A/HRC/10/80 page 10 50. Algeria congratulated Burkina Faso for submitting to the African Peer Review Mechanism and welcomed the creation of the national human rights commission and the policies adopted, particularly regarding the right to primary education, to facilitate access to health care and to combat ill-treatment of children. It drew special attention to the promotion of the role of women in society. Algeria recommended that Burkina Faso accede to the 1960 UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education. Algeria recommended that the international community provide further technical and financial assistance to Burkina Faso, particularly in education, health and employment. Algeria also encouraged the Government to continue its initiative to combat and put an end to the practise of excision. 51. The United Kingdom commended the creation of the Ministry for the Promotion of Human Rights and the national human rights commission, and encouraged Burkina Faso to ensure that the commission is in full compliance with the Paris Principles. It recommended that Burkina Faso strengthen awareness-raising efforts in rural areas, where some cultural traditions inhibit women’s rights. It noted the Government’s decision in 2007 to provide free education until 16 years of age and the progress towards universal enrolment and gender parity at the primary level, but referred to the concerns of the Committee on the Rights of the Child that child labour is widespread. It recommended that all necessary measures be taken to ensure that employment of children does not interfere with their right to education. While acknowledging that the Penal Code provides for capital punishment and that there is de facto moratorium on its application, it recommended that Burkina Faso consider taking steps to abolish the death penalty in all circumstances. It encouraged Burkina Faso to take further steps to submit periodic reports to the treaty monitoring mechanisms and to implement recommendations in a timely fashion. 52. Azerbaijan commended the State’s collaboration with international human rights institutions. It was concerned about problems in the effective protection of women’s rights, gender inequality, the lack of full-scale children’s rights and reform of the judicial and penal system. Azerbaijan enquired about progress made on these issues. 53. Cuba praised the efforts made in the education sector with a view to achieving primary universal schooling by 2015. It recognized the strategies and policies in the health sector to facilitate access to adequate medical care, reduce child mortality and improve maternal health. Cuba recommended that Burkina Faso continue its efforts in economic, social and cultural rights to promote and consolidate the progress made. It encouraged the international community, especially developed countries, to fulfil its international commitment to allocate 0.7 per cent of GDP to official development assistance (ODA), in order to contribute, inter alia, to fight poverty in many countries of the South, like Burkina Faso. 54. China noted considerable progress achieved with regard to the right to education, children’s rights and the elimination of discrimination against women. It noted that the national report identified poverty and illiteracy as main challenges and that therefore technical support from the international community for capacity-building is greatly needed. China recommended that the international community give a positive response to the reasonable request of Burkina Faso for technical and financial assistance. 55. Mauritius noted the participation of Burkina Faso in the African Peer Review Mechanism and its signature of the Bamako Declaration. It welcomed the establishment of the Ministry for the Promotion of Human Rights, the independent national electoral commission, the national