A/HRC/8/28 Page 10 shows the Philippines’ very positive engagement with the United Nations and the international community at large. It recommended that the Philippines share with other countries, especially developing countries, its experience in the area of justiciability of economic and social rights. 36. Egypt expressed appreciation for the comprehensive report and thorough presentation. It requested further information on the system of overseas protection of the rights of migrants and their families, and on measures taken to educate migrants on their rights in order to assist them whenever they need support in the application of their rights and provide them with legal representation in disputes. It was interested to hear about the successful experience of the Philippines to cooperate with civil society on these issues and its assessment of the impact of non-accession of ICRMW by receiving States on the effective enjoyment by migrants of their human rights. Egypt also requested to be informed of the steps taken by the Government to ensure the rights of minorities and to create a more inclusive society. 37. The Republic of Korea thanked the Philippines for its detailed national report and informative presentation. It also commended the Government for its efforts to protect human rights in an ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse country. Korea asked for additional information on (a) the promotion and protection of indigenous peoples in newly industrialized regions and remote regions; (b) policy measures to prevent cross-border trafficking of women children for sexual exploitation and forced labour; (c) on the Government’s plans to accede the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 38. The Russian Federation welcomed the efforts made by the Philippines in promoting and protecting human rights, and in particular the ratification of the main international human rights treaties and the development of the second plan of action and programme on human rights, the abolition of death penalty, and the activities of national human rights mechanisms. It was interested to hear about the activities of human rights mechanisms in the Philippines, in particular the human rights office within the armed forces. It also requested information on measures taken to protect the rights of indigenous peoples in the Philippines and the cooperation with NGOs representing indigenous peoples. 39. Answering to some of the questions, the Philippines informed that there are several bills related to the rights of the child in accordance with the observation of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Responding to Japan, the delegation stated that the Government is providing opportunities to local authorities and civil society to participate in the implementation of various programmes and in monitoring facilities for vulnerable groups. Furthermore there are laws which protect those vulnerable groups. Regarding follow-up to the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the President has issued Administrative Order 211, creating the Task Force against political violence. As a matter of transparency, the Task Force can be accessed through its website, and it issues monthly reports; it has also transmitted three reports to the Special Rapporteur. In addition, extrajudicial killings are specifically addressed by the twin rules of court of the Writ of Amparo and the Writ of Habeas Data, which are also preventive measures. On gender issues, the Supreme Court has created a committee on gender responsiveness in the judiciary system, which is currently implementing and mainstreaming the gender plan within the judiciary. This plan includes the conduct of training programmes, the development of gender statistics and a gender responsive database, and the promotion of the use of non-sexist language. To further protect women, the Philippines is one of the ten pilot countries cooperating with the United Nations Joint Programme on Violence Against Women. The Philippines Programme is being designed with multi-stakeholder consultations.