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the Yogyakarta principles on sexual orientation and gender identity. It also recommended that
the Government should consult with transgender people to ensure that the new law conformed to
their needs.
196. The World Council of Churches commended Germany for having accepted 75 per cent of
the recommendations, but noted that a higher rate could have been met. It expressed concern on
issues relating to migration and discrimination against migrants. It regretted that migrants did not
have all their rights guaranteed, in particular irregular migrants, whose rights to education, health
and access to justice were hindered. The right of migrants to live with their families did not exist
in the legal framework and the Government of Germany was part of the hard-line faction in the
European Union seeking to further restrict this right. Even those living in Germany for years
with legal status were threatened with expulsion because of a bureaucratic deadline. The
ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families would help improve their rights. It regretted the lack of
political will to withdraw Germany’s reservation to the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
saying that the argument that the federal system would not allow withdrawal of the reservation
without the consent of the federal states was a pretext. It encouraged the Government to
unconditionally ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights soon and to declare officially its support for the outcome document of the
Durban Review Conference, possibly during the debate on item 9 at the current Council session.
4. Concluding remarks of the State under review
197. In his concluding remarks, the Permanent Representative wholeheartedly thanked the
OHCHR for its hard work and the resources it was putting at the disposal of the universal
periodic review, the Conference Services for their excellent and often overtime work, and the
President for his kind and very able stewardship.
Djibouti
198. The review of Djibouti was held on 2 February 2009 in conformity with all the relevant
provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents:
(a)
The national report submitted by Djibouti, in accordance with the annex to Council
resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/4/DJI/1);
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