A/HRC/31/15 83. Sweden commended the adoption of the Law on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and considered the establishment of an efficient mechanism for implementing that law to be critical. It noted that more needed to be done to implement legislation on gender equality. 84. Switzerland was concerned by persistent deficiencies in the judiciary. It noted that 17 per cent of girls were married before their eighteenth birthday and recalled that the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women had recommended that Georgia adapt the civil code so as to prevent forced marriage. 85. Tajikistan took note of the readiness of Georgia to cooperate with activities promoting human rights and of its efforts to strengthen and protect human rights through the advancement of its regulatory and legislative framework. 86. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia noted with concern the increasing death toll among women as a result of domestic violence, developments regarding the high dropout rate of minority students, especially girls, and the continued practice of early marriage. 87. Turkey commended achievements in the area of violence against women and gender equality and reform of the judiciary. It encouraged Georgia to continue addressing the difficulties encountered by Meskhetian Turks with regard to acquiring citizenship, language learning, education and employment. 88. Turkmenistan commended Georgia for appointing a human rights adviser to the President, an assistant to the Prime Minister on human rights and gender equality issues, and an ambassador-at-large on human rights within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 89. Ukraine encouraged Georgia to increase awareness among internally displaced persons of their rights and the support programmes available to them, to shift from status-based to need-based assistance for such persons, and to develop a system of probation and alternative sanctions. 90. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland welcomed significant progress on human rights reform. It encouraged Georgia to continue judicial reform, and to ensure a pluralistic media landscape for free and fair elections in 2016. 91. The United States of America commended reforms made by Georgia in several fields. It was concerned, inter alia, about shortcomings in the legal system and the absence of international monitors in the parts of Georgia’s territory that it did not control. 92. Uruguay praised the inclusive process of preparation of the national report, the establishment of a committee to follow up recommendations and the submission of a midterm report. It welcomed the efforts of Georgia to protect the human rights of refugees. 93. Albania commended the Government for recent developments in legislation, including the adoption of the anti-discrimination law and the human rights strategy and action plan, monitored by the Human Rights Secretariat and the Human Rights Inter-agency Council. 94. Algeria welcomed the efforts to further adapt Georgia’s national human rights legal framework to universal standards. It praised the reform of the judiciary initiated in 2012 and the significant improvements introduced in the prison system. 95. Andorra was particularly pleased by the recent ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. 96. Argentina commended the national process of Georgia for following up on recommendations and the adoption of the Law on the Elimination of All Forms of 11