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56.4. Ratify the main international human rights instruments so as to
harmonize domestic legislation with international standards for human rights
protection (Argentina);
56.5. Ratify the main international human rights instruments, particularly
ICCPR and ICESCR, the International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention against Torture and the
Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons
from Enforced Disappearance, the Optional Protocols to CEDAW and the
Convention on the Rights of the Child (Spain);
56.6.
Ratify ICCPR and the two Optional Protocols thereto, ICESCR and
the Optional Protocol thereto, ICERD, the Optional Protocol to CEDAW, CAT
and the two Optional Protocols to CRC, as well as CRPD (Slovakia);
56.7. Sign the CRPD treaty (Hungary); ratify the Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities, and work to implement the Pacific Regional
Strategy on Disability (Australia);
56.8.
Sign and ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption
(Morocco);
56.9.
Consider establishing a national human rights institution pursuant to
the Paris Principles (Argentina);
56.10. Establish a national human rights institution, with the support of
international technical and financial assistance (Algeria); establish an
independent national human rights commission as the best means to respond to
the people’s expectations to enjoy the rule of law (Morocco); take the necessary
steps towards the establishment of a national human rights institution or a
similar regional body in accordance with the Paris Principles (Canada);
56.11. Establish a national human rights institution, including the nomination
of an ombudsperson for children, provided with adequate human and financial
resources to promote and strengthen accessibility for children and to enable
children to submit complaints (Germany);
56.12.
Nominate an ombudsperson for children (Hungary);
56.13.
Ensure that human rights are afforded full legal protection (Australia);
56.14. Strengthen educational and awareness-raising programmes for local
communities in order to promote awareness of human rights issues among
society at large, and stimulate the participation of civil society organizations in
the promotion and protection of human rights (Mexico);
56.15. Prioritize legislation on women’s rights and domestic violence, and
implement domestic policies aimed at eliminating violence against women
(Australia); establish a national strategy to combat violence against women and
girls, and take appropriate measures for coordinated, multisectoral responses
in this regard (Canada); develop a national plan of action to combat violence
against women (New Zealand);
56.16. Implement a system to counter domestic violence against women, and
ensure that the perpetrators of such violence are prosecuted and appropriately
punished (France); incorporate domestic violence into its criminal laws
(Slovakia);
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