A/HRC/8/42 Page 19 17. To adopt measures to ensure that victims have access to protection and redress, that perpetrators are prosecuted and punished, and that gender sensitivity training be provided to relevant officials (Canada); 18. To take measures to punish reported cases of abuses by national security forces (Sweden); 19. To combat impunity for attacks on human rights defenders by effectively investigating allegations and by prosecuting those responsible (Ireland); 20. To strengthen capacities of its law enforcement agencies in order to meet the challenges of society connected with crimes and incidents which could arise as a result of traditional mentalities (Albania); 21. To review laws and measures to ensure that restrictions imposed on freedom of expression are in conformity with the ICCPR to which Pakistan is signatory (Canada); 22. To effectively address the repressive effect of civil society monitoring procedures and anti-terrorism legislation on the operation of human rights defenders (Ireland), and consider establishing a national policy of protection of human rights defenders, which could focus on a national system for protection of witnesses and human rights defenders (Brazil); 23. That the Government investigate and prosecute both government officials and other perpetrators for acts against members of the media (Norway); 24. That Pakistan continue its important efforts in fighting terrorism, with adequate support and understanding of the country’s constraints from the international community (Algeria); 25. To strictly adhere to international human rights law and international humanitarian law and international refugee law in its fight against terrorism (Mexico); 26. Pakistan’s positive reaction in its efforts to confront the humanitarian problem related to the large number of refugees, which could be an example for other countries (Kuwait); 27. To adjust its national laws to the international obligations undertaken (Holy See, Norway, Netherlands, Brazil, Australia), speed up ratification of the ICCPR (Chile, Holy See, Mexico, Switzerland, Norway, Brazil, Denmark, Czech Republic), the Convention against Torture (Chile, Mexico, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Brazil, Denmark) and the OP-CAT (Czech Republic), ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Mexico), the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (France, Brazil, Mexico) and the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions (Mexico), and follow through by implementing the commitments and obligations of the ICESCR (Australia); 28. That Pakistan continue efforts to become a party to the seven core human rights treaties (Albania, Italy) and ratify other treaties and protocols which it has not yet ratified (Philippines); 29. That a national commission on human rights be established in accordance with the Paris Principles (United Kingdom, Ireland), in fulfilment of its voluntary pledges (Egypt);