A/HRC/15/60 568. With regard to recommendations 70.1 to 70.13, on international human rights instruments, Guyana supported recommendations 70.1, 70.3 and 70.12; partially supported recommendations 70.4 and 70.6; noted recommendation 70.9 and voluntarily committed to consult and report to the Council in two years on the abolition of the death penalty; noted recommendations 70.10, 70.11 and 70.12; and voluntarily committed to consult and report in one year’s time in relation to ILO Convention No. 169. 569. With regard to recommendation 70.1, since its review in May 2010, Guyana had acceded to the two optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and ratified the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 570. With regard to recommendation 70.14 on the adoption of national refugee legislation, owing to limited resources, Guyana did not consider such legislation a priority at this time, and indeed did not consider it an issue. Guyana therefore noted recommendation 70.14. 571. With regard to recommendations 70.15 to 70.18 on extending a standing invitation to special procedures, Guyana had noted these recommendations and reiterated its readiness to continue to respond to invitations and to offer full collaboration with mandate holders. Guyana had made efforts in the past two years to improve its responsiveness to the many requests for information made by the mandate holders, and remained committed to submit its outstanding State party reports before the end of 2010. 572. With regard to recommendation 70.19 on the invitation to the Special Rapporteur on torture, Guyana had noted the recommendation and volunteered to consider it further and to report to the Council. 573. Guyana supported recommendations 70.20, 70.21 and 70.22. With regard to recommendations 70.21 and 70.22, the delegation emphasized the appointment of the four constitutional human rights commissions (ethnic relations, women and gender equality, the rights of the child, and indigenous peoples) with offices and budgetary allocations provided for advocacy as change agents, as well as complaints mechanisms with investigative and redress mandates. The prohibition of all forms of discrimination in the revised 2003 Constitution and a bevy of statutory instruments allowed for complaints, redress and rectification. Guyana emphasized the State neither condoned nor allowed discrimination of any form. 574. With regard to recommendations 70.23 to 70.35, all of which related to the abolition of the death penalty, public opinion in Guyana strongly favoured the retention of the death penalty. Guyana noted these recommendations and voluntarily committed to continue to consider and consult on the abolition of the death penalty and to report to the Council in two years. With this in mind, Guyana had tabled an amendment to the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, which provided for varied sentences for different categories of murder, including life imprisonment and lesser sentences of imprisonment, as well as access to parole. The bill would be debated in the National Assembly in October 2010. 575. With regard to recommendations 70.36 to 70.41 on the abolition of corporal punishment, public opinion in Guyana was not in favour of the abolition of corporal punishment. Guyana had noted the recommendations and was voluntarily committed to consult and report on the results of the consultative process. In this regard, consultations in Guyana were ongoing on a draft education bill, which included discussion on the issue of corporal punishment. Furthermore, Guyana had tabled amendments to the Training School Act and the Juvenile Offenders Act to remove corporal punishment from juvenile detention centres, which demonstrated Guyana’s commitment to protect children from all forms of abuse. The bills would be debated in October 2010 in the National Assembly. The Protection of Children Act 2009, the Domestic Violence Act 1997 and the Child Care 168 GE.11-17043