A/HRC/37/8 77. Since August 2016, a policy had been applied to strengthen services for women, including for the prevention of violence and the provision of care for the social, emotional and economic recovery of victims. There was also a 24-hour toll-free telephone hotline. 78. The decree on migration had been approved, as well as a supreme decree through which the National Migration Policy (2017–2025) had been adopted. 79. A decree and its regulations had established as a general rule that force, including lethal force by means of firearms, must be used in a progressive and differentiated manner. 80. The delegation formally expressed its commitment to implementing within the organization of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights a national mechanism for reporting and monitoring, mandated to coordinate reports and coordinate up-to-date action in follow-up to and application of the obligations emanating from treaties and the recommendations emanating from the human rights mechanisms. 81. In the formulation of the National Human Rights Plan (2017–2021), human rights defenders had been included as a special protection group, and assured of their fundamental role in a constitutional society under the democratic rule of law. 82. Ecuador acknowledged the implementation of the recommendations made during the second review cycle, in particular on strengthening the judicial system. It highlighted the creation of the national policy to mainstream an intercultural approach. 83. Egypt noted the National Human Rights Plan (2017–2021) and the national mechanism to prevent torture. It also noted efforts to combat impunity and trafficking. It welcomed the strengthening of economic, social and cultural rights and the cooperation of Peru as part of the universal periodic review process, and with mandate holders and treaty bodies. 84. Finland congratulated Peru for the positive measures taken regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls. It expressed concern that, in the past four years, the security forces had used violence and lethal weapons to repress protests and, in the majority of cases, investigations into those deaths or punishment of the perpetrators had not been conducted. It encouraged Peru to intensify human rights training for the police. 85. France noted the adoption of the law on the search for disappeared persons during the period of violence from 1980 to 2000, the law on the right of indigenous peoples to prior consultation, the implementation of which should be encouraged, and the ongoing development of the new National Human Rights Plan (2017–2021). 86. Georgia acknowledged the fact that, despite having a death penalty de jure, the last time it had been applied had been in 1979, meaning the practice had been de facto abolished. Georgia welcomed the establishment of the body responsible for the national mechanism for the prevention of torture. 87. Germany commended Peru for recent progress on several issues, notably the adoption of the law regarding the search for the disappeared. 88. Ghana welcomed the establishment of a national preventive mechanism within the Office of the Ombudsman. It expressed concern over the high number of detainees in pretrial detention, representing 55 per cent of the prison population. It noted the measures taken regarding the use of pretrial detention and the establishment of pretrial detention hearings by courts of second instance. 89. Greece praised the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the establishment within the Ministry of Culture of a directorate for cultural diversity and the elimination of racial discrimination, and the de facto abolition of the death penalty. 90. Guatemala welcomed the creation of the National Commission against Discrimination and the “Racism Warning” platform. It recognized the efforts made to strengthen the legal framework for the promotion and protection of women and regarding the right of consultation for indigenous peoples. 9