A/HRC/20/35 (a) Institute; Additional funds should be allocated to the Social Welfare and Research (b) Facilities functioning without legal authorization should no longer receive funding; (c) Adoption procedures should be regulated in order to ensure that full guarantees are provided and that adoption is not treated as a humanitarian gesture; (d) The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption should be ratified; (e) An organization responsible for intercountry adoptions should be established; (f) Pressure on the Haitian Government from the countries of adopting families to resume adoptions should be halted until a legal framework is adopted. 111. With regard to persons with disabilities: (a) Activities to support persons with disabilities should continue; (b) Standards for disabled access to buildings should be taken into account during reconstruction. 112. With regard to forced return: (a) Flexibility and generosity should be shown to Haitians who have sought refuge in other countries; (b) Returns of Haitians, if they must take place, should be carried out in compliance with the relevant legal obligations and in such a way as to place no additional burden on the country. 113. With regard to cholera: (a) States should respond to the humanitarian appeal launched for 2012; (b) A more appropriate response should be provided to those who complain about those who introduced the cholera strain to Haiti. The fight against impunity 114. With regard to the case of Jean-Claude Duvalier: (a) Victims and their families should be supported in taking legal action; (b) Consideration should be given to the initiative aimed at establishing a human rights training and research institute in Haiti. 22 GE.12-13208

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