A/HRC/33/4 121. Ecuador acknowledged legislative progress regarding the elimination of corporal punishment, child labour and other forms of violence against children. It drew particular attention to the office established to deal with gender issues; training provided on national legislation related to domestic violence and gender issues; and cooperation with civil society to promote projects aimed at empowering women in the social, political and economic spheres. 122. Egypt welcomed efforts made by Suriname regarding gender equality, including amendment to the Nationality and Residency Act and measures taken to combat trafficking in persons. It also welcomed the fact that Suriname recognized the existence of inequalities in the labour market between men and women and hoped that Suriname would tackle challenges. 123. France welcomed the abolition of death penalty in Suriname and invited Suriname to continue its reforms aimed to fully respect human rights. 124. Georgia welcomed the removal of the death penalty from the Penal Code and acknowledged the intention to repeal the death penalty in the Military Penal Code. Georgia welcomed the revision of the Nationality and Residency Act in order to ensure gender equality and noted that further steps should be taken to repeal discriminatory provisions against women in domestic legislation. 125. Germany commended Suriname for abolishing the death penalty in the Penal Code and looked forward to its complete abolition through a reform of the Military Penal Code. It remained concerned that the implementation of two judgements of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, pretrial detention and children’s rights required further attention. 126. Ghana welcomed steps taken regarding promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women, trafficking in persons, poverty reduction and promotion of economic, social and cultural rights of vulnerable groups, and the establishment of an independent national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles. It expressed concern, however, that human rights and training education had not been incorporated into school curricula. 127. Guatemala noted steps taken by Suriname to promote, protect and respect the fundamental human rights of all persons. 128. Haiti congratulated Suriname for its wide and inclusive national report and noted progress in the areas of the rights of women and children. 129. Honduras congratulated Suriname for its decision to abolish the death penalty in its Penal Code. It encouraged Suriname to reflect its position regarding the right to life in its Military Penal Code too. It welcomed progress made by Suriname at institutional infrastructure level, through the establishment of a national human rights institution. It reiterated its support to Suriname. 130. India noted positive measures regarding gender inequality, the rights of persons with disabilities and actions to combat child abuse and sexual exploitation. It requested more information about the multifaceted approach to counter gender-based discrimination mentioned in the national report. It encouraged Suriname to continue effective implementation of the Act on Combating Domestic Violence and efforts towards improved access to education for tribal children. 131. Concerning the situation of the Saramaka people, the delegation of Suriname reiterated that the implementation of the Moiwana judgment was nearly completed, but that the Court had made a mistake in the judgment to say that the Moiwana was the land of Maroons, when it was in fact the land of indigenous peoples. That was causing a problem. The Saramaka judgment was a different situation. The Government had been holding 14 GE.16-11346