A/HRC/8/47 Page 5 B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 9. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, 40 delegations made statements. A number of delegations commended France on the quality of its presentation and the national report, including related consultations with civil society. They also noted France's history in promoting and protecting human rights, including the 1789 Declaration des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the General Assembly in Paris in 1948, and France’s recent role and contribution in the negotiations and adoption of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 10. Morocco noted with satisfaction the important role played by the CNCDH in the promotion and protection of human rights and encouraged the setting up of such institutions, in accordance with the Paris Principles. Morocco asked for more information about the projected establishment of a European Pact for immigration. Morocco also asked for statistics regarding the access to employment of migrants or persons with immigrant heritage. Morocco also asked about France’s intentions to provide additional measures to prevent and sanction intolerance. 11. Chile noted that despite improvements in recent years, the participation of women in Parliament is still far from the ideal of equal democracy and asked about the kinds of measures which could improve their representation in public life and establish cultural equality. It enquired about measure taken by France to implement the circular of 19 April 2006 on domestic violence and whether France has any intent to establish a law on violence against women. Chile also asked whether there are any measures to guarantee that an asylum-seeker whose claim is rejected will not be sent to a country where rights might be violated 12. With reference to the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, who had found that the law on religious symbols has had an important impact on the Muslim community, Egypt enquired about the assessment of the Government in this regard and about the measures envisaged to resolve this problem. Noting that France has always been devoted to the integration of the various communities on its territory, Egypt stated that socio-economic inequalities have continued over the decades and recommended that programmes and specific measures be adopted to ensure the protection of economic, social and cultural rights of all components of society. Egypt also recommended accession to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW). Egypt mentioned a court decision concerning the publication of cartoons against Islam in 2005, which raised questions of compatibility with the jurisprudence developed by the European Court of Human Rights. Since Islam is the second religion in France, and since it is essential to protect all religious communities on an equal basis, Egypt recommended that a law banning incitement to religious and racial hatred be adopted. Furthermore, Egypt recommended that France consider its commitment in line with paragraph 101 of the Durban Declaration when addressing questions with respect to legislation and studies on colonialism and the slave trade, in particular with respect to overseas territories. 13. Azerbaijan welcomed the establishment of the post of Ambassador of Human Rights and HALDE, as well as the attention attached to increase the representation of women in society. It noted that in France, seven million people live below the poverty line. Azerbaijan called upon France to strengthen the fight against racism and xenophobia, in particular against Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. Integrating ethnic and religious minorities into society is another urgent issue. Furthermore, Azerbaijan stated that measures must be taken to better guarantee the protection of migrants and that signing and ratifying the ICRMW would be a major step into this direction. Azerbaijan asked what achievements have been made in fighting poverty, what measures have been