A/HRC/36/14 120.100 Restructure the Office of the Attorney General in order to separate the functions of the Ministry of Justice and the Attorney General with a view to further guaranteeing the independence of the Attorney General (Spain); 120.101 Ensure that any reform of the justice system takes place only after careful consultation with the representatives of the legal professions, and that it is in line with international standards of judicial independence described by, for example, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary and the advisory bodies to the Council of Europe, particularly the Venice Commission and the Consultative Council of European Judges (Netherlands); 120.102 Review its educational system so that grades obtained in Islamic religion are recorded on school certificates (Republic of Korea); 120.103 Reconsider, with regard to concerns raised by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, legislation that restricts open and honest scientific research and that can serve to intimidate researchers (Austria); 120.104 Take decisive steps to decrease political control over State-owned media and to ensure independence of private and State-owned media (Sweden); 120.105 Guarantee freedom and independence of the media and ensure that rules regarding media ownership comply with European Union law (no discrimination and no retroactive legislation) (Germany); 120.106 Ensure that the implementation of its legislation in the field of media respects the independence and pluralism of the media, by, inter alia, applying the decision of the Constitutional Tribunal of 13 December 2016, which aims at restoring the competences of the National Broadcasting Council (Switzerland); 120.107 Promote the right of access to information by protecting the freedom of press and the use of mass communication (Holy See); 120.108 Guarantee the full right to freedom of expression, through amendments to laws adopted from 2015 that limit the independence of the media, undermine trust on its impartiality and, in anti-terrorism cases, could violate privacy (Mexico); 120.109 Guarantee freedom of expression and assembly, including by civil society organizations, notably in the context of public gatherings (France); 120.110 Repeal the restrictive amendments on the Law on Assemblies to restore full freedom of peaceful assembly, in keeping with Poland’s international obligations (Canada); 120.111 Ensure a legal and financial framework that allows nongovernmental organizations to operate (Norway); 120.112 Ensure a transparent and enabling environment for nongovernmental organisations that allows them to benefit from available support and contribute to the development of a vibrant civil society (Austria); 120.113 Take concrete steps to enhance the broad and full participation of civil society in all political and societal life, by ensuring transparent distribution of NGO funding and by safeguarding that the freedoms of expression and association can, in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, be exercised in practice, including by taking further steps to ensure prompt investigations of physical attacks and/or threats against civil society actors (Finland); 120.114 Take further steps to combat human trafficking (Armenia); 120.115 Ensure the effective implementation of the National Action Plan against Human Trafficking for the period 2016-2018 (Cyprus); 17

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