A/HRC/18/4 101. Regarding the minimum age of criminal responsibility, the delegation reported that statistics show that the number of juvenile crimes has decreased since 2001. It has not been possible to establish a connection between the decrease and changing the age of criminal responsibility. 102. Freedom of expression is enshrined in the Danish Constitution, which prohibits censorship. Denmark condemns any action that attempts to demonize people on the basis of their religion or ethnic background, and expect all religions to respect each other. Denmark respects Islam as one of the world’s major religions as well as their religious symbols, as Denmark respects all religious creeds and communities. The Director of Public Prosecution did not find grounds to institute criminal proceedings in the case of the drawings depicting the Prophet Muhammad. 103. The representative of the Faroe Islands addressed concerns related to gender discrimination as various legislations do not distinguish between women and men and ensure that all citizens enjoy the same rights equally. Concerning violence against women, the delegation referred to the action plan against violence and the funding provided to the crisis centre for women. 104. Women participation in political life has also increased. As a result of the elections in January 2008 the proportion of women in Parliament increased from 9.4 per cent to 21.2 per cent. 105. The head of delegation concluded by thanking Danish civil society for its active participation in the process preceding the review and hoped for continued fruitful dialogue in the follow-up phase. Denmark appreciated the review as an opportunity to take stock of the human rights situation and considers it a very useful tool in identifying areas where extra effort is needed. It intends to make good use of the valuable input received during the review in future efforts to further improve the human rights of its citizens. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 106. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed below will be examined by Denmark which will provide responses in due course, but no later than the eighteenth session of the Human Rights Council in September 2011. 106.1. Extend the applicability of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children to Greenland and to the Faroe Islands (Hungary); 106.2. Withdraw its reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Protocols (Brazil); 106.3. Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Spain); 106.4. Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Spain); 106.5. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. (Palestine); 106.6. Become party to the Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Austria); 14