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84.
Singapore welcomed measures to strengthen the protection of women and combat
violence against women and children, and the adoption of the new Education and Training
Policy and the inclusive education strategy.
85.
Slovenia remained concerned about reported discrimination, particularly against
pregnant teenage girls and children with albinism, about gender gaps in human
development and about continued gender-based inequalities in reproductive health and the
economy.
86.
South Africa welcomed the abolishment of fees in primary and secondary schools
and noted the “Big results now” initiative, aimed at accelerating the development agenda.
87.
Spain commended the participation of women in political life, the de facto
moratorium on the death penalty and the recently approved law on the administration of
justice. Spain noted progress in protecting persons with albinism.
88.
The State of Palestine commended the progress made through various measures and
initiatives since the first universal periodic review. It noted improvements in quality and
access to education, but remained concerned about inadequacies in the education
infrastructure.
89.
The Sudan commended the legislative developments, particularly the enactment of
the Cybercrimes Act and the Disaster Management Act and the adoption of the National
Human Rights Action Plan. It noted the initiatives to provide access to health-care services.
90.
Swaziland congratulated the State party for successfully holding the 2015 elections
and for promulgating and integrating into domestic legislation numerous human rightsrelated laws. It noted that all national laws were being translated into Swahili.
91.
Sweden commended efforts made since the previous universal periodic review to
secure women’s and children’s human rights; nonetheless, problems still existed.
92.
Switzerland commended the National Human Rights Action Plan. It expressed
concern about violence and discrimination against women, about the violent repression of
certain demonstrations and about the harassment and arresting of human rights defenders.
93.
Tajikistan welcomed the adoption of the National Human Rights Action Plan and
the Cybercrimes Act to improve the safety of young people, including children.
94.
Togo noted the legislative measures taken to strengthen human rights protection and
appreciated the translation of laws in Swahili and the good cooperation with treaty bodies.
It commended the medium-term strategic plan on human rights education.
95.
Turkey welcomed the various human rights-related efforts and appreciated that the
national human rights institution had retained its “A” accreditation status. It welcomed the
work of the special child bureau while observing that it was necessary to implement certain
targeted measures.
96.
Uganda noted the efforts made to enact human rights-related legislation and the
work done on a third national anti-corruption strategic action plan. It remained concerned
that persons with albinism continued to be killed and about domestic violence.
97.
Ukraine acknowledged the achievements and accomplishments responding to the
first universal periodic review recommendations. Ukraine noted challenges in ensuring
right to food due to drought and called for adequate resources to be allocated through donor
funding.
98.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland noted restrictions to
freedom of expression, political parties and journalists during the 2015 election. It
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