A/HRC23/4 79.41. Take steps to prevent incidents of discrimination and violence against women (Canada); 79.42. Strengthen its efforts to combat violence against women, and in particular work with civil society to address the societal attitudes and behaviors that underlie high rates of domestic violence (New Zealand ); With the support of the international community, continue to enhance efforts to combat violence against women (Singapore); 79.43. Adopt measures to fight against all forms of violence against women, in particular, criminalize domestic violence and sexual harassment (Spain); 79.44. Abolish any statutory provision which authorizes corporal punishment, in particular when the convicted is a child (Italy); 79.45. Examine the possibility of enshrining the prohibition of torture in its legal framework (Argentina); 79.46. Take measures to reinforce protections for freedom of expression in practice, including guaranteeing freedom of the press and Internet freedom (Canada); 79.47. Provide national, regional and international support to the promotion and universal realization of the human right to potable water and sanitation, in accordance with the recommendations made by the Council in its different resolutions on this matter (Spain); 79.48. Facilitate the access of women to sexual and reproductive health services (France); 79.49. Continue its progress in the field of human rights education through increasing further international and regional cooperation (Indonesia); 79.50. Continue pursuing its efforts in upholding respect for human rights and the well-being and development of its people through education, in line with its Education Policy Framework 2004-2019 (Malaysia); 79.51. In cooperation with UNESCO and other relevant organizations, continue to step up efforts to improve access to quality education (Singapore); 79.52. Continue the policy of free and compulsory education through cooperation with and assistance from the international community (Bhutan); 79.53. Reform the Nationality Act to include safeguards against statelessness, so that children born in Tonga’s territory, who would otherwise be stateless, can acquire Tongan nationality (Slovakia); 80. The following recommendations enjoy the support of Tonga which considers that they are already implemented or in the process of implementation: 80.1. Continue its efforts in implementing constitutional and democratic reforms (Malaysia); 80.2. Immediately criminalize rape within marriage (Norway); 80.3. Adopt a specific domestic violence legislation to criminalize rape in marriage (Italy); 15

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