of persons and a proliferation of racism on the part of some individuals. It questioned the State about existing mechanisms to address those practices and the successes recorded in their implementation. Nigeria made recommendations. 78. Haiti referred to the Dominican Republic as a country with which the Republic of Haiti shares an island in the Caribbean. These are two countries whose futures are inextricably linked. In fact, the Dominican Republic continued to host a major inflow of Haitians who had contributed in a substantial way to the growth of the Dominican economy. Haiti represents the second destination of products from the Dominican Republic, after the United States of America. Haiti took note of the efforts made and the measures taken by the Dominican authorities to promote and protect human rights in the country. It had above all noted the major difficulties encountered by Haitians in their relations with Dominican policemen, army officers and soldiers, and with certain segments of the Dominican population, which often gave rise to regrettable incidents linked to the obtaining of an identity document and access to basic services. Haiti made recommendations. 79. Ghana commended the creative and affirmative actions for women and the opening of neighbourhood prosecutor’s offices for greater access to the justice system. On migration issues, Ghana welcomed the act on migrant smuggling and human trafficking and the adoption of a zero tolerance policy in cases of mistreatment of illegal migrants by inspectors. Noting the condemnation, dismissals and disciplinary sanctions of police officers, Ghana asked about the impact of this policy on society in general and on foreigners in particular. Ghana also appreciated the openness with which the State had discussed its challenges, such as the failure to properly address the issues of discrimination and racism. Ghana made recommendations. 80. Morocco welcomed the new text of the Constitution, which took on board several question relating to human rights, above all the protection of the rights of vulnerable groups such as women, children and undocumented migrants. It congratulated the Government of the Dominican Republic for the “Eating Comes First” programme launched in 2002 to alleviate the hunger problem and assist families in situations of extreme poverty. It enquired about other programmes or initiatives which are part of the programme to combat poverty, particularly in the area of human development. Morocco congratulated the Government of the Dominican Republic for adopting a national education plan for the period 2008-2018 and asked whether the plan had a human rights education component to it. Morocco made recommendations. 13