A/HRC/19/11 82. Ireland urged Syria to immediately desist from the unacceptable use of violence against peaceful protestors and to heed the condemnation expressed across the world at the shocking loss of life that resulted. It strongly urged Syria to extend its full cooperation to the international commission of inquiry established by the Human Rights Council and to grant it free access to its territory. Ireland made recommendations. 83. Maldives expressed its concerns about the killings of 2,700 protestors, including children. While welcoming the lifting of the state of emergency and the commitment to undertaking reforms, it noted a lack of progress in implementation. It called for an end to the violence and urged the authorities to allow people to protest peacefully and to address demands for reforms. Maldives made recommendations. 84. India welcomed reform measures aimed at improving the democratic system and strengthening public freedoms. India noted the commitment by Syria to realizing the right to health, and to provide health care for up to 1.5 million Iraqi refugees. It appreciated that Syria had granted citizenship to the Kurdish population in Hassake. India requested further information on the work of the Commission for Family Affairs. 85. The Republic of Korea appreciated the engagement of Syria with the international human rights mechanisms, such as the current UPR session. It restated its grave concern at the situation in Syria and urged the Government to stop the violence against its own citizens, hold perpetrators accountable and respect its obligations under international human rights law. The Republic of Korea made recommendations. 86. Spain stated that systematic violations of human rights and violent repression of peaceful demonstrations had led the Human Rights Council to hold two extraordinary sessions. Syria must cooperate with the Council and allow the commission of inquiry access to the country. Spain made recommendations. 87. Poland noted with regret the reports of systematic violations of human rights and the lack of cooperation with OHCHR. It was particularly concerned by reported human rights abuses, including indiscriminate violations of the right to life, mass arrests, targeted killings and the lack of judicial independence. Poland made recommendations. 88. Costa Rica expressed its extreme concern at the number of persons who lost their lives in violent incidents, which exceeds by far that of any of the other countries in the region with an unstable political situation. The number of reported human rights violations was equally alarming. 89. Guatemala recognized the improvements in main health indicators and efforts to guarantee food security. However, Syria should fight discrimination and violence against women and children. Guatemala was concerned about the recent events and condemned the ongoing loss of lives. It called upon Syria to abstain from using force and abide by the international obligations to protect, especially women and children. Guatemala made recommendations. 90. Peru regretted that Syria did not live up to the commitments made in March 2011 to uphold the highest standards in the protection of human rights. It also regretted that Syria had not granted access to OHCHR as per Human Rights Council resolution S-16/1. It noted that Syria had not extended a standing invitation to special procedures and did not authorize access to the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. Peru made recommendations. 91. Mexico urged Syria to immediately put an end to the escalating violence against peaceful political demonstrators, respecting their right to the freedoms of expression and assembly. Mexico also appealed to Syria to open the door to an inclusive dialogue that responds to the legitimate requests of the people. Mexico made recommendations. 12