A/HRC/27/6 them back to their areas of origin to dedicate themselves exclusively to their original activities. 122. With regard to corporal punishment and trafficking in children, he said that there was no tolerance in Ivorian legislation of ill-treatment or abuse in general or of such treatment of children in particular. He also highlighted the active involvement of the First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire in children’s issues. 123. Responding to the final questions, particularly in relation to corruption in the judiciary, he said that the establishment of the High Authority for Good Governance and the adoption of the law on combating corruption and similar offences were intended to combat the phenomenon of corruption in all sectors of Ivorian public life, including the judiciary. 124. He added that judges were independent and made rulings they believed to be in compliance with the law and their convictions. 125. Despite the considerable progress made by Côte d’Ivoire in normalizing political life and building a State based on the rule of law, in which democracy was the only regulatory framework for political conduct, it should be acknowledged that much remained to be done, as was shown by the priorities outlined earlier. 126. The head of the delegation welcomed the universal periodic review as an extraordinary mechanism for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide and, on behalf of the President, Alassane Ouattara, and the people of Côte d’Ivoire, paid tribute to all the States that had actively participated in the review for their constructive contributions, and to the international organizations. He urged them to continue to show solidarity with Côte d’Ivoire. In closing, he said that, more than ever, Côte d’Ivoire needed their support in order to attain its objectives ahead of 2020. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 127. The recommendations listed below enjoy the support of Côte d’Ivoire: 127.1 Consider the accession to core human rights instruments (Lesotho); and to other main international human rights treaties that it is not yet a party to (Philippines); 127.2 Make efforts towards the ratification of the OP-CAT (Chile); 127.3 Ratify the OP-CAT (Ghana, Tunisia), as recommended previously in 2009 (Czech Republic) and take policy measures to prevent torture and illtreatment (Estonia); 127.4 Accede to the OP-CAT as soon as possible (Uruguay); 127.5 Consider ratifying OP-CAT (Burkina Faso); 127.6 Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW) (Ghana); 127.7 Consider acceding to the ICRMW (Chad); 127.8 Make efforts towards the ratification of ICCPR-OP 2 (Chile); ** The conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 14 GE.14-07583