A/HRC/13/56 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as on its voluntary commitments and on the outcome 256. The delegation of Eritrea noted that, given the time restriction, it would only focus on a few elements of its written responses, which had been distributed to all stakeholders. 257. The delegation recalled that, during its review, 137 recommendations had been made. Eritrea grouped the recommendations into 28 clusters and after careful consideration, it had accepted close to 50 per cent of them; around 15 per cent of them did not enjoy its support. 258. Although around 40 per cent of the recommendations were not labelled accepted or rejected, Eritrea had made clear statements in that regard. 259. Regarding the accession of Eritrea to the Convention against Torture, the delegation noted that the recommendations had been accepted. The recommendations relating to its accession to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities had also been accepted. 260. Concerning the ratification or accession to the Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention against Torture and the acceptance of the jurisdiction of the Committee on enforced disappearance, the delegation indicated that these recommendations did not enjoy the support of Eritrea. 261. The delegation indicated that the recommendations relating to the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, including its accession to the privileges and immunities, did not enjoy the support of Eritrea. It noted that the Rome Statute raised various unanswered questions in terms of contents, scope and practical implementation, especially with regard to Africa. 262. Concerning the abolition of the death penalty, the delegation stated that the death penalty could be a deterrent in extreme cases. In Eritrea, the death penalty had been applied only in extreme and limited cases. Taking into account the particularities and the historical and cultural background of Eritrea, the abolition of the death penalty was not warranted at the present time. 263. The delegation indicated that the recommendations relating to the accession to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as well as the ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (Convention No. 182) had both been accepted. 264. The delegation also indicated its acceptance of the principle of establishing a national institute to promote and protect human rights. It stated that article 32, sub article 11 of the Constitution of Eritrea provided for the National Assembly to establish a standing committee in order to promote and protect the rights of Eritrean citizens through, inter alia, the establishment of forums where the complaints and petitions of citizens were heard and addressed. 265. Regarding children’s rights, the delegation indicated that recommendations 25, 42, and 73 to 78 had been accepted. 266. Turning to the issue of standing invitation to human rights special procedures, the delegation indicated that requests for an invitation by special procedures were considered on a case-by-case basis. 117