A/HRC/32/4 69. Austria acknowledged the sustained engagement of Namibia with the universal periodic review. It asked about the steps envisaged, as had been announced in 2015, to ensure that women in customary marriages enjoyed rights equal to those of women in civil marriages. 70. Bangladesh appreciated the efforts made to promote and protect human rights and noted the progress that had been made in the areas of health, education and poverty reduction. 71. Benin welcomed the efforts made by Namibia, notably the National Human Rights Action Plan 2015-2019, the adoption of a public policy in favour of equality, and a project on human rights education. 72. Botswana remained concerned about reports of a high prevalence of violence against girls and women, the lack of special detention facilities for children, and the minimum age of criminal responsibility being 7 years. 73. Burkina Faso recognized efforts made in the areas of access to justice, human rights training for law enforcement officials, and detention conditions. It considered that Namibia should improve women’s access to land and should reduce the maternal mortality rate. 74. Burundi welcomed efforts to reinforce access to justice, the National Human Rights Action Plan, the creation of the Interministerial Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and the establishment of a human rights department within the Namibian Police Force. 75. Canada commended Namibia for its commitments to set targets for improving human rights promotion and protection, to address violence against women and to protect children, through various action plans and bills. 76. Chad welcomed the efforts by Namibia to honour commitments made during the 2011 review. It noted that Namibia cooperated with the treaty bodies and had responded positively to requests for visits by special procedures. 77. Chile welcomed progress to combat gender-based violence and violence against children. It noted positive steps towards the respect and guarantee of human rights. 78. China recognized the efforts made to combat poverty and underdevelopment, as well as the progress made with regard to gender equality and increasing the living standards of its population by granting access to water, education and health care. 79. The Congo encouraged Namibia to pursue efforts for the integration of marginalized children into the education system, for the prevention and care of pregnancies in the school system, and for addressing gender-based and sexual violence. 80. Costa Rica valued the efforts to improve access to justice, to investigate human rights violations and to improve the political representation of women. It shared the concerns of the Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding the trafficking in children. 81. Côte d’Ivoire welcomed the adoption of various legislative measures, such as the adoption of a national policy and plan of action on gender equality. 82. Cuba appreciated the efforts to combat poverty, such as the programmes for land distribution, housing and safe drinking water. It noted actions taken to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and to protect children. 83. The Czech Republic appreciated the responses to its advance questions. It requested more information about the reported intention of Namibia to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. 10