A/HRC/34/11 77. Norway recognized efforts to achieve increased political participation of women in the National Parliament and in local and regional elections. It noted that women continued to suffer disproportionately from domestic violence. 78. Pakistan welcomed the establishment of the national commission responsible for developing a national action plan for children. It also welcomed the development of various national action plans and laws, such as the Law against Domestic Violence. 79. Panama welcomed the efforts taken to combat trafficking, including the bill on the prevention, suppression and punishment of trafficking in persons, which specifically addressed child victims and witnesses. 80. Viet Nam welcomed the establishment of new laws, policies and institutions, especially those focusing on vulnerable groups. Viet Nam encouraged further regional and international integration of Timor-Leste in that regard. 81. Portugal welcomed the progress made on the ratification of international human rights instruments and the visits of special procedure mandate holders to the country. 82. The Republic of Korea welcomed the establishment by Timor-Leste of various human rights mechanisms since its independence. The Republic of Korea highlighted its provision of official development assistance to Timor-Leste in the areas of health and education and expressed its willingness to contribute to the further improvement of basic infrastructure. 83. Senegal welcomed the measures taken to promote the rights of persons with disabilities and to combat impunity, with an emphasis on victims. 84. The Sudan acknowledged the efforts of the Government to promote and protect the human rights of its citizens. It also welcomed the ratification of the ILO core conventions and the fact that the Government ensured access to education for all. 85. Timor-Leste welcomed the recognition of the progress it had made in terms of respect for human rights, and of the challenges it faced. It had supported the first Human Rights Council resolution on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights, and was tackling the relevant issues in terms of access to services and job placement. The Ministry of Justice was seeking additional funding for the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice in order to enable it to fulfil its mandate in accordance with the law and the Constitution. It currently received US$ 1.4 million a year from the State budget. Concerning the protection of children’s rights, a number of draft legal instruments were awaiting parliamentary approval, including an act on juvenile justice and another on specific educational provision for juvenile offenders in custody and young people at risk, as well as provision for the social protection of abandoned children and vulnerable orphans. A national action plan on children’s rights had been adopted. Priority programme No. 6 in the current National Education Strategic Plan focused on social inclusion and equal access for girls to education and skills training, which was essential in a country where half the population was under the age of 19. 86. The Government was striving to bring health services close to the people, through a network of primary health-care centres at municipal level and in all villages, backed up by mobile clinics. The centres provided treatment, immunizations and nutritional support. They also improved women’s access to antenatal care and encouraged them to give birth in regular health facilities. While incest was not yet criminalized as such, the Penal Code formally prohibited the sexual abuse of minors and rape, the latter being punishable by imprisonment for 5 to 20 years. Perpetration of those offences by a family member was considered an aggravating factor. Information campaigns were conducted to raise public awareness about those issues. 11