A/HRC/33/9 99. Mongolia underscored the strengthening by Hungary of the Constitutional Court and Ombudsman system, in connection with the new Constitution. 100. Montenegro noted the concerns of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women regarding women belonging to minorities, who had been the subject of discrimination and ill-treatment by Hungarian law enforcement officials. 101. Morocco commended Hungary for the adoption of a new Constitution, which includes new legislative texts, and for acceding to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. 102. Namibia noted the establishment of the subcommittee on women’s dignity with security of women and combating domestic violence as priority tasks. 103. The delegation stated that Hungary had a very diverse media that was in the majority of cases privately owned, and that an independent media authority was in place. In 2010, a new Media Act had been adopted and, as a result of negotiations and consultations with the Council of Europe and the European Commission, the Act had been amended in 2012. In 2015, the Act had been reviewed by the European Commission, which had come to the conclusion that some positive steps had been taken since 2011. Regarding the Media Council, its members were elected and appointed by Parliament and their mandate lasted for one parliamentary cycle. 104. Sanctions could be applied, for example, in the case where a minor is harassed on a media organ, or in the case of hate speech, or if the media is unbalanced. The delegation considered the Media Act to be in compliance with international standards, but acknowledged that that was open to discussion. 105. On the relationship with non-governmental organizations and civil society, the delegation indicated that civil society played a crucial role in public life and in the justification of public decisions. Civil society had room for criticizing the Government. The delegation underscored that the Government evaluated these critical comments and it encouraged dialogue, recalling the human rights working group, where various round-table discussions had been carried out. The delegation believed that, in the legislative procedure, non-governmental organizations had the chance to deliver their opinions. 106. The International Criminal Court was of major importance to Hungary, as it had been one of the countries that supported and ratified its Rome Statute. 107. In certain areas, addressing segregation represented a larger challenge for which it was important to adopt finely tuned measures, including collaboration with Roma organizations and churches. 108. According to the new Fundamental Law, Hungary had a new principle on persons with disabilities providing protection for their independent living. The delegation recalled the amendment of the Civil Code, which reinforced the rights of persons with disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities would be implemented with the best possible effort. 109. It was important to address issues relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the context of hate speech, in order to criminalize such acts against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. The delegation considered Hungary to be in the middle ground in terms of acknowledging the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. 110. The Netherlands noted there was room for improvement on prohibiting domestic violence and marital rape and encouraged Hungary to undertake further action towards free media laws. GE.16-11654 11