A/HRC/43/2 of the President El Salvador, with a military force, in the legislative assembly was an attempt against the rule of law. It stated that the establishment of a permanent and representative mechanism for coordinating the actions of State institutions was urgent, in order to avoid duplication and allow resources to be used in a more efficient way. It added that concrete mainstreaming measures should be taken in all public activities, particularly in favour of vulnerable groups. 3. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the outcome of the review 428. During the adoption of the outcome of the review of El Salvador, 12 delegations made statements.** 429. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland noted the Legislative Assembly events on 9 February 2020 and actions taken to reduce tensions. It reminded that the effective functioning of democratic institutions was key for the rule of law, security and human rights. It welcomed the support to recommendations on the selection of national candidates for United Nations treaty bodies and on trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and girls. It regretted the lack of support to one recommendation on decriminalizing abortion and on access to sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls. It was concerned that abortion was punishable by imprisonment. 430. UNFPA acknowledged progress made. It expressed its commitment to support El Salvador to overcome the challenges identified in the universal periodic review reports regarding discrimination and violence against women, including femicide; the strengthening of the judiciary to deal with cases of sexual violence and femicide; the prevention of maternal mortality, suicides of adolescents and pregnancies resulting from sexual abuse, including teenage pregnancies; better access and use of contraceptives; the incorporation of a comprehensive sexual education curricula; the promotion of sexual and reproductive health services; and the protection of LGBTI persons. 431. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterated its concerns at discrimination against vulnerable groups, shortages in the health system, increase of school dropout rates, and violence against women. It emphasized its recommendation to protect human rights of vulnerable groups and urged El Salvador to put an end to discrimination against indigenous peoples and guarantee the restitution of their lands. 432. Barbados acknowledged challenges faced in making allocations and praised the resources already committed to address issues highlighted in the previous review. It was confident that work would continue to strengthen human rights for all, particularly women, children, indigenous peoples and people of African-descent. 433. Belgium noted the acceptance by El Salvador of some of its recommendations to reinforce the rule of law and combat impunity in cases of violent crimes, on policies aimed at creating a safe environment for journalists and human rights defenders, and on allocation of resources to the jurisdiction specialized in crimes against women and to the specialized institutional support units for women in the police force. It inquired about measures taken to implement them. It noted the lack of acceptance of one recommendation referring to wrongful detention and conviction of women after a miscarriage and invited El Salvador to reconsider its position. 434. Brazil congratulated the development of the National Policy on Access to a ViolenceFree Life for Women, the creation of the Specialized Court for a Life Free of Violence and ** The statements of the delegations that were unable to deliver them owing to time constraints which were made available are posted on the extranet of the Human Rights Council, at https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/43session/Pages/default.aspx GE. 73