A/HRC/24/9 8. The Commissioner stated that Germany was aware of its deficits regarding the realization of human rights, but that all human rights violations and abuses would be subject to inquiry and would be taken up as part of the vibrant human rights debate. He cited, as an example, the failure of institutions to identify in a timely manner the perpetrators of a series of racially motivated murders for several years, the measures taken by Government, parliaments and the judiciary to address these failures, and the very intense debate on discrimination and racism in German society. 9. The Commissioner underlined those efforts made by Germany to strengthen the human rights environment and to implement recommendations from the first UPR cycle. He pointed to a number of international conventions that had been signed or ratified, including the following: (a) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Optional Protocol thereto, which entered into force on 26 March 2009. In 2011, a national action plan to implement the Convention had been adopted and an Advisory Council established; (b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which had entered into force and the first report of which had already been submitted; Child; (c) The withdrawal of the reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the (d) The International Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced Disappearance and the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and the related Additional Protocol, both of which were intended to help fight acts of a racist and xenophobic nature; (e) The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; and (f) The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. 10. The Commissioner stated that new legislation had either entered into force or was in motion on issues of forced marriage and the right to “re-immigration”, excessive delays in criminal proceedings and investigations, and the strengthening of rights of victims of sexual abuse. 11. In response to an advance question from Montenegro, the Commissioner stated that the first action plan by the Federal Government – “Our Path Towards an Inclusive Society” – was to be extended over the following 10 years. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 12. During the interactive dialogue, 96 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in chapter II of the present report. 13. Kyrgyzstan commended Germany for the measures taken to strengthen the framework for protecting against discrimination and racism, and supported the National Action Plan against racism. Kyrgyzstan made a recommendation. 14. Libya noted policies to strengthen international legal principles and the ratification of all human rights instruments. Plans to promote individual rights and combat religious intolerance, discrimination against women, human trafficking, the sexual exploitation of children and racism, were applauded. 4