A/HRC/38/17 114.7 Accede to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Sierra Leone); 114.8 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Costa Rica); 114.9 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Slovakia); 114.10 Issue an open, standing invitation to the special procedures of the Human Rights Council (Ukraine); 114.11 Adopt an open, merit-based selection process when selecting national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 114.12 Amend the Criminal Code in order to explicitly criminalize racism and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Uruguay); 114.13 Take the necessary measures to incorporate the crime of enforced disappearance into national legislation and establish an adequate legislative framework to enable access to the files related to cases of enforced disappearance and other human rights violations (Argentina); 114.14 Establish a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles (Ukraine); 114.15 Accelerate the process of amending national legislation in line with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Georgia); 114.16 Strengthen the mandate and independence of its Ombudsman’s Office, ensuring that it is adequately resourced and that it can operate independently (Ireland); 114.17 Adopt a comprehensive law on children’s rights and establish an office of the Ombudsman for Children (Mongolia); 114.18 Increase the funding for the national preventive mechanism within the budget of the Ombudsman’s Office and set up a separate national preventive mechanism unit or department within the Ombudsman’s Office (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia); 114.19 Ensure swift and smooth adoption of the bill on a children’s ombudsmen (Slovakia); 114.20 Guarantee the independence and strengthen the legal capacities of the Ombudsman by including in domestic legislation measures that would allow for proper interaction with the international human rights system and civil society organizations (Costa Rica); 114.21 Take all the necessary measures to ensure the full and effective implementation of the law on anti-discrimination, in particular with regard to national minorities, which remain the most vulnerable and socioeconomically marginalized (Switzerland); 114.22 Increase efforts to promote tolerance for persons belonging to ethnic, national, racial, religious or other minorities and address hate speech, discrimination and hate crime more effectively (Croatia); 114.23 Take additional serious measures to combat xenophobia, hate speech and discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity and religion (Kyrgyzstan); 114.24 Continue to strengthen the fight against incitement to violence and discrimination against vulnerable groups and ensure that crimes motivated by prejudice are investigated and their perpetrators punished (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); 16