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freedom of assembly (Netherlands); ensure respect for the right to freedom of
assembly, in line with its international obligations (Azerbaijan); respect – in
law and in practice – the right of individuals to assemble peacefully (United
States of America); implement the Law on Meetings, Rallies and
Demonstrations in a transparent and proportional manner (Ireland);
94.27. Ensure the right to work of persons with disabilities, and establish
effective mechanisms and strong legislative regulations to protect their
economic, social and cultural rights (Kazakhstan).
95.
The following recommendations will be examined by Armenia, which will
provide responses in due course, but no later than the fifteenth session of the Human
Rights Council, in September 2010:
95.1. Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of
the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Algeria);
95.2. Include in Armenia’s legislation an explicit and comprehensive
definition of discrimination against women, and improve legal provisions
prohibiting discrimination against women (Austria); elaborate a specific
definition of discrimination against women in Armenia’s legislation (Ireland);
define and prohibit in Armenian legislation, in an explicit and comprehensive
manner, discrimination against women and gender-based violence, and adopt
social awareness measures (Argentina);
95.3. End politically motivated prosecutions of individuals it deems
opposition, and take steps to strengthen the rule of law, including respecting
minimum guarantees as laid out in the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, equal protection of the law, and judicial independence (United
States of America);
95.4. Waive the moratorium on granting licenses to radio and television
broadcasters and the 2008 amendments to the Law on Television and Radio of
2000, and carry out legislative measures safeguarding the independence of the
National Commission on Television and Radio and the Council on Radio and
Public Television (Spain);
95.5. Guarantee freedom of peaceful assembly, and amend Article 9.4.3 of
the Law on Meetings, Assemblies, Rallies and Demonstrations (Spain).
96.
The recommendation below did not enjoy the support of Armenia:
96.1. Take
(Azerbaijan).
97.
measures
to
eliminate
discrimination
against
Yezidis
Armenia offered the following comment:
Recommendation 96.1 cannot be accepted as it is inaccurate and does not
correspond to the actual situation. There is no discrimination against any
national minority residing in Armenia, including the Yezidis.
98.
All conclusions and/or recommendations set out in the present report reflect
the positions of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not
be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole.
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