A/HRC/28/6 109.138 Set 18 years as the minimum legal age of marriage (Togo); 109.139 Take steps to prevent child, early and forced marriage, including through education and awareness campaigns (Canada); 109.140 Promote and guarantee freedom of expression in compliance with international standards, as recommended previously (Italy); 109.141 Cooperate with international and regional human rights bodies to improve the situation of freedom of expression and human rights generally in the Gambia (Sweden); 109.142 Intensify efforts to ensure a favourable environment for the activities of journalists, human rights defenders and other civil society actors (Tunisia); 109.143 Ensure human rights defenders the free exercise of their activities and refrain from harassment and intimidation against them (France); 109.144 Create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and enabling environment, in which human rights defenders can operate free from hindrance and insecurity, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 22/6 (Ireland); 109.145 Fully protect and promote freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly for all, without fear of arbitrary detention, intimidation or harassment, and investigate all allegations of torture or ill-treatment and hold the perpetrators to account (United Kingdom); 109.146 Decriminalize offences related to freedom of expression and guarantee that human rights defenders and journalists can carry out their work in an atmosphere of freedom and security (Mexico); 109.147 Take all the necessary measures to ensure that all persons, including journalists, opposition leaders and political opponents and human rights defenders can freely exercise their rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly without fear of arrest, detention, intimidation or harassment (Slovenia) 109.148 Demonstrate its commitment to freedom of expression, including by members of the press, by allowing the United Nations unfettered access to complete its investigation of the death of journalist Deyda Hydara in 2004 and the disappearance of journalist Ebrima Manneh in 2006 (United States of America); 109.149 Continue its positive approach in combating poverty by providing the necessary support in rural infrastructure and its national employment policy to reduce unemployment (Malaysia); 109.150 Continue making efforts to seek the necessary resources to lead the Gambia towards development (Nicaragua); 109.151 Give more focus to building the capacity of institutions responsible for poverty eradication programmes of the Government (Philippines); 109.152 Continue to focus on developing its economy, escalating employment, increasing efforts on poverty reduction, and improving the living standards of its people (China); 109.153 Strengthen efforts on the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger through the full implementation of the Programme on Accelerated Growth and Employment (South Africa); 22

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