A/HRC/37/5 33. Brazil praised the creation of the national register of femicides and the significant reduction of the maternal mortality rate. It encouraged Argentina to develop protocols to guarantee the rights of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in detention. 34. Bulgaria commended the adoption of the national action plan on preventing and eradicating violence against women and providing assistance in cases of such violence and the establishment of the National System for the Prevention of Torture. 35. Burkina Faso welcomed the country’s efforts to improve its child protection system, including birth registration, as well as the adoption of a national action plan to prevent and eradicate violence against women. 36. Canada welcomed the willingness of Argentina to receive visits from United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms. It encouraged Argentina to take legislative measures to ban racial profiling in law enforcement. 37. Chile valued the efforts of Argentina to implement previous recommendations, such as the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and of the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, among others. 38. China praised the achievements of Argentina, including the enhancement of the social protection system, the development of national plans on education and health care, the fight against domestic violence and the establishment of the indigenous peoples’ advisory and participatory council. 39. Colombia noted a number of positive measures adopted by Argentina, such as those aimed at combating human trafficking, the approval of the national plan of action on preventing and eradicating violence against women and providing assistance in cases of such violence, and the launch of the national plan for early childhood. 40. Costa Rica welcomed the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure. It expressed concern about the effectiveness of the programmes against child abuse and about the incidence of smoking as a cause of premature and avoidable death. 41. Côte d’Ivoire commended the legislative and institutional reforms in the area of human rights undertaken by Argentina following the second cycle of the review. In particular, it welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the adoption of the Justice 2020 Programme. 42. Croatia welcomed the adoption of the national plan of action on preventing and eradicating violence against women and providing assistance in cases of such violence for the period 2017–2019. It was concerned about violence, including sexual, physical and mental abuse, against women and girls in the country. 43. Czechia welcomed the participation of Argentina in voluntary midterm universal periodic review reporting. 44. Ecuador congratulated Argentina for its recognition of human rights obligations as binding for companies and invited it to share its valuable experience in the intergovernmental working group mandated with the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on business enterprises on human rights. 45. Egypt praised Argentina for the measures taken to promote human rights, especially through the ratification of international instruments and the implementation of the recommendations received during the previous review. Egypt encouraged Argentina to continue implementing the remaining recommendations. 46. Estonia welcomed the efforts made by Argentina to prevent gender-based violence and the setting up of the indigenous peoples’ advisory and participatory council. It urged Argentina to take steps to reduce overcrowding in detention centres and guarantee the rights of detainees. 5