A/HRC/31/5 132.29 Consider enacting, in consultation with civil society, an optional civil code that takes into account Lebanon’s international human rights obligations (United States of America); 132.30 Amend its legislation so that it treats equally all women and men with respect to marriage, divorce and inheritance rights as well as conferring citizenship to their children and spouses (Czech Republic); 132.31 Amend personal status laws and develop a comprehensive policy at the national level, consistent with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, to ensure that women are treated in the same way as men in issues related to child custody, inheritance and divorce (Canada); 132.32 Reform the nationality law to give women the capacity to acquire, retain and transfer citizenship on an equal basis with men and to bring the law into compliance with international human rights standards (Kenya); 132.33 Pass laws that aim at ensuring equal treatment of women, in issues related to child custody, inheritance and divorce (Netherlands); 132.34 Criminalize torture in accordance with Article 1 of the Convention against Torture and combat impunity in this field (Belgium); 132.35 Define and criminalize torture as a matter of priority and amend its legislation accordingly (Turkey); 132.36 Amend relevant national legislation in line with the Convention against Torture (Hungary); 132.37 Adopt laws to increase the age of criminal responsibility and to eliminate child, early and forced marriage (Sierra Leone); 132.38 Make it easier for displaced persons in Lebanon, and their children, to obtain legal status in order to prevent any violation of fundamental rights recognised in treaties to which Lebanon is party; and develop a legal framework defining and protecting the rights and freedoms of those individuals (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 132.39 Develop a specific legal framework defining and protecting rights and freedoms of refugees and amend the 1962 Law on Entry and Exit with a view to de-penalise the illegal entry or presence of asylum-seekers and refugees registered by UNHCR (Norway); 132.40 Amend its legislation to ensure that Palestinians in Lebanon have the right to inherit and register property, including the right to own land, as previously recommended (Finland); 132.41 Continue making efforts to protect the rights of older persons (Saudi Arabia); 132.42 Establish an independent national human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles (Sierra Leone); 132.43 Create a National Human Rights Institution in accordance with the Paris Principles (Hungary); 132.44 Establish a National Institution for Human Rights in accordance with the Paris Principles (Namibia); 16

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