A/HRC/10/70
Page 16
possess and distribute child pornography; in addition, it has made trafficking in persons,
especially children for the purpose of child prostitution, an offence. The delegation concluded by
noting that the commitment of the Bahamas in this regard is unqualified, and that the protection
of human rights is cherished by its people.
II. CONCLUSIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS
52.
The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue were examined by the
Bahamas, and the recommendations listed below enjoy the support of the Bahamas:
1.
To complete its accession and to speedily ratify the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights (Algeria, France, Netherlands, Slovenia, Argentina, Pakistan);
2.
To consider the possibility of acceding to the other major human rights
instruments, in particular the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Algeria, Slovenia, France) and
the Optional Protocol thereto (Czech Republic); the International Convention for
the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (France); the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Argentina); the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers
and Members of Their Families (Algeria, Mexico, Haiti); the optional protocols to
the various United Nations conventions on human rights (France); the Optional
Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Mexico); the Optional
Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children,
child prostitution and child pornography (Bangladesh); to ensure that civil society
is involved in the implementation of the outcome of the review (United
Kingdom); and to report on these consultations in the next round of the universal
periodic review (Netherlands);
3.
To introduce to its criminal legislation aggravating circumstances on the grounds
of racial discrimination, as recommended by the Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination (Djibouti);
4.
To continue its efforts to combat all forms of discrimination and consider specific
measures in order to promote tolerance and non-discrimination on the grounds of
sexual orientation (Sweden);
5.
To ensure the full and effective implementation of the Domestic Violence
(Protection Order) Act (Netherlands, Czech Republic);
6.
To continue to take effective measures to address the serious social problem of
rape and to reinforce its domestic legislation concerning domestic violence
against women (Italy);
7.
To consider specifically with regard to the prevention of physical abuse of
children the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee on the
Rights of the Child (Netherlands); to take necessary measures, as recommended
by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, to prevent child abuse and neglect
and increase efforts to ensure the registration of all children at birth (Italy); to
undertake a comprehensive study on child abuse in order to understand its scope
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents