A/HRC/41/6 61. Guyana commended Chile for establishing the Ministry for Woman’s Affairs and Gender Equity and the Office of the Undersecretary for Human Rights. 62. Haiti welcomed the adoption of the national human rights plan (2018–2021) and encouraged Chile to involve all stakeholders in its follow-up. 63. Honduras commended Chile for establishing the Office of the Undersecretary for Human Rights and its first national human rights plan. 64. Hungary valued the creation of the Office of the Undersecretary for Human Rights. It invited Chile to fully prohibit corporal punishment and to restructure the education system. 65. Iceland applauded the significant progress made by Chile with respect to the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and towards gender equality. It welcomed the 2017 law decriminalizing abortion in certain cases. 66. India appreciated the commitment of Chile to end all forms of violence against children, and noted several initiatives relating to women. 67. Indonesia commended Chile for adopting a definition of torture in accordance with international standards and for establishing the Office of the Undersecretary for Human Rights. 68. Iraq noted the efforts made by Chile to implement the recommendations from the second review cycle and the development of its national plan for human rights (2018– 2021). 69. Ireland commended the leadership of Chile in international forums. It also noted the progress made on gender equality and encouraged further progress in that area. 70. In response to the recommendations and questions raised during the interactive dialogue regarding cases of police abuse during demonstrations, the delegation noted that, between 2014 and 2018, the Public Prosecution Service had investigated more than 3,300 cases of excessive use of force by the police; a new manual on police intervention techniques for Carabineros had been published; and the protocols on the use of force for the maintenance of public order had been updated. The Supreme Court had also declared that military courts did not have jurisdiction over cases involving civilians and minors as defendants or victims, remitting the cases to the ordinary criminal courts. A specialized human rights office had been established in the Araucanía Region in order to coordinate investigations into the use of force by police in relation to Mapuche communities. 71. The delegation noted that the bill to replace the existing antiterrorist legislation would bring it into line with human rights standards. It established objective forms of conduct that amounted to the perpetration of terrorist offences, allowed the use of special investigative techniques and prevented conviction based exclusively on testimonial evidence from protected witnesses. 72. A new migration bill had been drafted in order to ensure safe and orderly migration while guaranteeing the rights of migrants. The bill also ensured that any person born in Chile to a non-resident foreigner, who would otherwise be stateless, was considered a Chilean by birth. In addition to the new legislation, the President had ordered a special regularization process for all those who were in Chile in an irregular situation. 73. Chile was also playing a leadership role on the issue of climate change. It was to host the twenty-fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in December 2019, and was developing a draft framework law on climate change. Having been affected by the consequences of climate change, Chile considered the population’s drinking water supply a priority. The Ministry of the Environment was also working to update current regulations on wastewater treatment. 74. Chile had a system that assessed investment projects that were likely to have an environmental impact. In order to respond to remaining challenges, the current administration had recently presented a bill to punish serious environmental damage, establish preventive and sanctioning mechanisms and incorporate environmental crimes into Act No. 20.393 on the criminal liability of legal persons. Chile acknowledged that 6