A/HRC/33/16 134. While appreciating the Gender Equality Act and anti-human trafficking efforts, Brazil expressed concern about the orders of the National Council for Peace and Order, the lese-majesty law, the Public Assembly Law and the expansion of the death penalty. 135. Brunei Darussalam welcomed the Protection of Vulnerable Persons Act and the allocation of more than 20 per cent of the national budget for education. 136. Cambodia appreciated achievements in economic development and poverty eradication and the rights to work, health and education, the protection of vulnerable groups and the prevention of human trafficking. 137. Canada made recommendations. 138. Chad welcomed legislative and policy measures for human rights promotion and protection and cooperation with international human rights mechanisms. 139. Chile welcomed the Gender Equality Act, the Protection of Vulnerable Persons Act and the amendment to the Penal Code on child pornography. 140. China appreciated the investment in health and education and measures to protect children, women, the elderly and migrant workers. 141. Colombia welcomed the Third National Human Rights Plan. 142. The Congo appreciated the high importance attached to the protection of human rights and combating socioeconomic inequalities. 143. Costa Rica was concerned that an elected government had been deposed by the military. It also expressed concern about the trial of civilians in military courts and the indefinite application of State of emergency laws. 144. France welcomed the signing of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 145. Sri Lanka noted the drafting of a new constitution and the sustained progress in achieving most of the Millennium Development Goals. 146. Nepal noted the de facto moratorium on the death penalty in place since 2009 and the Third National Human Rights Plan that aims to abolish it. It also praised the consistent progress in socioeconomic development. 147. Myanmar welcomed measures to improve the social welfare services for all workers, including migrant and foreign workers. 148. Armenia appreciated the steps taken to ensure access to health-care services and to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates. 149. The delegation stated that a draft act on prevention and suppression of torture and enforced disappearance would set up the specific offence of torture and enforced disappearance, based on the definitions stipulated in the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, with the criminal punishment dependent upon the grave nature of the crime. 150. Thailand is working closely with various international organizations and civil society to raise awareness on the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment among the concerned agencies to prepare them for its effective implementation. The Ministry of Justice will submit for the Cabinet’s consideration plans to ratify the Optional Protocol. 151. Thailand is aware of its duty to ensure that human rights defenders can work in a safe and enabling environment. The adoption of the draft act on the prevention and 12