A/HRC/27/15 the rights of foreign workers in Qatar are guaranteed (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 124.82 Adopt legal provisions that guarantee migrant workers the right to join trade unions (Spain); 124.83 Hold regular meetings of agreed institutional mechanisms to address issues pertaining to migrant workers and ensure dialogue under such arrangements (India); 124.84 Maintain its commitment to dedicating 0.7 per cent of gross national income to overseas development assistance in order to support economic and social rights in poor countries (Sierra Leone). 125. The following recommendations did not enjoy the support of Qatar: 125.1 Examine the possibility of introducing a formal moratorium on the death penalty (Switzerland); 125.2 Establish a formal moratorium on the use of the death penalty with a view to ratifying the second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Australia); 125.3 Consider the possibility of adopting a de jure moratorium on executions, with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Italy); 125.4 Commute all death sentences, declare a moratorium on executions and move towards abolition of the death penalty (Norway); 125.5 Abolish the death penalty (Portugal); 125.6 Initiate a public debate with a view to abolishing the death penalty de jure, after more than 10 years of de facto moratorium on executions (France); 125.7 Release all prisoners of conscience, including the poet Mohammed Al-`Ajami, and respect the rights of all individuals to freedom of expression (United States of America). 126. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as having been endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 25

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