A/HRC/12/7 Page 12 recommended (c) continuing and strengthening the ongoing efforts to combat all sorts of violence against women in society. It asked about measures to revise Malta’s legislation to prohibit corporal punishment within the family. 59. Noting progress in various domains, Egypt requested further information on measures to provide social services, especially in the area of healthcare and housing. It recommended that Malta (a) continue its efforts aimed at protecting and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms, and in this regard, ensure congruence between its national legislation and the international instruments to which it is a party; (b) continue resisting attempts to enforce any values or standards beyond the universally agreed ones; and (c) continue exercising its sovereign right of implementing its laws and legislation in conformity with the universally agreed human rights standards and norms. 60. Concerning detention centres and the situation of irregular migrants and asylum seekers, Argentina recommended (a) strengthening efforts to improve the living conditions in detention centres, and a possible reduction of the detention time of irregular migrants and asylum seekers. It also recommended (b) continuing to implement policies to ensure equal opportunities in the job market with particular emphasis to be paid on reducing the existing wage gaps. Noting that a bill on violence against women was under consideration, Argentina praised efforts to address this. It recommended (c) continuing to offer programmes to train women in political leadership and implementing awareness campaigns with respect to their political participation; (d) considering ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, the CEDAW-OP and the CRC-OP-SC. 61. Palestine commended Malta’s commitment to human rights promotion through the establishment of national institutions, such as on the rights of children and persons with disabilities, and its legal and constitututional guarantees, particularly protection from inhuman treatment and the deprivation of property, and the freedoms of worship and movement. It noted Malta’s role in the defence of freedom, justice and cooperation between “the North” and “the South”. Remarking that the influx of illegal immigrants could be a risk to stability, Palestine recommended that Malta (a) deal with the influx of illegal migrants in a fair and human approach and to treat these immigrants and asylum seekers, particularly the most vulnerable persons -children and pregnant women -- in the most proper manner, especially by providing them with the medical and psychological assistance that they deserve and need. 62. Burkina Faso asked whether a procedure of ratification had been undertaken for the international instruments signed by Malta. It noted efforts to strengthen the legal provisions for the family, including the creation of the Commission against Family Violence and to make working conditions more flexible, suggesting that these initiatives should be consolidated and extended. Noting the establishment of the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality, it asked whether this Commission was functioning. Noting the constraints faced regarding migration flow, it stated that the treatment and detention conditions of migrants should be improved. Burkina Faso recommended (a) taking concrete measures to improve services for migrants and to ensure full respect of the human rights of migrants as well as consider acceding to ICRMW. It invited the international community to support Malta to ensure effective management of this phenomenon. 63. China congratulated Malta on stipulating clearly the promotion and protection of human rights in its constitution and specific laws, and for paying close attention to the practical