A/HRC/27/16 114.70. Continue working towards the adoption of the new civil registration law in the country (Guatemala); 114.71. Enact legislation that guarantees that all children are registered at birth and are provided with appropriate birth certificates (Holy See); 114.72. Develop an awareness-raising campaign in the rural, indigenous and Afro-descendant areas with the view of increasing the birth registration of these vulnerable groups (Mexico); 114.73. Facilitate birth registration and provide easy registration procedures for indigenous children and children of African descent (Sierra Leone); 114.74. Revise its legislation related to the birth registration to ensure birth registration to all indigenous children and children of African descent (Tunisia); 114.75. Raise the minimum age for marriage to 18 years and improve maternal and neonatal health services, especially in rural areas and among indigenous people (Holy See); 114.76. Ensure that the issue of early child marriage is addressed promptly, inter alia by making the minimum age for marriage equal for girls and boys (Montenegro); 114.77. Raise the minimum age for marriage for both boys and girls to 18 (Sierra Leone); 114.78. Continue developing efforts to guarantee the full exercise of the right to freedom of information and expression, promoting the independence and pluralism of the media, and develop awareness programmes about the importance of this human right (Uruguay); 114.79. Guarantee freedom of expression and information through the independence and pluralism of the media and guarantee freedom of association (France); 114.80. Promote the independence and pluralism of the media, mindful that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right (Israel); 114.81. Create and ensure an enabling environment for free and independent media (Lithuania); 114.82. Promote efforts to ensure that the right to freedom of expression can be fully exercised and that all violations against human rights defenders and journalists are effectively investigated and prosecuted (Norway); 114.83. Further promote freedom of expression and the independence of the media (Sierra Leone); 114.84. Guarantee a safe and enabling environment for journalists and human rights defenders and ensure that all cases of attacks against them are investigated by independent and impartial bodies (Austria); 114.85. Take all necessary measures for the protection of journalists and human rights defenders, in particular through the prosecution of the authors of intimidation or violence against them, and by ensuring the independence of their actions (France); 17

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