A/HRC/32/13 65. Haiti noted the self-evaluation by Seychelles of the National Human Rights Commission and the Office of the Ombudsman in order to bring them into compliance with the Paris Principles. 66. The Holy See acknowledged the development of a five-year national action plan on human rights and recognized the attention given to promoting education through the medium-term strategy on education for the period 2013-2017 and beyond. 67. India encouraged the Government to further review the effectiveness of the current framework of the National Human Rights Commission and welcomed the efforts to eliminate the judicial backlog. It also encouraged Seychelles to continue harmonizing domestic legislation with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and to take a systematic approach to gender mainstreaming. 68. Indonesia welcomed the efforts to strengthen the National Human Rights Commission in conformity with the Paris Principles and develop a national action plan on human rights. It recognized the measures taken by the Government to ensure the implementation of international human rights instruments ratified by Seychelles. 69. Iraq expressed its appreciation for the efforts of the Government to implement first-cycle recommendations. It noted the achievements of the Government in the area of human rights, such as the establishment of a national human rights commission and the adoption of a medium-term strategy for the education sector for the period 2013-2017. 70. Jamaica noted that, since its first review, Seychelles had made strides in reforming and enacting legislation in various areas, in cooperation with civil society and the international community. It commended the Government for its advocacy on behalf of the blue economy and climate change, and for strides made in renewable energy. 71. Libya commended Seychelles for the positive developments since the first cycle of its universal periodic review, including a national campaign to combat smoking and the adoption of the flexible employment programme aimed at increasing employment opportunities for vulnerable groups. 72. Maldives noted high levels of educational enrolment and achievement by girls. It encouraged Seychelles to continue reaching out to international partners, including OHCHR, for financial and technical assistance and commended Seychelles for raising the challenges of small island developing States in international forums, and for initiatives to combat the effects of climate change. 73. With regard to the concrete measures that the Government was taking to shorten the length of pretrial detention, the delegation of Seychelles indicated that the strategic plan of the judiciary for the period 2010-2014 recognized case backlogs as a key area in need of attention. Significant improvements had been made in that regard. The number of judges had been increased and the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal had moved into new premises, enabling the improved use of technology in court proceedings, which had allowed for easier disposal of cases and reduction of delays. The introduction of an electronic case flow management system had also improved the speed and efficacy of case flow management. The delegation stated that such measures had led to all criminal cases filed prior to 2008 having been concluded in the Court of Appeal, Magistrate Court and Supreme Court. Ninety-six per cent of ongoing cases had been filed between 2013 and 2015. 74. On the question on the ways in which Seychelles enforced existing laws to protect women and children from domestic violence and abuse, the delegation noted that domestic violence and gender-based violence cases could often go unreported, an unfortunate occurrence seen across the world. It added that legislative measures against domestic and gender-based violence must be implemented in a cohesive and harmonized manner in order 10