A/HRC/43/13 96. Italy welcomed the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and efforts to combat human trafficking. 97. Lebanon welcomed the bolstering of human rights legislation and the establishment of institutions such as the High Council for the Defence of Democracy and the Rule of Law and the Independent National Human Rights Commission. 98. Libya welcomed the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and efforts to conduct judicial reforms and improve training, education and workers’ rights. 99. Luxembourg welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. 100. Mali welcomed the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, and measures taken to strengthen actions to combat violence against women. 101. Mauritania welcomed the normative and institutional framework adopted by Madagascar, in particular its efforts to combat trafficking in persons. 102. Mauritius congratulated Madagascar for its actions on education and health, especially the National Strategy for Universal Health Coverage, whose budget had increased considerably over the past five years. 103. Mexico welcomed the adoption of law No. 2014-035 on the abolition of the death penalty and the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. 104. Montenegro noted with appreciation the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and commended Madagascar for its cooperation with the United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms. 105. Morocco welcomed the attention paid to measures to ensure gender equality, including the new Nationality Code of 2017, giving Malagasy women the opportunity to pass on their nationality to their children regardless of their marital status. 106. Mozambique noted with appreciation the constitutional and other legal reviews, and welcomed the ratification of some human rights instruments, as well as the extension of standing invitations to human rights mechanisms. 107. Timor-Leste recognized important achievements aimed at improving the human rights situation, including the ratification of treaties, the adoption of a national action plan to combat trafficking in persons, gender and election strategies, and the law on the abolition of the death penalty. 108. The Niger welcomed the efforts to improve the human rights situation by means of legislative, regulatory, administrative and judicial measures, as well as national policies and programmes. 109. Combating corruption had become a priority for the Government of Madagascar because of its negative impact on the economy. In that connection, Act No. 2004-030 of 9 September 2004 on combating corruption had been enhanced and amended in 2016. Newly established anti-corruption units had devised a national anti-corruption strategy for the period 2015–2025. A software application launched in June 2019 allowed victims to submit anonymous complaints. The number of prosecutions and convictions of perpetrators of corruption and their accomplices. Eight judges had been sanctioned by the High Council of the Judiciary for corruption, and three had been dismissed. In October 2019, an order had been issued for the recovery of illicit assets. 110. Additional measures had been introduced in respect of the courts, such as the establishment of a one-stop shop for processing cases and information kiosks in courts, as well as the installation of security cameras. New security cameras had been installed in GE.19-21780 9