A/HRC/8/49 Page 8 to address issues related to the health of street children, and asked if Romania could provide more information regarding the specific measures taken to achieve independence of judiciary. 27. Ireland recommended that Romania continue to take further action to ensure equal enjoyment of human rights by Roma. It recommended that Romania take further action to improve living conditions in places of detention. It also recommended that Romania enact further measures to ensure adequate provision of mental health care. It recommended that Romania continue to take further action to combat the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among children and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS by providing adequate treatment and information. Finally, it recommended that Romania develop further measures to combat discrimination against people living with disabilities, including by providing improved access to social and health services. 28. Mexico welcomed the assessment of the country’s human rights situation and Romania’s clear commitment to human rights which has led to an open policy of cooperation with international bodies. It commended Romania on measures adopted to prohibit all forms of discrimination and progress made in the area of education and reform for better protection of children. Taking into account challenges faced by Romania, it sought more information and recommended that Romania strengthen its efforts in bringing more equity in ensuring rights and opportunities of rural communities, especially of ethnic minorities, women and children who live in those areas. It noted the broad spectrum of measures adopted to combat human trafficking and asked about its causes and further measures taken to address it. It recommended that Romania intensify its efforts to implement the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. It also recommended that Romania ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading or Punishment. 29. Sudan sough information on legal and international cooperation and measures Romania is taking to harmonize the protection of children’s rights. It would like to benefit from Romanian’s experience in protecting the rights of children and protecting them from attempts of abduction abroad and deportation. It commended Romania on efforts to improve social and economic welfare and would like to see more cooperation with developing countries on these issues. 30. Senegal commended Romania on its efforts to establish and implement an institutional framework favourable to human rights. It sought information on the achievements of the National Authority for the Protection of the Rights of the Child and on the role this body could play in implementing the national strategy for the protection of the rights of the child. It also asked about the main features of the national strategy for the prevention of discrimination and laws against discrimination, hoping the Government would look into including this strategy as a contribution to the preparatory process for the Durban Review Conference of 2009. 31. Turkey commended Romania on the establishment of various human rights institutions, inter alia, the National Council for Combating Discrimination and the monitoring activities of the Ombudsman, as well as on the outstanding level of cooperation with special procedures and its fight against human trafficking. However, it noted the social discrimination victims of trafficking face once they return to their hometowns in Romania. It noted with appreciation the awareness of the authorities of problems in the penitentiary system and recommended that Romania work towards improving prison conditions. It also encouraged Romania to step up its efforts to root out domestic