A/HRC/42/13 123.4 Ratify other relevant international human rights instruments, including the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (Spain); 123.5 Step up internal consultations for the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Costa Rica); 123.6 Accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Togo); 123.7 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Cabo Verde) (Ukraine) (Denmark); 123.8 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and fully implement Act No. 6/2006 prohibiting torture and guaranteeing reparation, including compensation (Germany); 123.9 Intensify its efforts to accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Georgia); 123.10 Intensify efforts to accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Ghana); 123.11 Ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Rwanda); 123.12 Accelerate the process of ratifying the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Burundi); 123.13 Ratify the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (Senegal); 123.14 Ratify the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, adopted by the African Union in Addis Ababa on 30 January 2007 (Zambia); 123.15 Extend standing invitation to all United Nations special procedures (Ukraine); 123.16 Accept a visit from the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 123.17 Consider extending a standing invitation to all special procedure mandate holders of the Human Rights Council (Latvia); 123.18 Apply effectively the 1998 United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and extend a standing invitation to the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, including the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (Portugal); 123.19 Guarantee the full independence of the Office of the Ombudsman in its appointment and function in line with the Paris Principles (Republic of Korea); 123.20 Continue its efforts to put in place the rule of law in all its facets to allow the society of Equatorial Guinea to better benefit from the economic and commercial development of the country (Turkey); 123.21 Investigate and hold accountable security forces and other government officials for human rights violations and abuses, including reported extrajudicial killings, torture, and arbitrary arrests and detentions of 20