A/HRC/WG.6/5/L.5 page 19 Council. The Central African Republic recommended the Congo continue with its efforts to assist the indigenous communities, including the Pygmies who are sharing the same culture as those living in the Central African Republic. 71. Cameroon noted with satisfaction inter alia the provisions and the diversity of the programmes adopted on questions such as HIV/AIDS, and the fight against discrimination against women. Cameroon encouraged the Congo to intensify its measures to promote and protect the rights of the child, the rights of the handicapped, and to strengthen the rule of law and good Governance while continuing its efforts in the policy regarding displaced persons and refugees. It urged the international community to provide massive support through multiform aid to Congo to strengthen its technical capacity in the area of human rights. 72. Angola noted that gender inequality in access to education remains a challenge particularly in rural areas and asked on policies to improve this situation. Angola recommended that the Congo (a) continue its efforts to promote and facilitate school attendance, in particular among children from economically disadvantaged families and ensure non-discrimination within the school environment. It noted that the Congo ratified the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. Angola recommended that the Congo (b) reinforce national legislation prohibiting trafficking in persons, in particular children. As the rights of indigenous peoples continue to be a challenge, Angola recommended to (c) streamline and fine-tune policies to improve indigenous people’s rights. 73. Belgium considered major challenges in the field of human rights remain in respect to justice, prison system and violence against women. It stressed specifically that the current situation of the National Human Rights Institution which is no longer accredited to the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. In past, the Committee on the Rights of the Child had already expressed concern about the mandate and source of financing of this institution. Belgium recommended that the Congo (a) do everything to fulfil its obligations in the field of human rights and step up its efforts with respect to the rights of persons from vulnerable groups, including persons in detentions, women and children. Belgium also recommended that the Congo (b) ensure that the national human rights institution complies with the Paris Principles and that the institution seek accreditation from the International Coordination Committee.

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