A/HRC/43/9 and its Additional Protocol concerning the criminalization of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems. 66. Argentina praised San Marino on having ratified the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure. 67. Armenia praised San Marino for being one of the 26 countries in the world that had achieved total disarmament, and for having taken initiatives to strengthen civil society and the independence of its Government. It welcomed the amendments to the law concerning the right to information. 68. Australia commended San Marino on its strong human rights record and its robust human rights framework, which valued the integrity of the person, afforded a high degree of political participation and protected civil liberties. It welcomed the progress made in strengthening the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. 69. The Bahamas commended San Marino on its accession to a number of international and regional human rights instruments, the steps it had taken to combat violence against women and its establishment of a commission for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 70. Brazil commended San Marino on its accession to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It also praised the legal measures San Marino had taken to safeguard the rights of civil registered partners and to combat violence against women. It encouraged San Marino to reinforce measures for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labour market. 71. Bulgaria noted the legislation on the protection of the rights of women and acknowledged the adoption of the law stipulating that children should not be subjected to treatment damaging their physical and psychological integrity. It also noted the enactment of the law on assistance for and the social inclusion of persons with disabilities. 72. Burkina Faso welcomed the strengthening of the institutional and legislative framework on human rights. It encouraged San Marino to continue awareness-raising campaigns on racial discrimination and intolerance, as well as on violence against women and children. 73. Canada welcomed the adoption of laws to protect persons with disabilities and to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. It also welcomed the adoption of a constitutional ban on discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and the law legalizing same-sex unions, as well as the leadership of San Marino in the fight against misinformation and fake news. 74. China commended the efforts of San Marino to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to promote the development of education and health care, to protect the rights of women, children, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups and to safeguard the rights of migrant workers. 75. Cuba welcomed the delegation’s extensive update on the implementation of the recommendations San Marino had accepted at the previous review cycle. It noted the implementation of legislative measures, awareness-raising campaigns and promotion of human rights, as well as the ratification of different international and regional instruments. 76. Cyprus commended the establishment of the commissions for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and for the promotion of equality and non-discrimination. 77. Denmark commended San Marino on its ratification of a number of international human rights instruments since its previous review. Denmark highlighted the important role played by national human rights institutions in promoting and protecting human rights. It noted the importance of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, endorsed by 9

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