A/HRC/33/13 adoption of a national action plan for 2013-2018 to end gender-based violence and encouraged the Government to ensure its full implementation. Canada made recommendations. 16. Chile welcomed the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda and thanked it for its presentation of the national report. Chile also welcomed the institutional and legal progress made in the field of human rights, particularly through the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the elimination of the crime of defamation and the recent adoption of a number of laws on juvenile justice and domestic violence. Chile made recommendations. 17. China noted with appreciation that Antigua and Barbuda had ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, had promoted inclusive education and had worked to meet the specific needs of persons with disabilities. Antigua and Barbuda had adopted policies and measures to bring about economic and social development and had promoted a poverty alleviation programme and the People’s Benefit Programme. The country was working to improve living standards for its people. China made recommendations. 18. Colombia thanked Antigua and Barbuda for the comprehensive information provided on the human rights situation in the country, and highlighted the commitment to implementing the recommendations received during the first universal periodic review and in particular the efforts that had been made regarding children’s rights and in countering poverty. Colombia made recommendations. 19. Costa Rica noted with satisfaction the cooperation of Antigua and Barbuda with the universal system of human rights, as well as its ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Costa Rica expressed concern at the serious delays in the legal system in dealing with criminal cases. While noting with satisfaction the broad participation of women in the civil service and in decision-making at the electoral level, Costa Rica noted that women were still underrepresented in leadership and decision-making in general. Costa Rica was also concerned at reports of high rates of domestic violence. Costa Rica made recommendations. 20. Cuba highlighted advances such as amendments to the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention) Act and the Migrant Smuggling (Prevention) Act. It underscored the adoption of the Defamation Act in 2015 and of laws approved by Parliament in November 2015 relating to children and families. Social programmes implemented by PDV Caribe had contributed to a better enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights for the population of Antigua and Barbuda. Cuba called upon the international community to provide the resources and technical assistance required by Antigua and Barbuda. Cuba made recommendations. 21. Antigua and Barbuda thanked the delegations that had put forward recommendations regarding child rights and the combating of violence against children and women, issues that would be taken on board seriously by the Government. 22. Regarding overcrowding in prisons, the delegation recognized that this was a serious problem. Antigua and Barbuda had only one prison, which had been built in 1735 to accommodate 150 inmates. The Government was trying to address overcrowding in two ways. First, it had studied the situation of long-term prisoners, and subject to certain terms and conditions, some prisoners had received a pardon. Second, the Government was beginning to implement the Convicts’ Licences Act, under which some prisoners — depending on the crime they had committed, their conduct, the sentence they had received and the length of time they had served — were released under a convict’s licence (on parole, in other legal systems). Additionally, the Government was looking at providing alternative accommodation for inmates, so that remand prisoners could be separated from GE.16-10597 5