A/HRC/28/11 However, the visits did not take place because of the timing, but there was political will to have those visits and they may occur next year. The delegation emphasized that freedom of expression was a fundamental right enshrined in article 40 of the Constitution in conjunction with Law No. 7/06 of 15 May (Press Law), as well as other international legal instruments ratified by Angola, including ICCPR (art. 19) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, provided such expression did not violate the respect for a citizen’s honour, good name, reputation, image and private life. The delegation explained that the national service for criminal investigation and instruction, the Attorney General and the courts had standing to proceed with alleged violations only if the victim considered that his honour had been offended and proceeded to lodge a formal complaint. If the victim decided to drop the case, for any reason, including agreement with the defendant, the case was closed. 17. Angola was a member of the United Nations and a party to the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption. It was also a founding member of the Kimberley Process on the buying and selling of diamonds. A technical team comprising members drawn from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Geology and Mines and the Ministry of Petroleum was considering the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. 18. A comprehensive programme of reform in the health-care sector had been carried out, including rehabilitation of the health-care infrastructure. There was also the expansion of the municipal health-care network and the creation of new specialized reference services. Angola continued to show improvement in the areas of pregnancy health care, the prevention of diseases through vaccination, and the reduction or stabilization of the incidence and mortality of endemic diseases, in particular HIV/AIDS. The health indicators showed remarkable progress in the areas of maternal and infant mortality. 19. Through Cabinet Presidential Decree No. 52/12 of 26 March 2012, Angola had established the Regulation for the National Commission on the Prevention and Audit of Maternal and Perinatal Deaths, and a project on strengthening municipal health services in order to enhance health care and management at the primary care level, with 267 Cuban technicians, and approved two projects on tuberculosis and malaria. The campaigns of provincial and national vaccination were frequent and had contributed to the reduction of preventable diseases. 20. The Constitution established several principles in safeguarding the rights of children. In 2008, the executive branch ratified 11 commitments to children and set out a plan of action for monitoring their implementation, which is assessed every two years at the National Children’s Forum. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 21. During the interactive dialogue, 101 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 22. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland welcomed the country’s recent openness to visits by human rights groups and urged Angola to ensure that democratic space remained open. 23. The United Republic of Tanzania acknowledged human rights achievements, which were made despite challenges in economic development, health and housing, and commended the adoption of the 2010 Constitution. 5