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14.
Establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the
death penalty (Brazil); establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty,
in accordance with General Assembly resolution 62/149, taking into account
that the death penalty has not been applied since 1957 (Chile); consider the
establishment of a legal moratorium on the death penalty with a view to its
abolition (Italy); establish a moratorium on executions with a view to
abolishing the death penalty (Portugal);
15.
Abolish the death penalty definitively and commute all such sentences to
periods of imprisonment; and put an end to caning and flogging (Spain);
abolish permanently the death penalty (France); amend the concerned
legislation with a view to abolishing capital punishment in line with General
Assembly resolutions 62/149 and 63/168 and convert the existing death
sentences to imprisonment terms (Slovakia); abolish the death penalty
completely and replace it in its legislation with other sanctions that do not
include cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (Argentina);
16.
Revise its Penal Code so as to criminalize all acts of rape without
exception and irrespective of the marital status and the gender of the victim
(Netherlands); revise section 375 of the Penal Code so as to criminalize all acts
of rape without exception and irrespective of the marital status and gender of
the victim (Slovenia); review section 375 of the Penal Code in order to
criminalize all acts of sexual violence, regardless of matrimonial status or the
victim’s gender (Spain); strengthen the protection of women and children by
modifying section 375 of the Penal Code, which does not recognize marital rape
even when the spouse is a minor (France);
17.
Repeal or amend all provisions in domestic laws which provide for
caning for administrative offences involving immigration law (Canada);
18.
Specifically prohibit corporal punishment in institutions (Germany);
prohibit corporal punishment in other public institutions and abolish whipping
as a form of punishment (Italy); abolish the practice of corporal punishment
(France); legally prohibit any form of corporal punishment of children and
adolescents (Chile);
19.
Repeal or amend the Internal Security Act so as to abolish all forms of
administrative detention (Canada); abrogate or amend the Internal Security
Act and all legislation allowing for detention without trial (Spain); review the
Internal Security Act of 1982 in order to bring it into line with international
standards (Slovakia);
20.
Repeal or amend the section of the Penal Code which provides for
criminal sanctions against “carnal intercourse against the order of nature” and
may thus be applied to criminalize sexual activity between consenting adults, so
as to ensure that it does not discriminate against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and
transsexuals (Netherlands); decriminalize sexual activity between consenting
adults and bring its legislation into conformity with international human rights
standards by repealing legislative provisions which criminalize “carnal
intercourse against the order of nature” or other sexual activity between
consenting adults (Canada); abrogate or amend section 377 of the Penal Code
to guarantee non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender
identity (Spain); amend section 377 of the Penal Code in order to decriminalize
consensual sexual activity among persons of the same sex (Sweden);
21.
End censorship of the media and ensure full freedom of expression
(Sweden);
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