A/HRC/11/L.10 page 57 3. General comments made by other relevant stakeholders 232. The Organisation pour la communication en Afrique et de promotion de la coopération economique internationale, in a joint statement with the Indian Council of South America, the International Human Rights Association of American minorities and the Organization for defending victims of violence, welcomed Djibouti’s particular attention to the rights of the child and women. It encouraged Djibouti to continue its efforts to reduce illiteracy, which remained very high among women. It recommended that Djibouti should continue its efforts to elaborate a plan of action for the implementation of the recommendations made by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and reminded Djibouti of the importance of ratifying other human rights instruments. 233. The Rencontre africaine pour la défense des droits de l’homme stressed that, after many years of political instability, Djibouti had committed itself to building a State based on the rule of law thanks to its adherence to international human rights instruments. It recommended that Djibouti should establish a national programme to promote women’s rights and rehabilitate victims of poverty and sexual mutilation, and to establish a framework to promote freedom of the press. 234. The Arab Commission for Human Rights congratulated Djibouti for having accepted several recommendations, but regretted that, in certain paragraphs, the report did not identify more clearly which recommendations had been accepted and which had been rejected. In that regard, it noted a contradiction between the rejection of recommendation 59 (e), and the apparent endorsement of recommendation 7 of paragraph 68, thus creating a conflict of interpretation. 235. The Cercle de recherche sur les droits et les devoirs de la personne humaine expressed its willingness to work in collaboration with Djibouti to ensure that its commitments were realized, in particular in the area of harmonization of domestic legislation with international standards. 236. The Al-Hakim Foundation urged Djibouti to reform effectively the judiciary, which was reportedly under the influence of the executive, with courts failing to respect fair trial standards, particularly in political cases not tried in public. It further noted reports of political and tribal intervention in the selection of judges and judicial officers, and the application of tribal laws to cases, including murder and rape, where fines were determined as blood money to be offered to