A/HRC/41/2 reasons including stigma, shame and discrimination. It recommended Afghanistan to reinforce its measures protecting women and girls from violence. 470. International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination welcomed the ratification to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture as well as the attempt for the judicial reform developed recently by Afghanistan. It supported the idea that combating impunity and ensuring justice to victims shall remain the priority for the State. In the context of the armed conflict in Afghanistan, violations of human rights and humanitarian law have been committed against civilian population by all parties to the conflict, such as child recruitment, torture, summary executions, and forced disappearances. It urged Afghanistan to investigate all incidents of civilian casualties and alleged crimes occurred during the armed conflict, to prosecute the responsible, either belonging to armed groups or security forces, and to provide reparations to the victims. 471. Rencontre Africaine pour la défense des droits de l’homme noted the efforts made by the Government to establish peace and security in Afghanistan, including the abatement of child recruitment in its defence and security forces, the limitation of the death penalty, and progress in access to education and health care. It remained concerned about the recurrent violence and targeted attacks on civilians. It hoped successful reconciliation between various ethnic and regional Afghan groups and commanders, as well as the emergence of a balanced and broad based Government representing diverse ethnic, regional and minority interest. It encouraged Afghanistan to intensify its efforts against impunity and corruption and strengthen the engagement with the international community to address effectively the remaining post-conflict challenges in Afghanistan. 5. Concluding remarks of the State under review 472. The President stated that, based on the information provided, out of the 258 recommendations received, Afghanistan accepted 235 and noted 22. Additional clarification was made on one recommendation, indicating which part of the recommendation was noted and /or accepted. 473. The head of delegation expressed gratitude to States for their interventions, and thanked civil society organizations for their active participation. He believed that the implementation of the accepted recommendations will enhance the protection and promotion of human rights values within Afghanistan. He stated that the Directorate of Human Rights, within the Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders, such as governmental entities; the Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan; civil society organizations and the United Nations agencies, conducted consultations to develop an action plan, with specific indicators and a follow-up mechanism to fully implement received recommendations, within the framework of available resources. 474. He informed the Council that the Government is working to develop a national mechanism for reporting and follow-up. Afghanistan will also continue to analyze the noted recommendations in accordance with its national legislation, as Afghanistan was willing to focus on reviewing its national legislation. 475. He concluded by thanking Member and observer States, the Troika, the Secretariat who constructively took part in its review. He particularly thanked the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other United Nations agencies for their continuous support. Chile 476. The review of Chile was held on 22 January 2019 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in relevant Human Rights Council resolutions and decisions, and was based on the following documents: 81