A/HRC/36/15 and the Human Rights Committee. Sint Maarten had obtained a tier 1 score in the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report of the United States Department of State. As improving conditions in penitentiary facilities remained a priority, the Ministry of Justice had drafted a policy paper to implement an action plan for that purpose. 18. The representative of Curaçao informed the Human Rights Council that the government had held broad consultations with various governmental and non-governmental organizations to prepare for the review. A follow-up meeting on the outcome of the review was scheduled to be held in June. 19. In addition, sessions had been organized to raise awareness of and assess government compliance with international human rights treaties. Domestic violence, discrimination based on gender, race, gender identity and sexual orientation and the establishment of a national human rights institution were some of the issues that had been discussed during those sessions and the decision to establish a human rights institution for Curaçao had been one of the outcomes. 20. The government of Curaçao gave high importance to issues of youth. An action programme for youth development had been adopted. The Youth Council of Curaçao, which had been established in 2017, had started to work with the Kingdom Youth Parliament to ensure that the voices and interests of young people were taken into consideration. The government had taken measures to provide free primary and secondary education for children living in poverty, prevent children from dropping out of school and assist youths in gaining access to employment. The government had been working on establishing an ombudsman for children. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 21. During the interactive dialogue, 89 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 22. Timor-Leste noted the adoption of the National Action Plan on Human Rights and the efforts of the Netherlands to combat human trafficking, including by having specialized prosecutors and investigators, which had resulted in an increase in prosecutions. 23. Tunisia welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the national programme on combating discrimination. 24. Turkey observed a deterioration in the human rights situation, the use of hate speech during the election campaign and violations of the rights to liberty and freedom of movement on 11 March 2017 in Rotterdam. 25. Uganda noted that migrants faced discrimination in employment, housing and health care and expressed concern about the reported increase in hostility towards refugees and asylum seekers. 26. Ukraine stated that the national human rights monitoring system was well developed. It commended the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 27. The United Kingdom noted that unemployment among persons with disabilities had decreased. It encouraged the Netherlands to take measures to ensure that women did not face barriers when returning to work after maternity leave. 28. The United States expressed concern about increased societal intolerance and discrimination against members of certain minority groups, discriminatory rhetoric from political leaders and anti-Semitic incidents. 29. Uruguay welcomed the efforts of the Netherlands to ensure gender equality and protect the rights of women, particularly the progress made in ensuring that a high percentage of women were represented in high-level decision-making positions. 4