A/HRC/42/7 52. Sri Lanka appreciated the adoption of several national human rights policy instruments and of national human rights indicators, and noted efforts to combat online hate speech. 53. The State of Palestine welcomed efforts to combat racism and discrimination, and awareness-raising activities on business and human rights. 54. Sweden welcomed developments strengthening the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, but was concerned about domestic violence, prison conditions and the situation of Roma. 55. The Syrian Arab Republic made recommendations. 56. Thailand welcomed efforts to mainstream human rights and noted the human rightsbased approach to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. 57. Timor-Leste congratulated Portugal for adopting measures to strengthen human rights, including the National Strategy for Equality and Non-Discrimination (2018–2030). 58. Togo welcomed the adoption of human rights instruments to accelerate the elimination of discrimination against vulnerable persons, particularly women, children, migrants and ethnic minorities. 59. Tunisia welcomed the ratification by Portugal of international instruments, its adoption of the National Strategy for Equality and Non-Discrimination and its efforts to combat human trafficking and hate speech. 60. Turkey appreciated the efforts to promote and protect human rights and requested information on measures taken to combat gender-based violence. 61. Ukraine stated that the framework created by Portugal for the implementation of universal periodic review recommendations was a good example for other countries to follow. 62. The United Kingdom urged Portugal to continue tackling domestic and genderbased violence. It encouraged Portugal to sign the call to action to end forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking. 63. The United States of America noted that Portugal had taken some steps to address the conditions and treatment in detention facilities, and its cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 64. Uruguay welcomed the commitment by Portugal to resettle in its territory a large number of refugees and highlighted legislation and policies for the integration of minorities. 65. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomed the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 66. Afghanistan commended Portugal for initiatives taken to promote and protect human rights. 67. Albania encouraged Portugal to continue its efforts to combat racism and religious discrimination, and for the integration of minorities and migrants. 68. Algeria congratulated Portugal on its national policies and programmes aimed at promoting human rights comprehensively and in a coordinated fashion. 69. The delegation of Portugal noted that its security forces received compulsory training that emphasized fundamental rights, clarifying the limits of action, the disciplinary regime and the punitive consequences of wrongful police action. The rate of violence and abuse perpetrated by the security forces was now low. One of several oversight mechanisms was the system for sending complaints electronically to the General Inspection of Internal Administration, which had been introduced in 2018 to report situations of possible police abuse. 70. Portugal had been ranked second in 2015 on the Migrant Integration Policy Index for its capacity to welcome and integrate immigrants, and had been among the first States to sign the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, for which preparations 6