A/HRC/11/19* Ossetia or the situation there do not correspond to reality and therefore the issues raised do not fall under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation. 78. Senegal noted that Russia is a party to the main human rights instruments and complimented country’s commitment to improve the rights and freedoms of its citizens. Senegal encouraged the authorities of Russia to boaster their achievements in terms of protecting rights of immigrants and also in the area of countering and eradicating poverty. 79. While Slovakia appreciated the veto on the draft media law, it noted the lack of progress in the field of media pluralism and the limited space for expressing views. It recommended to improve conditions for proper functioning of independent media, in particular national TV channels, in order to provide more space for expressing diverse views and opinions. Slovakia also recommended to promote the rights of human rights defenders to freedom of expression, association and assembly; to review the extremism and NGOs laws to ensure their compatibility with international human rights obligations and standards including the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders; to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; and to become party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. 80. Slovenia encouraged to ratify the protocol 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights and to become a party to the remaining United Nations human rights instruments. Slovenia also encouraged Russia to extend open invitation to all United Nations human rights mechanisms. On children’s rights there are reports of United Nations human rights mechanisms of inadequate living conditions in psychiatric hospitals. Further, in 2003 the CESCR remained concerned about the sizeable numbers of children do not attend school due to migration, homelessness and neglect. CRC also expressed concern about the number of adolescent illiterates and the increase in the proportion of girls among them, while UNICEF informed that physical difficulties for disabled children also result in their exclusion from society and that the right to education of HIV-infected and affected children is often violated. There are also reports about inadequate policy measures for combating sexual violence against children, in particular with regard to internet pornography. It asked for information on how the competent state authorities plan to improve the situation, ie. to provide adequate living conditions in psychiatric hospitals for children, to protect children from all forms of violence, including sexual exploitation and abuse. It further enquired on what steps have been taken to sign OP CRC on sale of children and child pornography. 81. Mexico recognized the progress achieved in protecting of human rights and is aware of challenges represented by combating scourges of terrorism and crimes of racial hatred. It recommended to review relevant legislation, particularly the Federal Law for countering terrorism and the Law on extremism, to ensure their compatibility with international obligations of the Russia Federation, particularly regarding the guarantees of due process, the rights to freedom of religion or belief, expression and peaceful association. As part of the efforts being undertaken to guarantee equality of rights for all, Mexico recommended that the attention should be paid to CERD’s observation to strengthen the legislative framework in the area of non-discrimination. It referred to the elimination of discrimination, with special attention to gender equality, ethnic minorities, indigenous people and migrants, regardless of their migratory status. Concerning cooperation with international human rights mechanisms Mexico recommended that Russia accepts the visits of Special Procedures of the HR Council which have been requested to date. Mexico also recommended that the Russian Federation ratifies the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Convention for the Elimination of the Enforced Disappearances of Persons and the OP-CAT, and Convention 169 of the ILO. Mexico recommended that GE.09-16259 17