A/HRC/13/3 24. Strengthen the coordination between the National Police and the Public Prosecutor’s office (Netherlands); 25. Take all necessary measures to put an end to discrimination against gays, lesbians and transsexuals (France); 26. Taking into account the determination of the Government to protect the right to life and the danger of the practice of illegal abortions, provide guarantees in legislation for the mental and physical integrity of women, especially children who have undesired pregnancies (Spain); 27. Seek technical assistance in the field of violence against children (Slovenia); 28. Increase the number of competent personnel in the Public Prosecutor’s office working to combat violence against women (Netherlands); 29. Make more efforts to guarantee the right of all children to be registered immediately after birth through a simplified and inclusive procedure, thus allowing them access to basic social services such as education and health (Uruguay); 30. Encourage full implementation of the 2004 Children’s Code, in the area of education, prevention and reinsertion (Spain); 31. Establish mechanisms for dialog and raising awareness amongst the Dominican people, in the area of migration such as public campaigns and social fora of dialog in the areas of discrimination and racism, labour conditions, access to education and health care (Brazil). 89. The recommendations below did not enjoy the support of the Dominican Republic, and the Dominican Republic offers the following comments: 1. Ensure that appropriate legal frameworks are in place in line with the international conventions governing the issue of nationality (Canada): The Dominican Republic does not accept this recommendation, since nationality is already established in the Constitution and is not open to interpretation; 2. Cancel all retroactive measures taken to replace the principle of jus soli with the principle of jus sanguinis for the acquisition of nationality (Spain): The Dominican Republic agrees that the law is not retroactive, but cannot accept the allegation that the Constitution is applied in a retroactive manner: 3. Take further steps to tackle impunity, including independent investigations of killings by security forces (United Kingdom): The judiciary in the Dominican Republic is constitutionally independent and its investigations and decisions are impartial and objective; 4. Adopt measures to ensure that Dominican of Haitian descent are not denied citizenship or access to civil and birth registration procedures and are not arbitrarily subject to retroactive cancellation of birth and identity documents (United States): This is not acceptable because, as noted earlier, application of the law is not retroactive in the Dominican Republic. In addition the Constitution of the Dominican Republic is not subject to interpretation as to who is or is not a Dominican; 5. Apply consistent and non-discriminatory citizenship policies and practices (Canada). 19