A/HRC/25/9 119.5. Officially and publicly condemn all acts of torture and ill-treatment so that they do not remain unpunished, resorting to civilian and not to military justice (Spain); 119.6. Adopt targeted measures to ensure the full implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment including by disseminating information to increase awareness among law enforcement personnel, by making sure that there is no impunity for acts of torture and by providing redress and adequate compensation to victims of torture (Germany); 119.7. Remove extenuating circumstances for “honour” killings (France); 119.8. Rescind the recent amendments to the Penal Code, Press and Publications Law and the Law of Information System Crimes (Norway); 119.9. Amend the Press and Publications Law to promote an open and free press, including by broadening the definition of a journalist and by removing fines and the requirement for permission prior to publication, and ensuring freedom of Internet media (Canada); 119.10. Take measures to strengthen the freedom and independence of the media, particularly electronic media, and consider removing the registration requirement for independent Internet sites (Mexico); 119.11. Amend the Law on Societies to remove undue restrictions and facilitate the ability of civil society organizations to seek, secure and use resources, including foreign funding, in order to ensure the full enjoyment of the right to peaceful assembly and association (Ireland); 119.12. Take measures to foster an enabling environment for civil society, including by amending the Societies Act to remove the restrictions on the establishment of civil society organizations, eliminate the role of government in civil society organizations, including in appointing State employees to newly established civil society organizations, remove the requirement for Cabinet approval of foreign funding for civil society organizations as well as any other undue restrictions and controls by the Government on them (Canada); 119.13. Adopt laws that guarantee the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, that establish the prohibition of expulsion, return and extradition of a person to another State in case that there are well-founded reasons to believe that this person would be in danger of being subjected to torture or ill-treatment (Uruguay). 120. The recommendations below did not enjoy the support of Jordan: 120.1. Consider acceding to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its Protocol (Rwanda); 120.2. Accede to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (Uruguay); 120.3. Ratify the Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Romania); 120.4. Abolish the death penalty in law and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights (France); 23

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