A/HRC/15/14 70.32. Give consideration to full abolition of death penalty in all cases, withdraw provisions making the death penalty mandatory, and consider ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Spain); 70.33. Amend the concerned legislation with a view to abolishing the capital punishment entirely, in line with General Assembly resolutions 62/149 and 63/168 as well as the second Optional Protocol to ICCPR, and transfer the existing death sentences to imprisonment terms (Slovakia); 70.34. Abolish definitely the death penalty from its national legislation (Argentina); 70.35. Abolish the death penalty (Haiti); 70.36. Implement legislative measures to prohibit all forms of corporal punishment against minors (Spain);4 70.37. Adopt a law prohibiting corporal punishment against children in all spheres (Uruguay); 70.38. Expressly prohibit in law corporal punishment in the family, schools and other institutions (Chile); 70.39. Prohibit corporal punishment, especially in schools, in accordance with article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Slovenia); 70.40. Eliminate all forms of corporal punishment with a view to abolishing them (Brazil); 70.41. Forbid corporal punishment of children (Brazil); 70.42. Take all necessary measures to guarantee that the mandatory limits for pre-trial detention are respected in practice, and seek international assistance to address the issue of corporal punishment as well as the one of street children (Germany); 70.43. Raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to an acceptable level, in compliance with international standards (Slovakia); 70.44. Establish an independent commission, supported by international experts as necessary, to investigate the allegations of grave human rights abuses, including murders and extrajudicial killings, allegedly committed by members of the armed forces and the “Phantom Squad” in the period 2002-2006 (Canada); 70.45. Establish an independent inquiry into abuses allegedly committed by a “Phantom Squad” between 2002 and 2008, and ensure all those responsible are brought to justice (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 70.46. Ensure thorough and independent investigations of all allegations of extrajudicial killings, taking into account findings in the report of the United Nations Independent Expert on Minority Issues on the “phantom death squad” (Canada); 4 The recommendation as read during the interactive dialogue: “Implement legislative measures to prohibit all forms of corporal punishment against minors, and intensify the efforts against sexual abuse and child pornography, with more awareness campaigns about the punitive character of these crimes, particularly in rural areas” (Spain). 19

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