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publicly demonstrate support for freedom of expression by denouncing violence
against and intimidation of the media in Peru (United States of America);
14.
To ensure that human rights defenders, including victims of human rights
violations, witnesses, prosecutors, forensic experts, journalists and trade union
workers, can carry out their human rights work freely and without fear of
intimidation (Australia, the Netherlands) and that Peru report back to the
Human Rights Council about further concrete measures or actions taken in this
regard (Netherlands). Peru should also consider developing a national policy of
protection of human rights defenders, which could consist of a national system
of protection of witnesses (Belgium) and human rights defenders (Brazil);
15.
To counter the adverse effects of economic activities such as oil production and
mining on the full enjoyment of some economic and social rights of
communities living in adjacent territories (Turkey);
16.
To consider signing and ratifying the International Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Mexico, France);
17.
To report regularly to human rights treaty bodies and to respond to special
procedures’ communications and questions (Slovenia);
18.
To address the issue of identity through issuing identification papers to those
lacking them (Slovenia);
19.
To ensure that a gender perspective is fully integrated in the next stages of the
review, including in the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review and that the
gender perspective be systematically and continuously integrated in this followup process (Slovenia);
20.
To demonstrate its commitment to coordinating with civil society, including
NGOs, academics, and research institutions, as it develops and implements
domestic human rights policy (United States of America) and to involve them in
the follow-up work to this review, as noted in the national report of Peru
(United Kingdom).
53.
The response of Peru to these recommendations will be included in the outcome report
adopted by the Human Rights Council at its eighth session.
54.
All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the
position of the submitting State(s) and /or the State under review thereon. They should not be
construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole.
III. VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE STATE UNDER REVIEW
55.
Peru referred to commitments undertaken, in particular with regard to the following issues:
(a)
submitting outstanding reports to treaty bodies and in this regard, the concrete
timetable to submit the outstanding reports within the framework of the International Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (December 2008), the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (December 2008), International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights (June 2009);
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