A/HRC/19/2 refused to recognize the rulings of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. It also noted the arbitrary detention of Judge Afiuni since 2009. The Government had undermined the right to free speech as well as the ability of human rights defenders to work independently. It called on the Government to enforce more carefully its international legal obligations in all these areas. 668. Instituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice highlighted the inequalities in the enjoyment of the right to education affecting the Yanomami indigenous people, noting that 90 per cent of the Yanomami school-age population had no access to education services, and that the remaining 10 per cent had access to primary education only. It added that there was a lack of multicultural and intercultural education. It recommended that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela continue its efforts to guarantee universal education and that it provide school structures, teachers and adequate teaching materials to ensure quality education to indigenous children. 669. Article 19, International Centre against Censorship was concerned at the rejection by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela of recommendations on freedom of expression, and indicated that the situation could worsen in 2012. It noted the existence of 40 cases of attacks on journalists or limitations of their rights. It reiterated its recommendations that the authorities promptly and adequately investigate attacks on the press and journalists, and condemn explicitly such attacks, and that legislation decriminalize contempt and slander. 670. The Association for the Prevention of Torture welcomed the State’s acceptance of the recommendation to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. The prisons in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela were characterized by high rates of violence, which had resulted in an alarming number of deaths in recent years. The Association was also concerned at reports that non-governmental organizations had been denied access to places of detention and been publicly threatened. It called on the State to promptly ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and to create an effective national preventive mechanism. 4. Concluding remarks of the State under review 671. The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela acknowledged those who, with their remarks, had confirmed once again that the universal periodic review was the main instrument of the Human Rights Council for the promotion and protection of human rights through dialogue and cooperation. 672. The delegation reaffirmed the Government’s determination to implement the 97 recommendations accepted and its voluntary commitments, a process that had already started on 7 October 2011, as soon as its review had ended. 673. The delegation reminded the Human Rights Council that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela had rejected only those recommendations the implementation of which would have been in violation of its Constitution or were based on false assumptions, or simply were so far from Venezuelan reality that it made no sense to implement them. A detailed explanation of these issues could be found in the addendum to the report of the Working Group. Iceland 674. The review of Iceland was held on 10 October 2011 in conformity with all relevant provisions contained in Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents: (a) The national report submitted by Iceland in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/12/ISL/1); 234 GE.13-14768