A/HRC/17/17 80.7. Create an Ombudsman for the issues of national minorities (Russian Federation); 80.8. Establish a separate and independent institution for safeguarding children rights (Norway); 80.9. Set up an action plan to combat discrimination, in particular on the grounds of language (Sweden); 80.10. Strengthen the Equal Treatment Act to address discrimination based on language and advocate for gender equality, particularly in the labour market (Australia); 80.11. Accord the same rights and responsibilities to same-sex partners as those accorded to partners of the opposite sex (Netherlands); 80.12. Engage actively in the fight against domestic violence, amend its legislation and adopt relevant measures to tackle the problem of domestic violence (Czech Republic); 80.13. Consider the adoption of legislative measures to criminalize specifically gender violence (Spain); 80.14. Establish a specific legal act for the crime of human trafficking (Norway); 80.15. Give legal recognition to same-sex relationships (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 80.16. Recognize same-sex marriages (Norway); 80.17. Grant citizenship to all those who live on a permanent basis in the territory of Estonia and wish to become a citizen, grant, as a mater of urgency, the right to citizenship to all children born in Estonia of so-called non-citizens, without exception, lift the prohibition on access of membership in political parties to so-called non-citizens who have permanent residency in the country and are citizens of countries which are not members of the European Union, as well as provide non-citizens the passive right to vote in municipal elections (Russian Federation); 80.18. Adopt a law on the rights and the status of national minorities, sign the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, as well as ratify Protocol no. 12 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Russian Federation ); 80.19. Ensure the right of national minorities living in territories of compact residences to receive services from the State and municipality in their mother tongue, accede to the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education, reconsider the decision on the closure of gymnasiums that have less than 120 pupils (Russian Federation); 80.20. Ensure that adequate status is accorded to minority languages (Austria); 81. 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. 19

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