A/HRC/28/4 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW), the Italian legislative framework already guaranteed the rights of regular and irregular migrants. Moreover, Italy was committed to promoting a debate at the European level on that topic. 81. Italy was committed to combating racism and working for successful interaction among cultures, traditions and beliefs. At the national level, the country would continue to make all efforts to ensure that the global challenges posed by racism were met in the most appropriate ways. 82. Some 31 per cent of the Members of Parliament were women. Furthermore, a recent law had paved the way for an increase in female representation on boards of publicly listed and State-owned companies. 83. The Government was strongly committed to countering all forms of religious discrimination. 84. The Government had recently formally reaffirmed before the parliament its intention to establish a national human rights institution; three bills related to the institution had been introduced and would be debated. 85. Morocco enquired about measures taken at the local and national levels to promote human rights education in schools and universities. 86. The Netherlands commended Italy for promoting the abolition of capital punishment and recognized the significant challenges it faced owing to the growing number of migrants. 87. Nicaragua noted that migration was a significant challenge that Italy should not confront alone; Europe should address the phenomenon using a regional approach. 88. The Niger encouraged Italy to finalize its ongoing initiatives to implement the recommendations from the first cycle that it had not been able to implement by the second cycle, particularly the establishment of a national human rights commission in accordance with the Paris Principles. 89. Norway commended Italy for its efforts to save migrants at sea. However, it noted the high number of pending human rights cases and judgements against Italy before the European Court of Human Rights. 90. Pakistan noted the efforts made by Italy in implementing the recommendations received during the first review cycle. 91. Peru commended Italy for the adoption of law 67/2014 which provided for the decriminalization of illegal migration, and the establishment of the National Action Plan against Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance. 92. The Philippines commended Italy for its action in saving lives at sea and the Mare Nostrum operation. It expressed concern about domestic regulations on the detention of irregular migrants. 93. Portugal praised Italy for the priority given to the protection of the rights of migrants and for the comprehensive policies adopted and asked for information on the measures taken by the National Office against Discrimination. 94. Qatar welcomed the steps taken to improve immigration and integration policies. It commended action to combat human trafficking and to strengthen inter-institutional cooperation on trafficking and asylum. 10