A/HRC/41/14 123. Turkey congratulated Eritrea on its efforts in the areas of education, women’s rights and, in particular, the eradication of female genital mutilation. 124. Ukraine welcomed the increased engagement of Eritrea with the international community and its policies on children and women, although regretted the lack of cooperation with special rapporteurs. 125. The United Kingdom urged Eritrea to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and reform national service given regional political progress. 126. The United States congratulated Eritrea on its pursuit of peace with its neighbours. It urged Eritrea to engage with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea. 127. Uruguay congratulated Eritrea on measures taken to implement the ban on female genital mutilation, as well as its accession to the Convention against Torture. 128. The delegation of Eritrea stated that there were children who supported or participated in the agricultural activities of their respective families, such as herding livestock, but that child labour did not exist in Eritrea. Inspections and monitoring were rigorously conducted by the Ministry of Labour and Human Welfare. 129. Due to limited institutional and resource capacities, only the Central Region had a juvenile detention centre. In some facilities, juveniles were incarcerated with adults, but they were separated in their daily activities and dormitories. 130. The delegation stated that Eritrea was committed to implementing supported recommendations from the review. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 131. The following recommendations will be examined by Eritrea, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the forty-first session of the Human Rights Council: 131.1 Accede to the international legal human rights instruments to which it is not yet a party (Mali); 131.2 Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Portugal); 131.3 Sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Portugal); 131.4 Sign and ratify the first Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Portugal); 131.5 Sign and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Portugal); 131.6 Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Portugal); 131.7 Sign and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as previously recommended (Portugal); 131.8 Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Armenia); 131.9 Ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Burundi); 10

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