A/HRC/25/3 33. Uzbekistan welcomed the adoption of laws to strengthen human rights and accession to the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (OP-CRC-SC) and on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OP-CRC-AC) and International Labour Office (ILO) Minimum Age Convention No. 138. It noted the efforts aimed at the protection of women’s rights, the right to education, health care and religious tolerance. 34. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) noted the achievements in health care, primary education and literacy and housing for vulnerable groups. 35. Viet Nam noted with appreciation the achievements in the protection of cultural and social rights. It also welcomed the efforts to eliminate trafficking in persons, anti-corruption and combating discrimination, and highlighted difficulties and challenges. 36. Yemen commended the measures to ensure women’s participation as candidates in elections, decision-making and access to managerial positions in employment, and noted measures to protect children from violence. 37. Afghanistan commended Saudi Arabia’s accession to a number of international human rights instruments, establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the Standing Committee on Trafficking in Persons, and various efforts to enhance human rights. 38. Albania recognized Saudi Arabia’s commitment to combating human trafficking and terrorism, enhancing women’s rights and establishing national human rights mechanisms. 39. Algeria welcomed the laws on domestic workers and accession to OP-CRC-SC and OP-CRC-AC. It commended the measures taken on women’s participation in public and political life and the protection of children. 40. Argentina commended improved child literacy rates and reduction in child mortality and legislative progress made as a result of the ratification of OP-CRC-SC and OP-CRCAC. 41. Armenia noted the establishment of the National Human Rights Education Committee and the increased number of girls in school and women in employment. 42. Australia welcomed the reforms and the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission and expressed concern at the death penalty and breaches of human rights and the rights of the child, and urged further reform to overcome discrimination against women. 43. Austria commended interreligious dialogue, but expressed concern over the lack of due process, absence of a written criminal code, use of the death penalty, corporal punishment and discrimination against women. 44. Azerbaijan commended the judicial and legislative reforms and the establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Standing Committee on Trafficking in Persons. 45. Bahrain appreciated the adoption of several policies and initiatives to enhance human rights and requested further information on the role of monitoring bodies and civil society in drafting those regulations. It noted the regulations on domestic workers. 46. Bangladesh noted the efforts made to increase protection of the rights of migrant workers and encouraged Saudi Arabia to continue such efforts. It noted the steps taken to address the situation of the Myanmar community in Saudi Arabia and requested further information on such measures. 6