A/HRC/19/18 therefore it was important to respect national unity and territorial integrity of States. Morocco made recommendations. 53. Israel welcomed the second National Human Rights Action Plan for 2011-2014. Despite the serious economic and social challenges, Moldova has sought to ensure that national legislation granted its citizens access to their fundamental rights and freedoms. Israel commended the Republic of Moldova for its recent ratification of the United Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Israel made recommendations. 54. Mauritius welcomed the progress made by the Republic of Moldova in the area of human rights, and that, despite its sometimes complex and painful history, the acceptance of diversity and openness has been a constant factor. Mauritius suggested that as Moldova was a small country with few natural resources investing in human capital was in the country‟s interest. 55. Regarding the questions on the issue of effectiveness and transparency of judiciary, the delegation stated that while being fully aware of the challenges in this area, the Government had initiated the relevant measures to address those challenges by, inter alia, the adoption of the strategy of reform of the judiciary. The plan of action had been in the process of the development based on the Strategy which would assist to adopt and improve relevant laws in line with the European and international standards. 56. In respect to questions on the human rights violations during the events of April 2009, the delegation informed that about half of the complaints submitted to the Prosecutor office by the victims had been under the investigation and 27 cases were already referred to the judiciary. The court judgements were issued in respect to two cases. As to the eight judgements rendered by the European Court of Human Rights regarding human rights violations of the April events, the Government had provided with compensations to the victims. 57. In the context of implementation of the prison reform, the Government was in the process of identifying solutions for building adequate detention facilities. In particular, a new prison would be built to replace prison No. 13 in Chisinau as a main priority. In this respect, the Government appealed to the Council of Europe Development Bank to secure the relevant funding. A number of other initiatives had been also launched to improve conditions in prisons, including renovation of sanitary facilities and medical units as well as the section of juvenile detainees in the prison No. 13. 58. In respect to the questions on human trafficking, the delegation reported that the number of identified victims had reportedly decreased greatly compared to 2007. Moldova was no longer a major source country for human trafficking. Nevertheless, the Government continued to intensify its counter-trafficking programmes. The National Referral System with a nationwide coverage included multi-disciplinary professional education for law enforcement officials, social and medical personnel. It was based on the "active prevention" approach and become a best practice in the region. 59. The Government had launched a programme to provide life-skills training to children in institutions who were considered to be more vulnerable to human trafficking. A new monitoring mechanism over the activities of law enforcement agencies and judiciary was in the process of formation to improve the prosecution and punishment of trafficking. The delegation informed about the invitation extended to the Special Rapporteur on human trafficking to visit the country. 60. The Ministry of Education launched a programme, “Friendly schools for all”, in 2010, with a view to creating an environment favourable for the development of mutual respect and tolerance and free from violence and all forms of discriminations on the grounds of sex, ethnicity or health status. In 2011, the Government also approved the 10

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