A/HRC/23/15/ from the far right against public figures. It welcomed the establishment of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture, in light of the unsatisfactory conditions of prisons. It was concerned that multiple forms of discrimination persisted within Serbia. Denmark made recommendations. 120. Egypt commended Serbia for its multi-level system to protect human rights and for its sound solutions to enhance female political representation and participation. It expressed its belief that Serbian regulations and legal measures on freedom of speech and political parties included many positive aspects. Egypt made recommendations. 121. Estonia acknowledged the progress in judicial reform made through the implementation of the National Judicial Reform Strategy and the adoption of the appropriate legislation. It encouraged Serbia to actively implement the new Anti-Corruption Strategy. It noted that Serbia had taken legal and strategic initiatives and implemented awareness training to fight all forms of discrimination. Estonia made recommendations. 122. France welcomed Serbian cooperation with the ICTY and the adoption of antidiscrimination legislation. However, it considered that there remained room for progress in guaranteeing media pluralism and freedom in Serbia. France made recommendations. 123. Germany expressed its appreciation for the “A” status of the national human rights institution, the Ombudsman. It also welcomed initial progress in improving Roma enrolment in education, but was concerned about Roma illiteracy and pre-graduation dropout rates. Germany asked what measures had been taken to address that situation and to ensure respect for the rights of IDPs. Germany made recommendations. 124. Greece requested more information on laws, strategies and action plans in respect of women’s rights and political participation. It also asked about the situation of refugees and IDPs and related government measures. Greece sought further information on how Serbia was cooperating with civil society and how that cooperation was secured. It made a recommendation. 125. Serbia noted that a system of defining specific rules and procedures in relevant sectors tasked with issues of abuse and neglect of children had been completed. Training was provided for professionals in all relevant systems (education, health, social security, judiciary and the police). 126. The Strategy on Developing the Public Information System until 2016, adopted in 2011, was aimed at, inter alia, reducing State ownership in the media. 127. Serbia was a party to the Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe, which resulted in qualitative cooperation with the regional police forces. 128. Ongoing cooperation between the State and NGOs had resulted in the adoption of numerous laws proposed by civil society and in the active role of NGOs in the area of monitoring human rights. 129. Reforms in the organization of the judiciary and amendments of procedural laws (Criminal, Civil and Administrative Procedural Codes) were under way to address problems concerning unreasonable duration of court proceedings; there was ongoing training of judges; the functions of the Judicial Academy were being strengthened. 130. Measures had been taken to prevent any political interference in the appointment of judges; the set of judiciary laws had been amended, upon public discussion and taking into account the opinion of the Venice Commission, to ensure the competence of judges as a priority criterion. The Constitutional Court made decisions acknowledging breaches of procedure in poorly managed appointments of judges. The High Judicial Council and State Prosecutorial Council acted pursuant to decisions of the Constitutional Court and reappointed judges. 15