A/HRC/30/4 71. Portugal welcomed the launching of the national action plan to implement Security Council resolution 1325 and the establishment of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights. Portugal made recommendations. 72. The Republic of Korea highlighted the establishment of the Constitutional Review Committee. It noted efforts to reform the justice and security sectors and to improve prison conditions. The Republic of Korea made recommendations. 73. Rwanda commended Liberia on holding peaceful elections, on the launching of the “Liberia Rising 2030” national strategy, and on its efforts to address the Ebola epidemic. Rwanda urged the international community to provide Liberia with support to address challenges facing the country. Rwanda made recommendations. 74. Senegal welcomed the efforts of Liberia to implement the National Human Rights Action Plan, to establish the Independent National Commission on Human Rights and to combat sexual and domestic violence, as well as its ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Senegal made recommendations. 75. Sierra Leone commended Liberia on its efforts to address the human rights situation. Sierra Leone noted Liberia’s commitment to implementing its human rights obligations but at the same time noted the lack of resources for this task and stressed the need for technical assistance to be provided to Liberia. Sierra Leone made recommendations. 76. Singapore noted the implementation of the Agenda for Transformation and the National Human Rights Action Plan and observed that Liberia had strengthened its policies and legislation to combat sexual and gender-based violence. However, the incidence of such violence remained high. Singapore made recommendations. 77. Slovakia encouraged Liberia to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It commended the new National Human Rights Action Plan and national human rights institutions. Slovakia highlighted the need to address challenges, which included violence against women and the protection of human rights defenders, as well as challenges in the judiciary. Slovakia made recommendations. 78. Slovenia remained concerned about the reports of violations of the rights of the child, which included violence against children and the sexual abuse of children, and about the high rate of sexual and gender-based violence. It made recommendations. 79. South Africa noted some achievements made in human rights despite the challenges that the country faced. South Africa called for providing Liberia with additional support so that it could address the Ebola epidemic. South Africa encouraged Liberia to continue all efforts towards the promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights. South Africa made recommendations. 80. Spain recognized the efforts made by Liberia to manage the Ebola outbreak. It welcomed the moratorium on executions. It expressed concern about excessive use of preventive detention and about the lack of food and of proper hygiene in prisons. It made recommendations. 81. Sudan noted that despite the challenges that Liberia had faced in recent years, it had enjoyed a number of notable achievements, such as the launching of the National Human Rights Action Plan. It made recommendations. 82. Sweden noted that despite some measures by the Government, there remained a high incidence of sexual and gender-based violence, and that female genital mutilation continued to be practised. It welcomed the de facto moratorium on executions. Sweden made recommendations. 10