A/HRC/14/5 24. To amend the relevant legislation in order to abolish capital punishment entirely, in line with the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Slovakia); 25. To assess the possibility of abolishing the death penalty for military crimes and ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Argentina); 26. To modify the military code in order to eliminate capital punishment for all crimes (France); 27. To implement the recommendations made by the members of the working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances following their visit in 2007 (France); 28. To urgently take effective measures to reduce the duration of preventive detention, as well as to prevent and punish torture and ill treatment in accordance with the recommendations made by the Committee against Torture (Mexico); 29. To adopt and implement reforms aimed at facilitating credible and responsible criminal investigations that respect human rights and at eliminating judicial corruption in order to ensure that persons suspected of breaking the law are apprehended, tried and sentenced in an efficient, accountable and transparent manner (United States of America); 30. To take steps to improve prison conditions and reduce overcrowding, as well as to reduce the period of pre-trial detention (Canada); 31. To take measures necessary to put an end to prison conditions that are characterized by severe overcrowding and that lead to widespread violence among prisoners (Netherlands); 32. To amend the Family Code in order to raise to 18 the minimum age for marriage; to define forced marriage as a crime; to intensify educational measures in the area of reproductive health; and to improve the conditions of access to secondary education, especially in rural areas (Spain); 33. To consider amending the Family Code in order to raise the minimum age for marriage, which is currently 14 years (Poland); 34. To study the possibility of consolidating the national health system, including through public-private partnerships (Malaysia); 35. To redouble efforts to reduce the maternal mortality rate and increase the health budget in order to guarantee a national health system based on equity and accessibility, as stated in paragraph 48 of the national report (Luxembourg); 36. To adopt and implement all measures necessary to encourage and ensure access for girls, adolescents and women to adequate sexual and reproductive health services, including the provision of adequate contraceptive, family planning and obstetric information and facilities, according special attention to the prevention of early pregnancies and unsafe abortions (Germany); 37. To initiate a national dialogue on the right of women to reproductive health, including with respect to the consequences of restrictive laws on abortion, including the criminalization of abortion (Luxembourg); 19

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