A/HRC/22/3 49. Paraguay welcomed the adoption of anti-discrimination legislation and measures to fight against extremism, referring to the long-standing history between Roma and the Czech people. It welcomed the changes in the legislation on foreign residency, and the judicial review of administrative decisions on expulsions. Paraguay made recommendations. 50. The Philippines noted the strong commitment of the Government to combat human trafficking. It appreciated the Government’s recognition of the importance of the social integration of foreigners and highlighted that successful integration was crucial to the effective contribution of migrants to the Czech society. The Philippines made recommendations. 51. The Republic of Moldova commended the Czech Republic for adopting the National Strategy for the Protection of the Rights of the Child. It noted with satisfaction the plan for promoting equal opportunities for men and women and the strong commitment to combat human trafficking and developing new policies. The Republic of Moldova made recommendations. 52. The Russian Federation noted with satisfaction the achievements made for the protection of human rights. However, it noted persisting human rights problems. The Russian Federation made recommendations. 53. Rwanda commended the Czech Republic on the extensive consultations that had taken place during the preparation of the national report. Rwanda congratulated the Czech Republic on the progress made in successfully implementing many of the recommendations of the first UPR cycle, and encouraged it to implement the remaining recommendations. Rwanda made recommendations. 54. The Czech Republic stated that equal opportunities for education of Roma children were a fundamental issue to which the Czech Republic gave primary attention. The best interest of the child and his or her quality education were the basic principles of the numerous measures already adopted in that regard. The Czech Republic had applied a whole range of measures to decrease the number of Roma children in so-called practical schools. The report of the Czech School Inspection from June 2012 showed a slight improvement in that regard. The number of Roma children in those schools had decreased by 8.6 per cent since the school year 2009/10, but the existing 26.4 per cent still underlined the need for more action in this field. The Czech Republic provided information on present and future measures it was taking to further improve the equal opportunities in education of Roma children. Such measures were designed to ensure that ethnicity and social backgrounds have no impact on the placement of pupils into education programmes. 55. The Czech Republic stressed the seriousness of human trafficking in a globalized world. Its prevention must be the first step to eradicate that crime. Therefore, the Czech authorities focused on disseminating information to target groups and relevant authorities. A major information campaign against trafficking in human beings targeting the clients of prostitution had been organized between 2007 and 2010. The Czech Republic encouraged people to report cases of forced prostitution. Websites in several languages and telephone hotlines had been launched. Promotion materials were distributed among target groups. Materials on human trafficking and child trafficking had also been distributed among public authorities and the general public. The criminal offence of human trafficking had been extended in the new Criminal Code to implement the Council of Europe conventions and European Union law. Profiting from human trafficking was also criminalized. Children were accorded special protection against human trafficking and sexual exploitation. In both cases, consent of the victim was irrelevant for prosecution. The criminal act of human trafficking was considered an especially serious crime. Accordingly, many special investigative measures were available. Failure to report human trafficking was also a crime. 8