A/HRC/30/5 91. Brazil acknowledged the advances made in fostering the alignment of national law with international human rights obligations and highlighted the adoption of specific legislation on human trafficking. 92. Burkina Faso welcomed the successful organization of presidential, legislative and local elections in 2014. Burkina Faso was pleased with the interest shown by the authorities on the question of children, regarding the fight against child marriage and the promotion of school enrolment. 93. Cabo Verde noted the creation of a climate that was conducive to the promotion of human rights and drew attention to the adoption of the law on gender equality and progress made regarding freedom of information. 94. Canada expressed concern about the continued high prevalence of violence against women and girls, as well as child, early and forced marriage. 95. Chad noted that Malawi was party to the majority of the regional and international human rights instruments and had made efforts to submit its overdue reports. Chad also noted efforts to promote equal opportunities regarding economic and social rights. 96. Chile noted the adoption of the Disability Act and the Gender Equality Act and the extension of the scope of courts in order to improve access to justice, and the successful plan, realized in conjunction with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), which strives to cut the number of new HIV infections. 97. China appreciated the efforts made to implement the recommendations from the 2010 review. It also appreciated, among other things, the formulation of a national human rights action plan, the adoption of the Disability Act, the Child Care Protection and Justice Act and the Gender Equality Act, and the strengthening of human rights training for the police. 98. The Congo noted with satisfaction the establishment of a juvenile justice system compatible with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It encouraged Malawi to develop a strategy to promote decent work in the sectors of agriculture, domestic work, transport and mining. 99. Costa Rica congratulated Malawi on the progress relating to freedom of expression and the efforts to prevent the practice of torture in prisons through human rights education for law enforcement officers. It was, however, concerned about violence against women, inequality of women in various fields, child labour and early marriage. 100. Ireland remained concerned at the high rates of child marriage, maternal mortality and gender-based violence. Ireland noted with concern that women in Malawi were among the poorest and faced specific impediments to their enjoyment of the right to food and nutrition. 101. France welcomed the delegation of Malawi and made recommendations. 102. The delegation of Malawi stated that it has heard the sentiments, comments and recommendations that had been made and had taken note of all of them. On the issue of early marriage, the delegation stated that the enactment of the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act was a clear statement by the Government to discourage early marriages. By pegging the marriage age to 18 years, the Government had shown its specific intention to address this matter. The Act would encourage girls to go to school before they thought of getting married. In the report that had been submitted, Malawi had provided information on the initiatives that had been taken. 103. With regard to the attacks on people living with albinism, the delegation emphasized that this was a recent issue in Malawi. However, the Government was aware of what was 12