A/HRC/41/2 women’s rights. For this reason, it appreciated the acceptance of recommendations to take measures and be stricter in the regulation of conscientious objection in order to prevent its abuse and to ensure access to services. It hoped that the commitment to sexual and reproductive rights assumed by Uruguay will materialize in the necessary actions and resources and that women, girls and adolescents can access sexual and reproductive health services in a safe, timely, free and quality manner. 593. Edmund Rice International noted that, although school attendance had been mandatory from the age of four since 2008 and that enrolment levels were increasing including for the most vulnerable groups, the rate of graduation for eighteen to twenty year olds remained low with only a 0.9 per cent increase since the last universal periodic review in 2014. This indicated that youngsters did not complete their secondary education. The organization noted that the rate was even lower among the most vulnerable groups. Although Uruguay had accepted recommendations on education during the last review, no substantive changes had been made in the educational system. It called on Uruguay to implement specific public policies in order to ensure that children complete the educational cycle and prevent early school dropout. It further recommended that Uruguay increase the education budget to ensure the educational participation of low-income children and adolescents and to resume all programmes, which have the aim of guaranteeing educational continuity for children and adolescents. 594. The International Catholic Child Bureau congratulated the adherence of Uruguay to all recommendations, including those concerning violence against children and adolescents. Nevertheless, it mentioned that, despite Law No. 18214 on the personal integrity of children and adolescents included in the Childhood and Adolescence Code, in practice, those responsible for the care, treatment, education or supervision of minors including family members, did not sufficiently benefit from the awareness-raising programmes provided for by the law. Despite positive developments within the framework of the National Plan for Early Childhood, Infancy and Adolescence 2016-2020, the number of cases of violence against children and adolescents, including sexual violence and sexual exploitation in tourism, was on the rise. It called on Uruguay to increase the resources allocated to fight violence against children and to implement concrete and specific measures aimed at eliminating violence against children and adolescents, including corporal punishment. 595. Action Canada for Population and Development appreciated the commitment of Uruguay to human rights, demonstrated by its acceptance of all recommendations received, including those concerning sexuality and gender. It suggested concrete actions for implementation of recommendations relating to violence and discrimination against LGBTI+ people, such as investigating the assassination of transwomen according to due process, guaranteeing the conviction of perpetrators as well as guaranteeing the health and physical integrity of LGBTI people, in particular transwomen. The organization also drew attention to the absence of recommendations for Uruguay to take measures to eliminate practices contrary to international human rights standards as unnecessary and premature interventions continued to be made on intersex persons at birth, despite what was stated in the law against gender-based violence against women. Furthermore, it noted that the socalled conversion therapies discriminated against LGBT persons despite the fact that Uruguay declared fight against discrimination and other practices undermining the sexual and reproductive right, particularly those of LGBTI persons. 596. Amnesty International welcomed Uruguay’s interpretation of recommendation on protection of the family in line with human rights standards, including families formed by same sex couples, and recommendation on parents’ rights implying the subordination of these to children’s rights and well-being. It also welcomed the acceptance by Uruguay of recommendations to ensure that crimes against humanity and human rights violations 97