A/HRC/8/37* Page 15 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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