A/HRC/36/8 24. The Netherlands commended Finland for ratifying the Istanbul Convention and establishing a committee to prepare a plan for its implementation. It appreciated steps taken to legalize same-sex marriage as of March 2017. 25. Norway congratulated Finland for its commitment to complying with international obligations and promoting human rights and transparency. With regard to the rights of indigenous people, it commended Finland for the government-commissioned study that had been published in 2017 in support of the discussion on Sami rights. 26. Pakistan expressed appreciation for the efforts of Finland to implement the recommendations received during the previous review. It considered the second National Action Plan on Fundamental and Human Rights to be an important milestone. It commended the objective set by Finland to increase its development budget in the long term to 0.7 per cent of gross national income. 27. Peru expressed appreciation for progress made, in particular with regard to the rights of the Sami people, and the strong commitment of Finland to international cooperation in the area of support for development. 28. The Philippines welcomed the ratification by Finland of several human rights conventions, including the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), but regretted that it would not ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The Philippines appreciated the efforts made to align the country’s domestic legal framework with its human rights obligations, and commended the efforts of Finland to combat hate speech, extremist movements and violent extremism. 29. Portugal commended Finland for its efforts to improve the rights of women, such as the adoption of the Government Action Plan Gender for Equality. 30. The Republic of Moldova welcomed the adoption of the second National Action Plan on Fundamental and Human Rights 2017-2019, which included recommendations made by human rights mechanisms and the results of the evaluation of the previous action plan. It noted concerns by certain human rights mechanisms regarding violence against women. 31. Romania expressed appreciation for the participation of Finland in the universal periodic review and commended it for the measures it had adopted to comply with accepted recommendations in the current cycle. 32. The Russian Federation was concerned about the high indicators of human trafficking in Finland and the detention of juvenile offenders together with adults in correctional facilities. 33. Rwanda welcomed the continued efforts of Finland to promote and protect human rights, including through the implementation of its second National Action Plan on Fundamental and Human Rights and its efforts to combat discrimination, hate speech and related intolerance. 34. Serbia welcomed the most recent institutional developments with regard to the promotion of equality and combating discrimination and encouraged Finland to ensure accountability for all expressions of racism, xenophobia, hate speech and for extremist rhetoric in the public sphere. 35. Sierra Leone commended Finland for establishing its second National Action Plan on Fundamental and Human Rights and on the enactment into national law of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol. It noted the implementation in 2016 of the Government Action Plan against Human Trafficking. 36. Slovenia welcomed the new National Action Plan on Fundamental and Human Rights, the ratification of international human rights instruments by Finland and the services available to older persons in Finland. 37. South Africa noted with appreciation the efforts made by Finland to implement the recommendations it had accepted during its previous reviews, in particular efforts aimed at 5