A/HRC/42/6 110. Switzerland commended the initiatives on statelessness and the reform of the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code, and urged the country to ensure a free and transparent electoral procedure was in place. 111. Timor-Leste congratulated the country for acceding to the Rome Statute and urged it to cooperate with the International Criminal Court and to disseminate the new Constitution. 112. Togo welcomed the adoption of a number of legislative and regulatory measures, particularly the law regulating the National Human Rights Council. 113. Tunisia commended the efforts to establish the national human rights institutions, to ratify international human rights instruments and to promote the Constitution, legislative frameworks and democracy. 114. Turkey hailed the importance attributed to the rights of women and children and the efforts to make the Independent Electoral Commission more transparent and inclusive. 115. Uganda applauded the efforts to alleviate poverty and strengthen social cohesion. It encouraged Côte d’Ivoire to remove all impediments to women’s participation in public life, including by amending legal provisions. 116. Ukraine commended the steps taken to bring the national human rights legislation in line with the 2016 Constitution. It urged Côte d’Ivoire to focus on the protection of human rights defenders and to end the stigmatization of victims of gender-based violence. 117. The United Kingdom welcomed the measures to address forced labour and human trafficking and encouraged Côte d’Ivoire to eliminate all forms of child labour. It called for free, fair and peaceful elections in 2020. 118. The United States of America welcomed the efforts to enact penal reform. It underscored the importance of increasing protection for civil society and journalists without fear of reprisals to promote free, fair and peaceful elections. 119. Uruguay congratulated Côte d’Ivoire on having abolished the death penalty and ratified the Rome Statute and expressed hope that the country would continue on that path. 120. Uzbekistan applauded the ratification of several international human rights instruments and the adoption of the new Constitution and a number of laws to strengthen fundamental rights. 121. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomed the efforts to establish the Ministry of Solidarity, Social Cohesion and Poverty Reduction, to help vulnerable groups through the social security networks and to provide quality education. 122. Yemen commended the ratification of several international human rights instruments, including the discussions currently under way on ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure. 123. Zambia appreciated the development of the national plan to implement the recommendations from the previous review cycle. 124. Zimbabwe applauded the adoption of the National Development Plan and the measures to protect the rights of vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities and persons with albinism. 125. Algeria welcomed the efforts to amend the Constitution and to adopt a law to consolidate the legal and institutional framework, taking into account the recommendations accepted during the previous review cycle. 126. Angola acknowledged the steps to harmonize national laws with international human rights treaties and to establish the National Human Rights Council. 127. Argentina commended the abolition of the death penalty and the creation of the National Human Rights Council. 128. Armenia applauded the commitment to ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the steps to promote women’s rights through the national gender equality policy. GE.19-11244 9