A/HRC/13/15 Humanitarian Law Commission as advisory body to the Executive. It appreciated the creation of an institutional culture in the education system founded on human rights and gender equality, and respect for differences of nationality, ethnicity, age, sex, religion and social condition. It made recommendations. 33. Slovenia noted its commitment to human rights education. It highlighted the enactment of two laws aiming at combating violence against women and asked the delegation to elaborate on their concrete results, in particular about measures taken to implement access to justice and reparation for victims. It noted the concern expressed by the Committee on the Rights of the Child about street children or children working in the informal sector and asked about measures taken to address these issues. It made recommendations. 34. Spain congratulated Costa Rica for the National Development Plan 2006-2010 and welcomed the decision to ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances. Spain asked about long-term plans and reform for the penitentiary system and about building new prisons. Recognizing the usefulness of immigration in agriculture, domestic work and private security, it asked about policies to improve the integration of migrants, and their right to education and health. Given indigenous communities’ low human development indexes, it asked how the Autonomous Development of Indigenous Peoples Bill might improve the situation. Spain made recommendations. 35. Chile highlighted the fact that Costa Rica is a consolidated democracy. It valued the progress made in decreasing infant mortality rate, the law abolishing corporal punishment of children and adolescents and the criminalization of femicide. It made recommendations. 36. Costa Rica thanked delegations for the questions and recommendations made. Addressing questions on gender equality, Costa Rica made reference to its 2007-2017 National Policy on Gender Equality and Equity and its 2008-2012 plan of action, as well as to legislation criminalizing violence against women and establishing the legal concept of femicide, adopted in 2008. Costa Rica also reported on amendments being introduced to the law on violence against women, following the declaration of unconstitutionality of articles regarding physical injury and on the 2010-2015 plan for the prevention of domestic violence. 37. Costa Rica noted that in 2008, the Ministry of Public Security and Governance and Police and UNFPA, initiated a social action platform, to train police officials to develop human rights policies aimed at addressing domestic violence, prevention of HIV/AIDS, racism, sexual commercial exploitation and gender, etc. 38. Concerning the subject of childhood, Costa Rica referred to the Avancemos programme which promotes that low-income children and adolescents stay in the formal education system through a system of conditional monetary subsidies. This programme covers about 13 per cent of the enrolled school population and has largely reduced the drop out rate. Costa Rica noted that the 2009-2021 National Policy for Childhood and Adolescents stipulates that the State must prevent sexual commercial exploitation, protect victims and assist them to exercise their rights. Costa Rica also approved the 2008-2010 National Plan to Combat Commercial Sexual Exploitation, which is incorporated into the National Development Plan. 39. Costa Rica referred to efforts carried out by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, including a roadmap and several projects being implemented, which aim at eliminating the worst forms of child labour. Costa Rica noted that the number of working children between 12 and 17 has dropped from 11 per cent in 2006 to 6.9 per cent in 2008. 7