A/HRC/28/10 to reduce infant mortality rate/s over the past five years and to achieve the goal of making available full reproductive health services by 2015. Concerning migrant workers, Kazakhstan referenced a set of new procedures and improved legislation to engage foreign workers. 118. The delegation welcomed positive comments regarding Kazakhstan’s achievements in gender policy and reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to implement its obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and other relevant international polices. In reference to early marriages, the delegation noted clear prohibitions under the legislation as well as criminal sanctions in cases of abduction and forced marriages. 119. In relation to the ratification of (ICCPR-OP 2), the delegation noted the associated financial obligations and stated that the accession to the Protocol would be considered when those obligations could be realistically achieved. 120. The delegation noted that there were many recommendations regarding criminal laws. Kazakhstan adopted entirely new approaches in the new Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes, which will come into force in January 2015. Therefore, during the follow-up period of the review, Kazakhstan will be able to report about its achievements in this area. 121. Regarding the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the delegation noted the current legal practices and lengthy procedures of the Court. Kazakhstan would follow the developments of the Court before making a decision to join it. 122. Kazakhstan referenced two forthcoming mandate holder visits by the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association and by the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes. The delegation recalled that Kazakhstan issued, in 2009, a standing invitation to all special procedures of the Human Rights Council. 123. In conclusion, the delegation reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to the universal periodic review and thanked all delegations for their active participation in the interactive dialogue. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 124. The following recommendations enjoy the support of Kazakhstan, which considers that they have already been implemented. 124.1 Adopt legislative measures to criminalize torture, violence against women and trafficking in persons in line with international standards (Mexico); 124.2 Speed up the effective implementation of the six universal periodic review recommendations made by the Czech Republic and accepted by Kazakhstan in 2010 (Czech Republic); 124.3 Adopt legislation for fighting discrimination, in particular discrimination against women, and include mechanisms for effective protection and access to legal remedies (Argentina); ** 14 The conclusions and recommendations have not been edited.