A/HRC/37/15 138. Morocco welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and human rights training for civil servants. 139. Myanmar welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in 2014, and its enactment into law. 140. Nepal welcomed the fourth Basic Plan for Gender Equality and the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, while expressing concern about the continued use of the death penalty. 141. Paraguay welcomed the accession to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Trafficking in Persons Protocol, and the Law on the Elimination of Discrimination against People with Disabilities. 142. Pakistan welcomed the fourth Basic Plan for Gender Equality and the ratification of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Trafficking in Persons Protocol. 143. Armenia welcomed human rights education programmes for civil servants and measures to promote women’s and children’s rights, and the Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons. 144. Japan reported that it considered the individual communication procedure to be noteworthy and that it would continue serious consideration on the matter. 145. Japan noted that human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity should not be tolerated. Japan continued to make efforts to prevent discrimination. 146. Regarding the situation in Fukushima, health management surveys for the people of Fukushima were conducted every year. The ratio of effective job offers in Fukushima was above 1:1. However, the number of employees in the evacuation areas had not recovered to previous levels. Mental health care was being provided to children affected by the disaster. 147. Japan believed that each sovereign country should be allowed to make decisions on the issue of the death penalty independently. Domestic public opinion, the existence of extremely vicious crimes and other factors made it inappropriate to abolish the death penalty. A moratorium was also inappropriate, since the final judgement must be executed impartially and thoroughly under the rule of law. 148. Japan reported its progress in improving prison conditions, including medical care and heating and cooling, and indicated that inmates sentenced to death were treated in appropriate conditions. 149. Japan was examining what the most appropriate human rights remedy system would be, on the basis of the discussions heretofore. At 311 legal affairs bureaux, officials as well as 14,000 human rights volunteers were engaged in human rights counselling, activities on remediation, and awareness-raising activities. 150. Japan recognized that there was the development of a widespread notion that discriminatory speech was not tolerated in society. 151. Japan was working to reduce the gender pay gap by promoting women’s empowerment and improving workplace environments so that women could continue working while parenting. 152. Japan had formulated the Intensive Policy to Accelerate the Empowerment of Women and had enhanced women’s empowerment through “visualizing” current situations of female employment in the workplace. 153. Japan had been making wide-ranging efforts to protect the human rights of suspects, through the aforementioned measures on the substitute detention system. 154. The Prime Minister’s statement on 14 August 2015 was Japan’s recognition of history on the past war. 10