A/HRC/43/10 92. Madagascar commended Kazakhstan for, among other things, the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the establishment of the Office of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights. 93. Malaysia commended Kazakhstan for the broad consultations involving various stakeholders in preparation for its review, the road map for reproductive health and efforts to reach specific segments of the population through health centres. 94. Maldives welcomed the introduction of indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals into national strategic planning, the permanent mechanism to monitor implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the commitment to empower women. 95. Mauritania commended Kazakhstan for the adoption of the 2050 national strategy aimed at implementing the national development goals, and of a national plan for the improvement of social and economic rights. 96. Mexico commended Kazakhstan for the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the adoption of the family and gender policy to 2030, aimed at increasing women’s representation in the Government. 97. Mongolia commended Kazakhstan for the actions to ensure the economic and social rights of its citizens, and particularly the introduction of Sustainable Development Goal indicators into its national strategic planning. 98. Montenegro commended Kazakhstan for the reduction in the number of children in detention but remained concerned about the constitutional amendments of 2017 concerning the application of international treaties. It noted the importance of the complete abolition of death penalty. 99. Morocco noted the family and gender policy, the amendments to the law on social protection of persons with disabilities and progress in protecting children’s rights through amendments to relevant legislation. 100. Myanmar commended Kazakhstan for great strides in reform, in particular the progress in protecting women’s and girls’ rights and achievements in the promotion of gender equality. 101. Nepal welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and amendments to election laws to promote pluralism and proportional representation, as well as the commitment to zero tolerance of torture. 102. The Netherlands commended Kazakhstan for the intention to combat corruption but remained concerned about the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and the lack of progress in ensuring the rights to freedom of expression and assembly. 103. The delegation of Kazakhstan noted that steps had been taken to bring the national human rights institution into line with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles) by securing the status of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Constitution. The Commissioner was independent and not accountable to any of the legislative, judicial and executive authorities. 104. Kazakhstan had taken legislative measures to create an effective mechanism for filing complaints in cases of discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation and gender identity. 105. To implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Government had approved a national plan to ensure the rights and improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities until 2025. 106. In May 2018, following a visit by an International Labour Organization (ILO) highlevel mission, a road map on the implementation of the recommendations of ILO committees on the application of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) had been adopted. 8