A/HRC/8/21 Page 7 tolerance showed by Tunisia and its efforts to spread a message of inclusiveness and integration within its society. Pakistan put asked two questions, on the measures taken by Tunisia in its fight against terrorism, extremism and racial hatred while paying attention to the promotion and protection of human rights, and how Tunisia is dealing with the challenges posed by the effects of globalization. 15. Philippines noted that Tunisia’s best practices in promoting and protecting human rights in the age of globalization could be set as an example. It requested the delegation of Tunisia to elaborate on Act No. 2001-52 on the organization of prisons, especially on the salient features of the law and its effect on prison management and the situation of prisoners. Philippines also asked a question with regard to the theme “the age of enlightenment in Europe” used in Tunisian religious instruction manuals. It asked if the Tunisian delegation could also elaborate on how this theme relates to religious instruction and the purpose or intention of making it part of religious instruction rather than of history or philosophy. 16. Chad commended Tunisia for having invested considerable efforts in promoting and protecting respect for human rights generally, and in particular rights to equality, the right to life and economic, social and cultural rights in a general development vision. Chad noted that it highly appreciated Tunisia’s achievements in the field of human rights since independence and to the present. Chad also noted that Tunisia has worked to reinforce political pluralism in the country. It further noted that there are a number of political parties in Tunisia, that there is freedom of the press, and that there is very encouraging work done by NGOs, that international solidarity has been promoted and work has been done to eradicate poverty. Chad encouraged Tunisia to continue its work to promote human rights, not just in Tunisia but in the whole of the African continent. It highlighted the fact that there may occasionally be some shortcomings, when the State faces many challenges and it called on Tunisia to ensure full respect for human rights. It finally noted that for this reason, the support and technical assistance from others was always very useful in order to consolidate universal values of human rights. 17. Saudi Arabia expressed appreciation for Tunisia’s conviction that human rights cannot be protected in a selective manner and emphasized the work done by Tunisia, including constitutional amendments aimed at strengthening human rights. Saudi Arabia welcomed that international instruments ratified by Tunisia take precedence over domestic law. Saudi Arabia recommended that these achievements be highlighted and noted with interest the review of the mandate of Higher Committee on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. In that regard, Saudi Arabia asked about the measures that will be taken to ensure that the Paris Principles are respected. 18. The Russian Federation emphasized the serious approach taken by Tunisia in promoting and protecting human rights and its commitment to ensuring fundamental democratic values as well as the nine steps taken by Tunisia to improve its cooperation with human rights defenders mechanisms and United Nations organizations. The Russian Federation stressed that NGOs working in the field of human rights enjoy the support of the Tunisian Government and prove to be a useful experience for other countries. It asked the delegation to provide more details on how this support is provided to NGOs. 19. Slovenia referred to the concluding observations adopted by CEDAW in 2002, which expressed concern at the lack of legal remedies or court decisions in which women have obtained redress. For this matter, CEDAW recommended the intensification of education and training programmes on the Convention to enhance the knowledge of judges, lawyers and law enforcement personnel. It asked whether such education and training already started to be implemented and if so, if the delegation could give more detailed information about its conduct. Furthermore, Slovenia referred to concern of CEDAW at the low level of women’s labour force participation, including in