A/HRC/17/15 78.21 Abolish the death penalty and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Switzerland); 78.22 Abolish the death penalty and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Belgium); 78.23 Before abolishing the death penalty and ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, declare a de jure moratorium on executions (Belgium); 78.24 Adopt at the earliest a draft law aimed at abolishing the death penalty, in line with the spirit of articles 11 and 12 of its new Constitution; repeal the provisions of its 1961 Criminal code, which provides for the application of the death penalty and; ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which prohibits the death penalty under all circumstances (France); 78.25 Declare a moratorium on the death penalty with a view to its abolition, and sign and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Spain); 78.26 Enact a moratorium on the death penalty and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (United Kingdom); 78.27 Impose a moratorium on executions with a view to abolish the death penalty (Norway); 78.28 Establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty and to commute, without delay, all death sentences to terms of imprisonment (Sweden); 78.29 Adopt a national action plan against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; ensure that all the complaints formulated in this field are the object of an impartial and effective investigation; and sign and ratify OP-CAT (Spain); 78.30 Investigate in an effective and independent manner and as soon as possible, allegations of torture, ill-treatment and extrajudicial executions with a view to bring perpetrators to justice (Switzerland); 78.31 Extend the criminalization of female genital mutilation to all those practices that are harmful to women’s physical and psychological health (Spain); 78.32 Control and stop domestic violence levels, especially towards women and children, through the creation of national protection institutions and revise the reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, especially those regarding age of marriage and abolish the practice of domestic violence (Ecuador); 78.33 Take measures to guarantee effective access to justice for victims of gender-based violence, to provide health and psychological support for victims and to provide protection for women that report cases of gender-based violence (Brazil). 18 GE.11-12306

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