A/HRC/44/8 89. The Bahamas commended the work geared towards the establishment of a national mechanism for implementation, reporting and follow-up, and congratulated Lesotho on its efforts invested in the promotion of human rights, particularly the right to education. 90. Barbados praised Lesotho for its actions to advance the economic and social rights of women and the steps taken to mitigate climate change. 91. Benin noted with satisfaction the adoption of a number of legislative and institutional reforms, particularly to protect the rights of women and children and to ban child marriage without exception. 92. Botswana welcomed the review of the Chieftainship Act and cooperation with the treaty bodies and special procedures, including the submission of its report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and the visit of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. 93. Brazil encouraged Lesotho to enact the bill on domestic violence and continue its efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. It welcomed the re-establishment of the National AIDS Commission, the National Action Plan for HIV/AIDS and measures to protect vulnerable groups from violence. 94. Burkina Faso applauded the constitutional amendments to reinforce gender equality and the strategic plan on sexual and reproductive health. 95. Burundi praised the adoption of the National Strategic Development Plan II, programmes to enhance the rights of persons with disabilities and the elaboration of the Gender and Development Policy in conformity with the Sustainable Development Goals, and international and regional instruments. 96. Canada welcomed the commitment to end child marriage, but was concerned about the use of force by law enforcement officers. It encouraged Lesotho to offer training to the police aimed at preventing arbitrary arrests and torture and to allocate resources to improve access to drinking water. 97. Chile noted with interest the National Strategic Development Plan II and congratulated Lesotho on its efforts to participate in capacity-building activities for reporting and follow-up on the recommendations of the treaty bodies. 98. China applauded the efforts to adopt the National Strategic Development Plan II, to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, to improve health care and education, to combat poverty and trafficking in persons and to promote the rights of women and children. 99. The Congo commended progress in ensuring gender equity in primary education and in protecting the rights of migrants, and urged the country to redouble its efforts to operationalize its National Human Rights Commission in line with the Paris Principles. 100. Costa Rica welcomed progress in eradicating child marriage and urged Lesotho to continue its efforts. It said that Lesotho should make greater efforts in tackling the HIV/AIDS pandemic, improving access to health care and combating trafficking in persons. 101. Côte d’Ivoire praised the adoption of the sectorial policies and the National Strategic Development Plan II and ratification of the core human rights instruments. It urged Lesotho to continue its work. 102. Cuba highlighted the development of the Gender and Development Policy involving a multisectoral approach and the participation of governmental and non-governmental actors. 103. Denmark commended the steps to incorporate human rights education in the primary school curriculum, but was concerned about reports of widespread sexual and gender-based violence, including the lack of protection against child marriage. 104. Lesotho referred to the recommendations made from the floor, including those on cruel and inhuman treatment, freedom of expression, children’s rights, health services, overcrowding in detention centres, police brutality, the passing of a law on access to information, food insecurity, forced child marriage, rural women’s access to health care, international reporting obligations, free primary education and migrant children. 9