A/HRC/16/6 69.5. Adopt a higher standard regarding the protection of women’s rights, both in legal terms and in implementation (Hungary); 69.6. Pay more focused attention to the issues of gender discrimination and domestic violence (Trinidad and Tobago); 69.7. Prioritize its legislation and policies, and empower the National Commission against Discrimination to combat discrimination against women, with particular attention to indigenous communities (Slovakia); 69.8. Adopt measures to eliminate discrimination against people of African descent and indigenous peoples (Argentina); 69.9. Take appropriate measures to abolish the practice of pregnancy tests as a requirement for access to employment (Slovenia); 69.10. Investigate and prosecute all allegations of professional misconduct, and implement extensive human rights education and training programmes for law enforcement personnel to prevent this negative phenomenon (Slovakia); 69.11. Implement fully and immediately measures of protection for victims of domestic violence (France); 69.12. Adopt legislation and strengthen action plans addressing the serious phenomenon of femicide and gender-based violence (Norway); 69.13. Endeavour to incorporate femicide as a crime in its penal legislation, in line with the bill introduced (Costa Rica); 69.14. Enforce and amend, when necessary, the relevant legislation on trafficking in women and girls, and adopt appropriate and efficient policies and programmes to address this situation (Slovakia); 69.15. Address the root causes of child labour by drawing up a cash-foreducation programme or a similar programme that is aimed at reducing poverty and guaranteeing children’s right to education, with a specific focus on rural areas and indigenous communities (Netherlands); 69.16. Investigate thoroughly the Bocas del Toro Case (Germany); 69.17. Ensure a credible independent investigation of the July 2010 Bocas del Toro incident, and prosecute all perpetrators of alleged human rights violations in compliance with international standards (Slovakia); 69.18. Effectively investigate and prosecute those responsible for excessive use of force during the national strike in Changuinola in the Province of Bocas del Toro in July 2010, and take steps to ensure total respect for freedom of assembly in the country (Norway); 69.19. Guarantee a clearer separation between the State powers and, in particular, take steps to promote the independence of the judiciary, in the conviction that these measures could benefit the fight against corruption and crime (Italy); 69.20. Take steps to guarantee a fair and timely trial to all defendants, reduce the use of preventive detention, and adopt measures to restructure the prison system, starting with the realization of those contained in paragraphs 58 and 59 of the National Report (Italy); 15

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