A/HRC/22/14 encouraged Japan to form a National Human Rights Commission compliant with the Paris Principles. 108. Cambodia noted Japan’s activity in the Human Rights Council. It welcomed adoption of the Third Basic Plan for Gender Equality and efforts to revise the Action Plan of Measures to Combat Trafficking in Persons. It made recommendations. 109. Canada praised Japan for its human-rights training and services for victims of violence. Canada asked Japan to describe improvements to services for victims of violence. Canada made recommendations. 110. Cape Verde noted measures for raising awareness of public officials regarding criminal procedures, rights of women and children, human-trafficking, rights of persons with disabilities, foreigners and indigenous peoples. It encouraged Japan to establish a moratorium on the death penalty. 111. Chad highlighted that Japan was party to core human rights instruments and its withdrawal of reservations. It referred to the ratification of CPED and plans to ratify CRPD. Chad made a recommendation. 112. Chile welcomed legal initiatives to establish a new human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles, the Third Basic Plan for Gender Equality, the protection of persons with disabilities and human rights training for public officials. It made recommendations. 113. China noted Japan’s gender equality plan and campaign to eliminate violence against women, but expressed concern over inadequate measures implementing earlier UPR recommendations. It raised concerns over comfort women. China made recommendations. 114. Costa Rica noted the standing invitation to special procedures. It commended human rights training programmes, human rights protection in criminal cases and measures to combat child pornography. It made recommendations. 115. Cuba recognized actions to promote gender equality, to protect rights of children and persons with disabilities and to combat discrimination. Cuba requested elaboration on identified human rights challenges. Cuba made recommendations. 116. Cyprus recognized efforts to protect the human rights of women and the Third Basic Plan for Gender Equality. Cyprus asked about envisaged measures to assist the recovery and integration in society of female victims of violence. 117. The Czech Republic commented on the issues of protection against discrimination, on the need to strengthen the protection of detainees and on the prevention of torture and made related recommendations. 118. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was concerned at the persistent denial of State legal responsibility for Japan’s past crimes, and the continued distortion of history in Japan. It referred to reported discrimination against Koreans in Japan in employment, housing, health care and education. It made recommendations. 119. Finland asked about measures countering discrimination against women in law and practice. Finland regretted Japan’s decision to resume executions and requested more information on the public debate on the death penalty. It made recommendations. 120. France regretted that the death penalty was still applied and was concerned by the still important number of women coming from abroad who were victims of trafficking for purposes of forced prostitution. France made recommendations. 121. Germany commended Japan’s commitment to implement most recommendations from the first UPR cycle. Germany made recommendations. 12 of the