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and avoid criminalization of the irregular entry or stay of such persons in its
territory (Mexico);*
82.
Review legislation and practice on the protection of human rights of
asylum- seekers with a view to ensuring effective access to appeal against
negative decisions of the Visa and Refugee Commission and upholding of the
principle of non-refoulement (Czech Republic);*
83.
Consider implementing, as appropriate, the recommendations of
UNHCR, human rights treaty bodies and special procedures with respect to
asylum-seekers, immigrants and irregular immigrants, especially children
(Jordan);
84.
Take forward the concept of environmental rights at the Human Rights
Council, bearing in mind Costa Rica’s historic leadership on this issue
(Maldives);
85.
Persevere in its actions in favour of development and share its
experience in this regard with the international community (Morocco);
86.
Establish an effective and inclusive process to follow-up to the
recommendations emerging from the universal periodic review (Norway);
90.
Costa Rica considers that the recommendations marked with an asterisk, Nos.
1, 4, 7, 8, 17, 20, 22, 23, 27, 29, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 45, 49, 51, 56, 62, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
76, 77, 78, 80, 81 and 82 in paragraph 88 above, are either already implemented or in
the process of implementation.
91.
The following recommendations will be examined by Costa Rica, which will
provide responses in due time. The responses of Costa Rica to these recommendations
will be included in the outcome report adopted by the Human Rights Council at its
thirteenth session:
1.
Design and implement its action plan for strengthening legal and
institutional frameworks to combat racism and racial discrimination, ensuring
that all legal provisions are fully applied, that racism and racial discrimination
are actively monitored and that training is carried out for all relevant
authorities to provide equal access to legal redress for all victims of crime
(United Kingdom);
2.
Establish a periodical review process of Costa Rica’s laws and practices
so as to eradicate all forms of discrimination against women, both de facto and
de jure, in accordance with its internationally acquired commitments (Mexico);
3.
Prepare and adopt a national action plan against racism (Canada);
4.
Bearing in mind the protective and advanced nature of the legislation
against discrimination, intensify measures intended to protect free sexual
orientation and sexual identity through specific educational initiatives and
awareness-raising for all society, to facilitate documentation for transsexual
people in line with their identity and to guarantee access to public services
without discrimination (Spain);
5.
Undertake an awareness-raising campaign to address discrimination
against homosexuals and transgender persons (Austria);
6.
Continue its efforts to reduce all forms of violence against women, in
particular by providing adequate resources to the police and the judiciary and
through special training for law enforcement officials dealing with violence
against women (Austria);
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