A/HRC/37/7 115. Tunisia appreciated the steps taken by Ghana to ratify a number of international legal instruments and align its national legislation with them. 116. Turkey commended Ghana for ratifying human rights treaties and establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor to address corruption. 117. Uganda welcomed the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and urged Ghana to align its juvenile justice system with that Convention to address the problem of child labour. 118. Ukraine appreciated the establishment of a standing coordinating body and a road map to implement previous review recommendations and called on international partners to support Ghana. 119. The United Kingdom recognized the progress made by Ghana in terms of human rights and made recommendations. 120. The United States of America recognized the efforts of Ghana to uphold human rights, but remained concerned about prison conditions and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, women and people with disabilities. 121. Uruguay welcomed the discrimination reporting system and efforts made to combat harmful practices. It expressed hope that capital punishment would be repealed after the referendum. 122. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela acknowledged the programmes for shared growth and development and to combat poverty. It urged Ghana to continue improving the human rights situation. 123. Zambia noted with satisfaction the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the implementation of the end child marriage project and the Justice for All Programme. 124. Zimbabwe appreciated the steps taken by Ghana to improve social services, reduce poverty and promote socioeconomic development, and its ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention against Torture and to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. 125. Albania commended Ghana for its end child marriage project and encouraged it to extend free access to senior high school education. 126. Algeria welcomed the end child marriage project, the measures to extend access to school education and to combat discrimination, and the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. 127. Angola commended Ghana for launching an inclusive education system focused on people with disabilities and for its progress in terms of health, justice and gender equality. 128. Argentina made recommendations. 129. Armenia commended Ghana for launching the end child marriage project and for ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. It encouraged Ghana to address corporal punishment and violence against women. 130. Australia welcomed the efforts to maintain religious harmony, but noted with concern the criminalization of consensual same-sex relationships and violations of the rights of mental health patients. 131. Austria welcomed progress made in protecting human rights, but expressed concern at reports of excessive use of force and unlawful killings by law enforcement officers. 132. Azerbaijan praised Ghana for achieving the Millennium Development Goal on primary education, ratifying the Optional Protocols to the Convention against Torture and to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and taking measures to combat human trafficking. 10