A/HRC/33/13 B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 8. During the interactive dialogue, 44 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 9. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela emphasized the efforts made by Antigua and Barbuda in promoting and protecting human rights. In the field of education, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela noted positively the compulsory school attendance for children between 5 and 16 years of age and the free primary and secondary education. It appreciated the creation of the national committee for health promotion, as well as the progress achieved by the gender affairs department in regard to combating domestic violence and human trafficking through the establishment of awareness-raising and victim support programmes. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela made recommendations. 10. Algeria applauded the measures taken by Antigua and Barbuda in support of human rights, including the amendments made to the laws on human trafficking and on preventing the trafficking of migrants. It also welcomed the November 2015 adoption by both chambers of the Parliament of a number of laws on children and the family. Algeria made recommendations. 11. Argentina welcomed the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda and thanked it for its presentation of the national report. Argentina congratulated Antigua and Barbuda on its ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Argentina made recommendations. 12. Australia welcomed the engagement of Antigua and Barbuda in the universal periodic review process, particularly given its status as a small island developing State. It commended Antigua and Barbuda for its ratification in 2016 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It noted that no executions had taken place in Antigua and Barbuda since 1991, which, in practice, had established a moratorium on the death penalty. Australia remained concerned that violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons had not been addressed, and that prison conditions in Antigua and Barbuda were worsening, owing to overcrowding, inadequate food and hygiene, and gang violence, among other factors. Australia urged Antigua and Barbuda to take action to improve prison conditions, including by addressing the backlog of criminal cases. Australia made recommendations. 13. The Bahamas noted with satisfaction the considerable strides made by Antigua and Barbuda in promoting and protecting human rights. Particularly commendable were the recent legislative reforms enacted by virtue of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention) (Amendment) Act, the Migrant Smuggling (Prevention) (Amendment) Act, the Defamation Act and the Immigration and Passport (Amendment) Act. It also welcomed the passage by the upper and lower houses of Parliament of a new domestic violence bill that broadened the definitions of the domestic relationship and domestic violence, enhanced the protections for victims and children and protected against newer forms of harassment such as cyberstalking. The Bahamas made recommendations. 14. Barbados commended Antigua and Barbuda for acceding to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and urged the country to continue collaborating with all stakeholders in drafting a national policy for persons with disabilities. Barbados also commended Antigua and Barbuda for the efforts it had made to improve the protection of children, as well as the quality of life of its citizens through social programmes and policies to reduce poverty and to assist the elderly and through the provision of adequate health care. 15. Canada welcomed the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda and thanked it for its presentation of the national report. Canada commended Antigua and Barbuda for its 4 GE.16-10597