A/HRC/11/28 Page 13 Extreme Poverty as well as on specific activities it undertakes and encouraged Mauritius to follow-up on its commitment to eliminate extreme poverty. The delegation encouraged Mauritius to take specific measures to support the enjoyment of the rights and dignity of migrant workers and members of their family. 64. Burundi indicated that Mauritius has established a large number of human rights infrastructures, in some of which Burundi expressed particular interest, and is cooperating very well with various Human Rights Council mechanisms. It recognised that Mauritius is known to be a politically stable nation where all races, cultures and religions cohabit and develop in peace, which deserves significant praise and could serve as a model for many other nations. 65. Slovenia commended the Government, inter alia, for the abolition of the death penalty in 1995. It noted that the National Human Rights Commission has received several complaints alleging police brutality, and asked how many cases of police brutality were investigated and how many of these cases ended with the conviction of the perpetrators and compensations paid to the victims. It asked when Mauritius expects that the Independent Police Complaints Commission will be established and fully operational. Slovenia noted that some of the core human rights treaties have been signed but not yet ratified, and it recommended to Mauritius to a) to speed up the process of ratification, particularly of ICCPR-OP 2, OP-CEDAW, OP-CRC-AC and OP- CRC-SC and b) to extend an open-ended invitation to all United Nations Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures. 66. The Czech Republic recommended to Mauritius, in support of it’s international human rights obligations (a) to issue and to implement a standing invitation to all Special Procedures. It appreciated legislative efforts addressing the situation in prisons, including cases of torture and recommended to Mauritius to: (b) to adopt further measures to ensure that the use of pre-trial detention complies with international standards and to rationalize the system of inspection of prisons and of processing of complaints in cases of alleged mistreatment or torture. It further recommended to Mauritius (c) to pursue efforts to provide specific human rights’ training to law enforcement and judicial officers on all aspects of human rights. With regard to protection of human rights of refugees, The Czech Republic recommended to Mauritius to: (d) to accede to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. It commended Mauritius for supporting the joint statement on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity in December 2008 at the UN General Assembly. 67. Ghana noted that in recent months migrant workers have complained about unsatisfactory working and living conditions and asked about steps which have been taken to resolve this. Ghana also noted the Government’s commitment to make or support far-reaching reforms in the judicial sector and hoped that the judicial reforms would be carried out with a view to improving the delivery of justice in the country. 68. Brazil recognized the adoption of a legal and institutional framework to foster the internalization of international human rights instruments, in particular the abolition of the death penalty in 1995. It commended Mauritius achievements in relation to economic and social rights, especially the rights to education, food, health and housing. Brazil considered that all actions to ensure security must be fully compatible with the provisions of international and national human rights instruments. It requested information about the main steps taken and the shortcomings regarding the issue of human rights with special attention to vulnerable groups and about the issue of human rights and counter-terrorism and the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 2002. Brazil recommended to Mauritius to a) accomplish the human rights goals set by resolution 9/12 of the Human Rights Council and, within its context, consider the ratification of CED, CPD, and OP-