A/HRC/33/12 secondary education starting in 2016. Bhutan appreciated the various measures to fight corruption. 112. Botswana asked when the referendum to approve the proposed Constitution would be held. It welcomed the Children’s Act, but noted that the United Republic of Tanzania needed to do more to address the rights of the girl child and of children with albinism. 113. Burkina Faso was familiar with the phenomenon of certain elderly women being accused of witchcraft and welcomed the development of a law to protect the elderly, including such women. 114. Burundi commended the adoption of the National Human Rights Action Plan and its follow-up mechanism. It welcomed the strengthening of the national human rights commission by granting greater financial and human resources. 115. Cabo Verde noted the action plans on human rights and on violence against women and children. It welcomed the criminalization of female genital mutilation and the participation of women in political life. 116. Canada commended the holding of general elections in October 2015 but reiterated concern over the annulment of the elections in Zanzibar. Canada noted the generous hosting of refugees. 117. The Central African Republic encouraged the State party to adopt an official moratorium on the death penalty and to speed up the process towards abolition. It encouraged the United Republic of Tanzania to publish the regulations linked to the AntiTrafficking in Persons Act. 118. Chad acknowledged the progress made in the areas of health, justice, education and witchcraft. It commended the strategy to reform juvenile justice in the mainland and in Zanzibar and the engagement with human rights mechanisms. 119. Chile acknowledged the action plans on human rights and on violence against women and children. Chile noted the progress made on the promotion the rights of women, older persons, persons with disabilities and persons with albinism. 120. China noted the progress made on poverty reduction, the status of women and malaria prevention. It welcomed the implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan and the establishment of an HIV/AIDS trust fund. 121. The Congo noted the adoption of the action plan against corruption and welcomed efforts to eliminate discrimination against women. It encouraged greater compliance with human rights instruments. 122. Montenegro commended activities to improve the health-care system. It commended the zero-tolerance policy for acts of violence against children and asked what actions had been taken to investigate cases of child sexual exploitation and to prosecute perpetrators and about the elimination of child, early and forced marriage. 123. Brazil commended the implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan. It noted the commitment to fighting corruption and the dialogue with civil society. 124. The delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania recalled its earlier comments on the Cybercrimes Act. The Statistics Act, which had been enacted to coordinate the national statistics system, aimed to ensure that statistics were of high quality and to create an official repository for statistics and reports. Any views on amending that act should be channelled through the appropriate authorities. 12

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