A/HRC/16/6 70.18. Make the necessary legislative revisions to clarify Law 14 in order to ensure the right to peaceful assembly for its citizens without fear of reprisals and penalties (Canada); 70.19. Lower the amount of workers needed to form a trade union and repeal policies which result in exerting influence over the appointment of union leaders, in order to strengthen the full enjoyment of the right to freedom of association (Netherlands); 70.20. Strengthen policies to guarantee the rights of migrants and refugees, under the principle of non-discrimination and non-refoulement (Brazil); 70.21. Adopt domestic legislation on refugees in accordance with international standards in this area, providing for due process of law and legal assistance for refugees (Argentina). 71. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the positions of the submitting States and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. III. Voluntary pledges and commitments 72. During the interactive dialogue, the delegation of Panama put forward the following pledges and commitments: (a) International law: after the signature of OPCAT last September, the Government had the intention of ratifying it in the near future. In addition, the Cabinet was positively considering the possibility of adhering to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The Government was also prepared to consider adhering to the ILO Convention No. 169, on indigenous and tribal peoples; (b) Universal periodic review follow-up: the inter-institutional commission created to prepare the universal periodic review national report would become a permanent body to follow up on the recommendations resulting from the review. The Ombudsman would participate in the commission, and civil society would be consulted. Civil society organizations could even become members of the commission; (c) Standing invitation to special procedures: the Government was considering with interest the possibility of extending a standing invitation to the special procedures in the near future. 18

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