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113. Sweden acknowledged the commitment of Chile to the full enjoyment of the rights
of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. It noted challenges
in the implementation of existing legislation.
114. Switzerland welcomed the adoption of the project to reform the National Service for
Minors and the creation of the Office of the Undersecretary for Children.
115. Thailand appreciated the leading role of Chile in advocating the importance of
building synergies between human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals.
116. Togo applauded Chile for its creation of the Office of the Undersecretary for Human
Rights and its adoption of the first national human rights plan.
117. Trinidad and Tobago noted the creation of the first national human rights plan and
the ratification of the Kampala amendments.
118. Tunisia commended Chile on its national human rights institutional framework and
congratulated it for strengthening consultations with indigenous peoples.
119. Turkey welcomed the ratification by Chile of international treaties and noted its
actions to prevent torture. It commended the launch of the National Agreement for
Development and Peace in Araucanía.
120. Ukraine was pleased to note the progress achieved by Chile, in particular on the
protection of the rights of women and on gender equality.
121. The United Kingdom welcomed the strong position of Chile on media freedom and
its work on human trafficking. It remained concerned about prison conditions.
122. The United States of America expressed concern about reports of unlawful killings
and abuses by law enforcement officers, including against Mapuche individuals.
123. Peru highlighted the clear decrease in poverty rates in Chile, the National Agreement
for Development and Peace in Araucanía and the efforts made to achieve gender equality.
124. The delegation concluded by thanking all the States that had submitted questions in
advance and made recommendations during the review and expressing appreciation for
their interest in the human rights situation in Chile. It also thanked the representatives of
Chilean civil society organizations for their participation during the process. It
acknowledged the remaining challenges and reiterated its commitment to seriously
considering all the recommendations received.
II. Conclusions and/or recommendations
125. The following recommendations will be examined by Chile, which will provide
responses in due time, but no later than the forty-first session of the Human Rights
Council:
125.1
Ratify the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)
(Benin);
125.2
Ratify the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory
Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in the short term
(Armenia);
125.3
Finalize the legislative process of the bill ratifying the Convention on
the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes
against Humanity (Ecuador);
125.4
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Spain) (Benin);
125.5
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as previously recommended (Portugal);
125.6
Consider ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Djibouti);
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