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135.129 Continue efforts to enact labour legislation that protects migrants
and governs the work of employment agencies (State of Palestine);
135.130 Continue efforts to protect migrant workers by creating a healthy
and favourable environment through amending legislation to strengthen the
inspection of establishments (Tunisia);
135.131 Strengthen legal protection for migrant workers by increasing labour
inspections and public sector training, prosecuting employers who confiscate
employees’ passports and bringing penalties for sex trafficking crimes into line
with other serious crimes (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland).
136. The following recommendations will be examined by Jordan, which will
provide responses in due time, but no later than the fortieth session of the Human
Rights Council:
136.1
Define in law the crime of torture in accordance with article 1 of the
Convention against Torture, with appropriate punishment attached to it
(Chile);
136.2
Amend laws that impede freedom of expression and information
(France);
136.3
Expand the authority and available resources of the National Centre
for Human Rights, the national human rights institution (Republic of Korea);
136.4
Modify article 208 of the Criminal Code so that torture is categorized
as a serious crime instead of a minor crime (Spain);
136.5
Revise and specify the definition of incitement of hatred in the
amended 2011 law on cybercrime (Sweden);
136.6
Form a committee of independent experts to consider amendments to
media-related legislation and institutions (Sweden);
136.7
Adopt comprehensive national legislation to prohibit direct and
indirect racial discrimination, in accordance with the International Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, including all
prohibited grounds of discrimination under article 1 (Côte d’Ivoire);
136.8
Pursue efforts to prevent torture, including by reviewing the
Criminal Code (Republic of Korea);
136.9
Increase the number of shelters for victims of gender-based violence
and honour crimes (Spain);
136.10
Limit the use of administrative detention, respecting the rights of
prisoners as specified in article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (Ireland);
136.11
Consider revising the use of administrative detention and take
measures to guarantee access to legal assistance (Italy);
136.12
Recognize the need to adopt a definition of torture in keeping with
article 1 of the Convention against Torture (Mexico);
136.13
Amend the Anti-Terrorism Law to bring it into line with the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Belgium);
136.14
Guarantee freedom of expression and halt the detention of all writers,
journalists and website editors based on charges related to freedom of
expression, and abolish the Criminal Code articles which place impermissible
restrictions on freedom of expression both offline and online (Czechia);
136.15
Enable unrestricted access to the Internet for all members of society
by ensuring cybersecurity and the safe flow of information, without violating
freedom of expression or the right to privacy (Estonia);
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