A/HRC/38/4 77. Slovenia welcomed the procedure for amending gender in civil status registration and measures against discrimination. 78. South Africa urged France to uphold the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. 79. Spain congratulated France on ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure. 80. Sri Lanka noted actions to combat racial discrimination and in ensuring gender equality. 81. The State of Palestine welcomed efforts to combat discrimination and implement the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 82. The Sudan expressed concerned at racist and xenophobic attacks and crimes against migrants. 83. Sweden acknowledged and encouraged work to fulfil human rights obligations. 84. Switzerland welcomed the lifting of the state of emergency, and efforts to promote trust in law enforcement officials. 85. The Syrian Arab Republic stressed the inadmissibility of forcefully acquiring the territory of other States, and the right of peoples to self-determination. 86. Thailand commended efforts to ensure corporate accountability by implementing the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 87. Timor-Leste commended France for integrating migrant women and girls into society. 88. Togo welcomed the National Action Plan to Combat Racism and Anti-Semitism 2015–2017. 89. Tunisia commended France for ratifying the Istanbul Convention. 90. Turkey noted that political initiatives contrary to freedom of expression had been censured by the Constitutional Council. 91. Ukraine noted efforts on gender equality, Roma integration and civil society dialogue. 92. The United Kingdom valued the cooperation of France in combating human trafficking. 93. The United States of America expressed concern at the ban on religious attire and at the low level of schooling of Roma children. 94. Uruguay noted achievements relating to gender equality. 95. Uzbekistan acknowledged the establishment of the High Council for Equality between Women and Men and of the High Council for Family, Childhood and the Elderly. 96. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela made recommendations. 97. Viet Nam welcomed measures on gender equality and on combating racism and anti-Semitism. 98. Zambia welcomed initiatives at the international level to promote women’s rights, but noted insufficient progress at the national level in that regard. 99. The French delegation had stated that fighting impunity and preventing genocide were among the central objectives of French diplomacy. France had cooperated closely with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and subsequently with the residual mechanism to ensure that full information about the events in Rwanda in 1994 were brought to light in a completely impartial manner. In 2012, a specialized judicial centre had been established to provide comprehensive support to the judicial authorities investigating persons suspected of being involved in the genocide. In 1998 the French National GE.18-05727 7