A/HRC/11/19* B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 14. During the inter-active dialogue, statements were made by 55 delegations. Additional statements by 23 delegations which could not be delivered during the dialogue due to time constraints are also posted on the UPR extranet when available.* 15. A number of delegations thanked the Russian Federation for the comprehensive national report and its open, self-critical and frank presentation and for the responses provided to some of the advance questions. Statements were made welcoming the Russian Federation’s commitment to the UPR process and the promotion and protection of human rights, its constructive and cooperative participation and the broad-based consultations with stakeholders that took place in preparing the national report. 16. The Czech Republic asked whether and in what timeframe special procedures mandate holders could visit the country and recommended issuing and implementing a standing invitation to all special procedures. It also recommended abolishing completely the system of “propiska” and adopting further measures to ensure that both the legal system and practice complied with the protection of freedom of movement. The Czech Republic also recommended acceding to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT) and establishing the corresponding national preventive mechanism; reviewing conditions in prisons, particularly pre-trial detention facilities, to bring them into compliance with international standards; giving all prison guards and law enforcement officials human rights training specifically focusing on protection of human rights of women, children, national minorities and persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity; ensuring investigation and punishment of all cases of violation of human rights by this personnel; adopting specific law on domestic violence and collecting statistics on cases of violence against women, including domestic violence as a specific crime, and establish for victims of domestic violence shelters and safe housing that were locally accessible, sufficiently and sustainably funded and of appropriate capacity. Regarding judicial reform it recommended establishing a special system of juvenile justice. 17. Finland recommended ratifying the 14th Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights and requested information on the ratification process. Finland noted that the Constitution establishes the right for minorities to choose their language of education but that, despite the federal legislative efforts, this right is often not realized. Finland asked about measures to safeguard the language rights of the Finno-Ugric and other minority groups and recommended intensifying the efforts to ensure provision of education in minority languages. 18. France asked about the reform of the penitentiary system, improvement of prison conditions and when the visit of the Special Rapporteur on torture to North Caucasus will take place. It noted that freedom of assembly and expression is not guaranteed for homosexuals and enquired what measures the Government intended to take in that regard. Referring to the murder of four journalists from Novaya Gazeta, it recommended taking all possible measures to combat the resurgence of such crimes and bring the perpetrators and their masterminds to justice; becoming a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); and extending a standing invitation to United Nations special rapporteurs. * Estonia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Lithuania, Islamic Republic of Iran, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Spain, Tunisia, Latvia, Bangladesh, Hungary, Poland, Syrian Arab Republic, Botswana, Canada, Nigeria, Kirgizstan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Sudan, Lebanon. GE.09-16259 5