A/HRC/25/12 women. It acknowledged awareness-raising campaigns on discrimination and commended Monaco for its ratification of international instruments. Costa Rica made recommendations. 71. Cuba recognized the efforts Monaco had made and the results it had achieved in implementing the recommendations it had accepted from the first UPR cycle. It commended Monaco for the progress it had made in various areas, such as the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, and of women and children. It noted, however, that Monaco also faced challenges in the area of human rights. Cuba made recommendations. 72. Ecuador congratulated Monaco on its efforts to implement recommendations from its first review and recognized the initiatives it had implemented on human rights training and awareness-raising for judges and the police. It welcomed the legislative changes Monaco had made on criminal procedure, crimes against children and violence against women. Ecuador made recommendations. 73. Estonia noted with appreciation that Monaco had become a party to core international human rights instruments and was cooperating fully with special procedures and treaty bodies. It acknowledged that human rights were part of domestic policy in Monaco and welcomed its implementation of previous recommendations, such as the adoption of legislation on the prevention and punishment of specific forms of violence. It noted efforts regarding gender equality and called on Monaco to prohibit corporal punishment and to punish domestic violence. It also encouraged Monaco to decriminalize defamation. Estonia made recommendations. 74. France welcomed the commitment Monaco had shown to human rights since the first UPR cycle, particularly with regard to the rights of persons with disabilities and the provision of international development assistance. It asked whether Monaco planned to implement a national strategy in order to apply the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It made recommendations. 75. Argentina congratulated Monaco on its ratification of international instruments, including the Convention against Discrimination in Education, and its accession to the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. It noted the efforts Monaco had made to fully integrate persons with disabilities and the adoption of legislation on the prevention and punishment of specific forms of violence. It encouraged Monaco to continue taking action to improve the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers. Argentina made recommendations. 76. Indonesia welcomed the commitment of Monaco to human rights and noted that it had strengthened its policies to protect women, children and persons with disabilities, including by developing domestic legislation related to the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It welcomed the establishment of the office of Minister for Appeals and Mediation. It thanked Monaco for its unwavering commitment to international cooperation in maternal and child health, pandemics, neglected diseases, education and gender equality. Indonesia made recommendations. 77. Concerning women in the administration, the head of the delegation said that the majority of senior posts were occupied by women. 78. With respect to ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which Monaco had signed in 2007, the head of the delegation said that some of its provisions seemed incompatible with the provisions of Monegasque law. Nevertheless, Monaco was continuing its consideration of the matter. 79. Concerning the suggestions of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) on bringing Monaco’s laws on the functioning of the National Council into line with its actual practices, he said that Parliament was studying a timetable for doing precisely that. GE.14-10028 11