A/HRC/11/17* 18 20. Continue policies and programmes aimed at reducing inequalities that still exist between the Aboriginal, recent immigrants and other Canadians (Vietnam); 21. Reconsider its withdrawal from the preparatory process of the Durban Review Conference and positively contribute to the global efforts to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (Egypt); Revise its decision not to participate in the Durban Review Conference on racism due to take place in April this year in Geneva (Russian Federation); 22. Intensify efforts to combat racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia (Azerbaijan); 23. Apply provisions of its hate-speech law in a non-selective manner to cover all acts and incidents that may lead to incitement to racial and religious hatred and violence (Pakistan); 24. Consider taking more resolute action to prevent and punish perpetrators of racially motivated acts of violence against members of the Muslim and Arab communities, the indigenous population, Canadian citizens of foreign origin, foreign workers, refugees and asylum-seekers (Malaysia); 25. Give appropriate attention to end racial discrimination against the Arab and Muslim communities in Canada including racial and religious profiling (Syrian Arab Republic); 26. Review its discriminatory national laws on security and adopt sensitization campaigns to protect against racial profiling and stereotyping on the grounds of nationality, ethnicity, descent and race, with regards to terrorism, as suggested by CERD (Indonesia); 27. Takes further measures to ensure effective implementation of CEDAW at the federal, provincial and territorial levels, giving particular attention to the Aboriginal women and girls (Turkey); continue efforts to tackle discrimination against Aboriginal women in all sectors of society, including employment, housing, education and health care (Finland); take measures to combat socio-economic discrimination, which is a cause of continuous violence against Aboriginal women, and to inform them better of their rights (Belgium); consider taking additional steps to address discrimination against disabled adult women and Aboriginal women (United Kingdom); 28. Take effective measures to combat and put an end to discrimination against indigenous population and to elaborate and implement a National Action Plan to deal with this phenomenon (Azerbaijan); address root causes of discriminations, ensure effective access to justice, establish immediate means of redress and protection of rights of ethnominorities, in particular, Aboriginals (Islamic Republic of Iran); 29. Apply the Yogyakarta principles as a guide to assist in further policy development (The Netherlands); 30. Denounce its policy of no longer seeking clemency for Canadians convicted and given the death penalty in countries deemed to have “the rule of law” (Denmark); consider reinstating the policy of seeking clemency for all Canadian citizens sentenced to death in other countries (The Netherlands); GE.09-15299

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