A/HRC/44/11 infrastructure. Senegal called on the international community to provide Guinea-Bissau with the support necessary for the implementation of the accepted recommendations. 34. Serbia welcomed the measures taken by Guinea-Bissau to improve human rights in the country. In particular, it commended the measures taken in the areas of education and health, which involved the adoption of numerous plans and strategies. 35. Seychelles noted the issuing by Guinea-Bissau of the 2018 ordinance that exempted students with disabilities from tuition fees, the introduction of seasonal malaria chemoprevention, and the adoption of a national policy and action plan on gender equality. 36. Sierra Leone commended the people of Guinea-Bissau for the peaceful and successful conduct of the presidential elections and called on the Government to set out clear priorities on tackling poverty, corruption and international drug trafficking networks. 37. Slovenia noted the improvement of the normative framework on child protection and on the empowerment of women. It was concerned by the decrease in the level of birth registration and school attendance, as well as the prevalence of child marriage. 38. Somalia congratulated Guinea-Bissau on its ratification of international human rights instruments and welcomed the creation of special brigades for vulnerable people within the police and centres for access to justice to support victims of violence. 39. South Africa urged Guinea-Bissau to develop robust and effective institutions that supported constitutional democracy and to address cyclical institutional crises that continued to undermine the normal functioning of the State and hinder the consolidation of the rule of law. 40. Spain congratulated Guinea-Bissau on the 2019 elections, which had led to the consolidation of a parity-based Government and the strengthening of the rule of law in the country. 41. Sudan commended Guinea-Bissau for its efforts to improve the human rights situations and noted, in particular, the ratification of the Convention on Migrant Workers. 42. Timor-Leste thanked Guinea-Bissau for having accepted its recommendation made in the previous cycle and congratulated it for the significant progress made in the health sector, including ensuring 82 per cent vaccination coverage. 43. The delegation responded to comments concerning the strengthening of the national human rights institution and aligning it with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles). The country was prevented from implementing this recommendation owing to lack of resources, including human resources, and political instability. However, a course for lawyers on human rights was being organized in conjunction with the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau, which would allow the Government to, inter alia, ensure a properly staffed national human rights institution, in line with the Paris Principles. 44. The Ministry of Justice was pursuing reform for the judiciary sector. The Government was conducting a training course for new judges and prosecutors and was also working on a new legislative package. The aims were to strengthen the impartiality of the judiciary and to allow the judicial branch to be held accountable by the other government branches. 45. Regarding child education, more schools had been opened and the Government was working to ensure that children in the inland regions of the country had access to adequately trained teachers, improving the quality of education. In order to combat human trafficking, Guinea-Bissau had strengthened border patrols, and it had managed to break up a number of trafficking networks, returning the children to their families. 46. The delegation indicated that specific legislation to address forced marriage was not needed as it was already defined as a crime in the Criminal Code. Guinea-Bissau had a female-led unit in the judiciary police, which was responsible for dealing with cases of forced marriage. The delegation also stated that the Government, civil society organizations and religious bodies offered refuge and protection to those children. 5