A/HRC/33/11 14. The Constitution guaranteed the freedom of expression and of the mass media and prohibited State censorship. In 2012, the articles on defamation and insult had been removed from the Criminal Code, and liability had been established for those acts under the Civil Code. The 2013 law on mass media simplified the procedure for registering media outlets. The delegation reported on the number of private and public print and electronic media and radio stations operating in the country. The law provided for certain restrictions on the freedom of the press, which were in conformity with international human rights standards. 15. The law on the prevention of domestic violence had been adopted in 2013. It envisaged the provision of assistance to victims of domestic violence. There were 18 crisis centres operating the county. The post of inspector to combat domestic violence had been created within the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Government had also adopted a domestic violence prevention programme for 2014-2023. In 2014, Tajikistan had ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 16. The 2010-2015 national action plan for juvenile justice reform had been implemented, and new plan was being developed for 2017-2021. A juvenile justice department had been established within the Ministry of Justice in order to implement recommendations from the first universal periodic review to protect the rights and interests of juveniles. 17. The Constitution guaranteed everyone the right to freely choose and manifest his or her religion or belief. Over four thousand religious organizations existed in Tajikistan. The Constitution gave every citizen the right to freedom of association. Over two thousand public associations were registered. The law on public associations had been amended to ensure transparency in the financing of public associations. The amended law required public associations to report on funding received from foreign sources. The reporting had a declaratory nature and did not entail any restrictions on funding from foreign sources. 18. The delegation reported on measures taken to combat trafficking in persons and corruption. A comprehensive programme to combat trafficking in persons for 2014-2016 had been implemented. The act on combating trafficking in persons and providing assistance to victims had been adopted in 2014. An anti-corruption law and strategy had been adopted and an anti-corruption advisory council had been established. 19. Tajikistan was committed to guaranteeing international and regional security, including by combating terrorism, extremism, illicit traffic in narcotics and organized and economic crime. In that respect, Tajikistan had acceded to several international and regional instruments and adopted a number of laws. In September 2015, Tajikistan had witnessed an act of terrorism and extremism that had been orchestrated by the former deputy Minister of Defence, with the financial support of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, and that had claimed dozens of lives. The Supreme Court had declared that party to be a terrorist and extremist organization and had suspended its activity. The suspension had been carried out in accordance with international instruments on combating terrorism and extremism. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 20. During the interactive dialogue, 71 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 21. India encouraged Tajikistan to consider issuing a standing invitation to special procedure mandate holders, to combat stereotypes relating to the role of women, to reduce 5