A/HRC/8/38 Page 8 recommended that Guatemala take measures to fully implement the new law on femicide and ensure that the physical security of women is protected by implementing CEDAW recommendations. 33. Luxembourg noted legislative reforms bringing the definition of trafficking in line with provisions of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, and against Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air. It noted commercial adoption and sexual exploitation for commercial purposes, in particular of indigenous and “rural” women and children, and comments made by CEDAW, UNICEF and the Committee on the Rights of the Child that Guatemala remains a country of origin, transit and destination. Luxemburg welcomed policies to protect those particularly vulnerable, and asked about additional efforts to determine the causes and scope of trafficking of women and girls, including internal trafficking. It asked the delegation to share a first assessment of the impact on the ground, of the national anti-trafficking policy and of the plan of action for 2007-2017. 34. Malaysia congratulated the Government for having put an end to 36 years of armed conflict with the signing of the Agreement on a Firm and Lasting Peace in 1996, saying it allowed for enhancement of political stability and socio-economic development, including in human rights. For countries that have faced long periods of internal armed conflict, Guatemala’s experience and the work of the United Nations Peace Mission in Guatemala in 2004 was hailed as an example of best practice. Malaysia commended CICIG and called for information on gains made and the role of the commission vis-à-vis the national legal system. 35. Cuba congratulated the delegation of Guatemala on the national report and noted that its human rights priorities concerned rural development, education, health, the security of citizens, and indigenous peoples. Cuba recommended that Guatemala continue its efforts to combat impunity and continue to expand its programmes to promote social justice and economic, social and cultural rights. 36. Brazil praised Guatemala’s cooperation with international and regional human rights systems. It asked about the main steps taken in the fulfilment of the rights of the child, on access to justice for indigenous peoples and the implementation of Guatemala’s international commitments against torture. Brazil also requested information on efforts to address the death penalty and on the achievements of CICIG. Brazil recommended that Guatemala continue its efforts in respect of the Optional Protocol to CAT. 37. Venezuela noted with interest the Presidential Commission against Discrimination and Racism Against Indigenous Peoples, the Institute for the Defence of Indigenous Women and the forthcoming creation of a department on human rights and indigenous rights within the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and requested additional information on the functions of these as well as on other policies and plans with regard to the rights of indigenous peoples. 38. Austria noted Guatemala’s active participation in the Council and its voluntary commitment to renew cooperation with the OHCHR for another three years and welcomed CICIG, asking about measures to ensure the implementation of its mandate. It also recommended the adoption of domestic measures to ensure the effective implementation of the Commission’s mandate on the ground, necessary to remove any obstacles for serious international investigations. Austria sought information on protecting the rights of human rights defenders and recommended that particular attention be paid to the effective implementation of victims’ assistance and protection programmes in the fight against impunity. It asked if action plans existed to implement the Law for the Integral Protection of Childhood and Youth and for information on prohibition of corporal punishment and recommended that corporal punishment in the home and family be explicitly prohibited.