A/HRC/12/4 Page 6 village of San Antonio, the residents have indicated that they do not wish to be included in the exercise since they prefer individual ownership to communal ownership. 30. Some interim measures, notably a cease-and-desist order, have been instituted by the Government, and remain in place, to ensure that the enforcement of the judgment is not compromised while the legal advisers of the Parties agree on a framework for the implementation. 31. Thirty-eight other villages in the Toledo District have initiated a class action suit. While this case is pending the Government has ceased the issuing of licenses relating to forestry or petroleum or the sale/transfer of land, with the single exception of the license granted for seismic testing in the Sarstoon Temash National Park in compliance with a separate court Judgement. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 32. During the interactive dialogue, statements were made by 20 delegations. A number of delegation thanked the Government for the comprehensive national report and for the responses provided to advance questions. Statements were made welcoming Belize’s commitment to the UPR process and its constructive participation and consultations with stakeholders in preparing the national report . 33. The United Kingdom welcomed the appointment of a new Ombudsman in January 2009 and hoped she would be given adequate resources to fulfil her mandate and investigate human rights related cases. It expressed concern about continued reports of police violence and prison abuse and welcomed convictions of police officers involved in such incidents as well as human rights training at the Police Academy by the Human Rights Commission of Belize. It recommended that Belize (a) consider ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT-OP). It recognized the work of the Women’s Department and NWC in the new Domestic Violence Act 2008 and the national gender policy, and welcomed the the Gender-Based Violence Plan, and recommended that Belize (b) continue to address the persisting gender inequality in the country. It urged the Government to recognize the social, cultural and property rights of persons belonging to minorities and indigenous Maya people, and take steps to eliminate all forms of discrimination.The United Kingdom noted that HIV/AIDS remains a major challenge in Belize and welcomed the multisectoral participatory approach to tackling it, with the National Aids Commission to coordinating a national response and action plan. It recommended that the Government (c) introduce human rights education for all government officials and departments to ensure that a human rights-based approach is mainstreamed across government policy. It further recommended that the Government (d) offer a standing invitation to all Special Procedures and seek international technical assistance as recommended by several United Nations human rights treaty monitoring bodies. 34. Algeria encouraged the authorities to persevere in their approach establishing interdependence between human rights and development. It emphasized the need for assistance from the international community to strengthen the capacity of Belize to meet the challenges it faces. It recommended (a) that the improvement of the situation of certain vulnerable groups, especially women and children, be given priority; (b) that Belize step up programmes aimed at eradicating poverty and improving social indicators, including in health and education; (c) that the institutional and legal authorities work towards completing the process already under way for accession to major international instruments of human rights; and (d) that Belize consider the