A/HRC/41/2 participation of persons with disabilities; adopt the bill on mental health; and give priority to the National Plan for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities presented in 2016. 508. CIVICUS – World Alliance for Citizen Participation considered that Chile had failed to ensure a safe environment for human rights defenders, particularly for indigenous peoples. It remained concerned by the lack of commitment by Chile to amend legislation regulating peaceful protests, including the Supreme Decree 1086, and referred to cases of excessive use of force by the police, especially during protests by students and members of the Mapuche indigenous people. It expressed concern at the misuse of the Anti-Terrorism Law against members of the Mapuche indigenous people advocating for land and environmental rights and called on the Government to create an enabling environment for civil society, including by ratifying the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazu Agreement). 509. International Fellowship of Reconciliation regretted that Chile did not receive any recommendation about military services arrangements, which remained obligatory for all men with no possibility to refuse. It noted that, due to the application of the principle of “voluntariedad en principio, obligatoriedad en subsidio” (volunteer in principle, compulsory in subsidy), conscription needs were filled by volunteer recruits and, therefore, Chile had never felt it necessary to recognize the right to conscientious objection. It hoped that, for the fourth universal periodic review cycle, Chile would revise its military services legislation by either abolishing conscription or adding conscientious objection provisions. 510. Association HazteOir.org referred to the right to life in the context of abortion and stated that Chile had received pressures from international and non-governmental organizations in order to de-criminalize abortion. It also stated that, before such decriminalization, Chile had the lowest maternal mortality rate in the region and one of the lowest in the world and asked Chile to respect and guarantee the right to life at any stage and under any circumstances, without discrimination and focusing on the most vulnerable. 511. The Association of World Citizens regretted that Chile had not ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. It believed that the increase of women representation in National Congress and Senate could help advancing the ratification of the said Optional Protocol and making safe and legal abortion available for all women. It raised concerns about the increasing number of drug users and welcomed that Chile had strengthened the treatment programme for adolescents as part of a social and health approach to combat drug use. It recommended educating schoolchildren about the harms of drugs. 4. Concluding remarks of the State under review 512. The President stated that, based on the information provided, out of 266 recommendations received, 211 enjoyed the support of Chile, additional clarification was provided on another four, and 51 were noted. 513. In its concluding remarks, Chile stressed that promotion and protection of human rights were closely linked to the adequate functioning of the political institutions of a country and, therefore, working to strengthen democracy and the rule of law resulted in the promotion and protection of human rights. For this reason, the Government was working on a new national agreement to improve the functioning of the country’s institutions and political system. 514. Chile reiterated its unrestricted commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights and to the universal human rights protection system. It welcomed the efforts of the Human Rights Council to carry out the universal periodic review and thanked all 86