A/HRC/32/13 116. The delegation underlined that Seychelles already had an inter-ministerial committee on human rights, which played a role in drafting reports under treaty bodies. 117. The delegation noted that Seychelles had ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and was in the process of carrying out consultations for the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention. 118. On the issue of human rights education, the delegation mentioned that secondary school students were taught their rights and freedoms, which included those contained in chapter III of the Constitution—the Seychellois Charter of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms. Citizenship education had also been incorporated into the primary school curriculum, which touched upon human rights issues. The delegation added that the national action plan on human rights that the Government was working on was expected to develop a road map for human rights education. 119. To conclude, the delegation stated that the Government of Seychelles would study the recommendations received during the review with great interest and looked forward to communicating its views to the universal periodic review secretariat and the troika in due course. It reiterated the country’s plea regarding human rights and climate change. Noting that not enough had been done to prevent and to mitigate the erosion of the planet, the delegation called upon the States and organizations present at the session to push that agenda further at all forums for the right of Seychellois to exist now and in the future. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 120. The following recommendations will be examined by Seychelles, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-second session of the Human Rights Council, in June 2016: 120.1 Ratify all the international instruments on human rights (Iraq); 120.2 Accede, as soon as possible, to the human rights international instruments to which it is not yet a party (Uruguay); 120.3 Speed up Seychelles’ domestic processes with a view to ratifying international human rights treaties (Philippines); 120.4 Continue efforts with regard to the ratification and implementation of the core human rights treaties and develop further the institutional framework for the implementation of human rights standards contained therein (Slovenia); 120.5 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Portugal); 120.6 Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Benin); 120.7 Ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol (Senegal); 120.8 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Chile) (Montenegro) (Morocco) (Panama) (Portugal) (Turkey); ** The conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 15

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