A/HRC/36/11 87. Chad welcomed the creation by Brazil of a national human rights indicators system, and its engagement with the treaty bodies and OHCHR. It recognized the contribution of Brazil to OHCHR through a technical cooperation project. 88. Chile highlighted the progress made in Brazil and called upon Brazil to intensify efforts to reduce high homicide rates and armed violence. 89. China welcomed efforts to reduce poverty, combat racial discrimination and modern slavery and adopted laws to guarantee the rights of vulnerable persons. 90. The delegation of Brazil reaffirmed that the inclusion of people with disabilities was being mainstreamed by the Federal Government in education, health, housing and other policies. A landmark in this connection was the Brazilian inclusion law, which guaranteed improved social inclusion, and the amendment of the Civil Code, improving legislation on physical accessibility and accessibility in the area of communication. 91. Regarding women’s rights, the Women Living Without Violence programme had promoted strategic actions to combat violence against women. This had also been reinforced by the criminalization of femicide, as a heinous crime. Between 2004 and 2014 the average income of employed women increased by 61 per cent, exceeding for the first time the threshold of 70 per cent of men’s income. In the same vein, women accounted for 31 per cent of the candidates in the 2014 elections, compared to 22.43 per cent in 2010. 92. In regard to the rights of the child, the Happy Child programme was aimed at breaking the cycle in which malnutrition and poverty in early childhood jeopardized the future of new generations. The guarantee of children’s rights had been further reinforced by new legislation that had prohibited corporal punishment and that had made sexual exploitation of children and adolescents a heinous crime. 93. The delegation of Brazil stated that in 2013 the national system for the promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights had been created to allow coordination of public policies on that subject. In 2015, the Federal Government had established the Interministerial Committee to Combat Homophobia. The Supreme Federal Court had legalized civil unions between people of the same sex. 94. Brazil had also made use of all legal measures available regarding corporate accountability for human rights abuses. Concerning the accident at the Fundão Dam in 2015, emergency aid had been paid directly to about 20,000 people. By March 2017, the equivalent of approximately US$566 million had been invested in redress. In addition, significant fines had been levied against the companies responsible for the disaster. The courts were evaluating a lawsuit for approximately $55 billion that had been filed by competent authorities against the companies in question. 95. Regarding contemporary forms of slavery, a constitutional amendment allowing for expropriation of properties where labour conditions analogous to slavery were found had been passed in 2014. The National Plan for Eradication of Slave Labour had been adopted in 2016. People and companies caught up using such labour were included in a “dirty list”, last published in March 2017. 96. Since its last review, Brazil had adopted significant measures to promote and protect the right of migrants and refugees. In 2012, it started issuing visas on a humanitarian basis to Haitians affected by the earthquake in that country. The following year, Brazil adopted an open-door policy for persons affected by the Syrian crisis. In April 2017, the Congress had adopted a new immigration law, which reinforced the human rights perspective in Brazilian migration policy. The new legislation established as guiding principles the fight against xenophobia, racism and discrimination, non-criminalization of migration, social and labour inclusion, and the protection of children and adolescents. 97. Colombia highlighted the commitment of offering differentiated health and education services to indigenous populations. 98. Côte d’Ivoire noted the will of authorities to cooperate with United Nations mechanisms and integrate their principles into national legislation. 99. 8 Germany commended progress made, and made three recommendations.