A/HRC/27/9 might be considered as physical manifestations or association, and nobody had been arrested or prosecuted for such acts. Nevertheless, the Government was not prepared to introduce any legislation to Parliament decriminalizing sexual relations between adults of the same sex. 23. In 2012, the Government of Dominica had supported the United Nations General Assembly resolution on extrajudicial summary or arbitrary executions (resolution 67/168), in solidarity with those who continued to be punished without due process of law. Therefore, there was no need for the Government to take any follow-up measures pursuant to that resolution. 24. Since the establishment of the national HIV/AIDS Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Health in 2003, a number of programmes bad been introduced with a view to creating greater awareness, care, understanding and tolerance for persons affected by AIDS. Counselling, medication and other treatment were provided to all people living with AIDS, irrespective of their sexual orientation. The challenge of removing the stigma and the taboo associated with HIV/AIDS had been extremely difficult, but efforts to educate the public continued. 25. The Government of Dominica remained committed to protecting the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed to all irrespective of race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex. It also aspired to provide education, health care, housing, employment and access to water and sanitation. Over the past decade, Dominica had made significant strides towards achieving those goals, although much remained to be done. 26. As a small island developing State, Dominica continued to struggle to ensure that its people were provided with a decent quality of life. However, its limited human and financial resources made it difficult for Dominica to meet its international human rights commitments. The ratification of treaties brought with it the burden of drafting reports, developing implementation plans and allocating resources to give domestic effect to those treaties. Therefore, the head of delegation called on OHCHR to provide support and to develop an assistance programme that would provide Dominica with technical support and training so that it could meet its current and future obligations. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 27. During the interactive dialogue, 48 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 28. Malaysia welcomed the update on progress made by Dominica in the implementation of recommendations arising from the first review and its efforts to combat violence against women and children, despite the challenges it had faced in preparing its report. It recognized that financial constraints represented an obstacle to the advancement of human rights in Dominica. It encouraged the country to continue implementing programmes on HIV/AIDS and to continue its efforts to improve human rights. 29. Maldives commended the progress made by Dominica in promoting human rights since the previous review, including by extending a standing invitation to all special procedures of the Human Rights Council, ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and announcing the establishment of a National Disability Council. Moreover, it acknowledged the attention paid by Dominica to the rights of the child. In its view, small States such as Dominica required financial and technical assistance in order to strengthen their national human rights mechanisms. 30. Mexico recognized the efforts made by Dominica to take part in the review, which demonstrated its commitment. Mexico valued the de facto moratorium on the death penalty 6