A/HRC/12/50 415. Morocco thanked Chile for accepting the majority of recommendations made during its review, including those made by Morocco. It welcomed Chile’s prompt response in deciding to establish a national human rights institution. Morocco was convinced that Chile would continue to strengthen its reforms of the education system for the promotion of human rights, incorporating them into school curricula. Regarding Chile’s migration policy, the response received confirmed its commitment to the rights of migrants, placing them at the core of its deliberations on the new law on migration. Morocco noted with satisfaction Chile’s efforts in fighting human trafficking, as well as its promotion of non-discrimination. 416. Colombia welcomed Chile’s diligence and attention given to the questions asked and the recommendations made during the review. Colombia congratulated Chile on the voluntary commitments made and its determination to draw up a national human rights plan and to hold broad consultations with civil society to that end. Colombia also valued the standing invitation that Chile had extended to the special procedures of the Council. The voluntary commitments made and the recommendations accepted demonstrated Chile’s firm commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. 417. Mexico congratulated Chile on the recent ratification of the Rome Statute and the approval of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance by Congress. Mexico welcomed the announcement of the future ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as well as the progress made towards the establishment of the national mechanism for follow-up to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. Mexico appreciated the information provided on the progress made in the preparation of a national human rights plan and on the implementation of ILO Convention No. 169. It encouraged Chile in its efforts to move towards protecting the human rights of indigenous peoples and the measures in place to protect the human rights of its entire population. 418. Nicaragua congratulated Chile on its progress in the implementation of the recommendations made during its review. It welcomed the recent initiative of establishing a national human rights institution, thus institutionalizing its own system to promote and protect human rights. It encouraged Chile to continue to pursue the approval and implementation of the various legislative initiatives submitted to Congress. 419. Hungary welcomed Chile’s decision to accept or answer all of the recommendations. It also commended it for the creation of a national human rights institution, and was pleased to note that Chile had launched a national human rights plan. It welcomed the ratification of the Rome Statute, the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and ILO Convention No. 169. Hungary requested an update on the drafting of the amendment of the criminal law on combating trafficking in human beings. It also requested more information on the measures that Chile intended to take to guarantee the full realization of the rights of refugees. 3. General comments made by other relevant stakeholders 420. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network welcomed Chile’s acceptance of recommendations 27, 28 and 29, pursuant to which Chile agreed to implement initiatives to prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, to prohibit by law discrimination on those grounds, and to follow the Yogyakarta Principles. It requested more information on how Chile planned to implement its commitments. It regretted Chile’s rejection of two recommendations dealing with access to safe therapeutic abortion, noting that this rejection limited the ability of civil society to engage the Government on how best to address them. It encouraged Chile to involve civil society in the follow-up to the recommendations. 125