A/HRC/43/2 encouraged the Government to pursue its sound economic policies, which support the most vulnerable sectors of the population. 657. The Congo thanked Angola for the additional information provided and applauded its efforts to promote and protect human rights. It commended Angola for having accepted the majority of recommendations addressed to it and expressed the belief that their implementation would strengthen the rule of law in the country. It recommended that the Human Rights Council adopt the Report of Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review on Angola by consensus. 3. General comments made by other stakeholders 658. During the adoption of the outcome of the review of Angola, six other stakeholders made statements. 659. International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Education and Development and Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco thanked Angola for accepting the majority of recommendations it had received during the review. They expressed appreciation that the Government was taking measures to reduce child mortality but noted that the country still had a very high child mortality rate at 55 per 1,000 live births in 2018. They thanked Angola for accepting recommendations on the inclusion of children with disabilities, but expressed concern about persisting discrimination against persons with disabilities and albinism, and a lack of State support for their inclusion. They recommended that Angola: take effective measures to further bring down child mortality by improving the quality of health services; and promptly adopt effective measures to promote inclusion and combat discrimination against children with disabilities and albinism, in particular, by providing more State support to families with children with disabilities, and carrying out public awareness campaigns, particularly in schools. 660. The Lutheran World Federation commended the Government of Angola for its constructive engagement with the universal periodic review. It encouraged the Government to prioritize the implementation of accepted recommendations related to a number of rights, including the rights to life and the highest standard of health, the rights of women and girls, ethnic minorities and indigenous groups, land rights, sustainable livelihood and adequate housing, the rights of refugees, and business and human rights in the extractive industry. It called upon Angola to: continue working closely with all national stakeholders in the implementation and monitoring of those recommendations; set up an independent human rights institution; and declare a state of emergency to address the situation of the right to food in the south of the country. It also called on the international community to provide the necessary technical and material support to Angola to realize these rights. 661. The International Service for Human Rights noted with satisfaction the acceptance by Angola of several recommendations aimed at ensuring human rights defenders work in a safe and supportive environment. It commended the efforts by Angola in the establishment of its national human rights institution and encouraged the Government to ensure it was compliant with the Paris Principles and fully mandated and resourced to monitor the situation of human rights in Angola. It remained concerned that the authorities continued to clamp down on protests and use excessive force against peaceful protesters. It called on Angola to: abolish or amend all laws and policies which limit the civil society and human rights defenders, including the Social Communication Legislative Package and criminal libel laws used to coerce civil society into self-censorship; put an end to arbitrary arrests and detentions of human rights defenders, release all those detained for exercising their human rights and provide victims with a remedy in accordance with international standards. 662. Ingénieurs du Monde commended the campaign “Together against Pregnancy and Early Marriage in Angola” as well as the draft national strategy to fight this scourge, but GE. 103