A/HRC/27/16 116. The following recommendations will be examined by Nicaragua, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the twenty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council, in September 2014: 116.1. Take necessary measures in order to ratify core international human rights instruments, such as the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Romania); 116.2. Consider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and recognize the competence of the Committee on Enforced Disappearance, in conformity with articles 31 and 32 (Uruguay); 116.3. Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Lithuania) (Tunisia); 116.4. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Portugal); 116.5. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child relating to individual complaints (Ghana); 116.6. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Slovakia); 116.7. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Spain); 116.8. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Brazil) (Czech Republic) (Norway) (Paraguay) (Sweden) (Switzerland) (Austria); 116.9. Standardize the definition of torture at the national level in compliance with the Convention against Torture (Mexico); 116.10. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Slovenia); 116.11. Ratify the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Honduras); 116.12. Continue making efforts to align its legislation with the obligations emanating from the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (El Salvador); 116.13. Establish policies to reduce the level of discrimination against women, children and indigenous peoples of African descent (Trinidad and Tobago); 116.14. Continue the increased respect of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and ensure the approval of an inclusive Family Code respectful of the right to gender identity and sexual orientation (Norway); 22