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1.
Follow the recommendations made by the Committee Against Torture with a
view to adopting all necessary measures to combat impunity (Switzerland);
2.
Establish a national human rights institution ( South Africa )in compliance with
the Paris Principles (United Kingdom);
3.
Ensure the full and equal enjoyment by women of all human rights without
discrimination (Canada); to take effective measures to combat violence against
women (Canada); to adopt a law on equal rights and equal opportunities to protect
the endangered elements of society, namely children, women and people with
disabilities (Hungary);
4.
Take all necessary measures to prevent torture (Germany, United Kingdom,
France, The Netherlands, Denmark, Canada) and other cruel, inhuman and
degrading treatment or punishment (France, Canada), in particular in places of
detention (France, Sweden), in line with international law obligation
(Netherlands) and report about the results in the next UPR round (Netherlands)
and ensure that the absolute prohibition of torture is observed, (United Kingdom,
Denmark, Netherlands), as recommended (United Kingdom); to adopt a zerotolerance approach to the continuing problem of torture, and to the practice of
impunity, as recommended by the Committee Against Torture and the Special
Rapporteur (Ireland), to initiate investigations into all allegations of torture or
other forms of ill-treatment (Denmark, Austria, Canada), in a thorough, impartial
and independent manner (Denmark, Austria), as required by international human
rights law (Austria), bring to justice, prosecute and punish all alleged perpetrators
(Denmark, Canada), provide victims of torture with adequate reparation in
accordance with international human rights obligations (Austria);
5.
Keep all places of detention under systematic review (Canada); guarantee
detainees their fundamental rights, especially the right of access to a lawyer
(Hungary), ensure in practice better access of every detainee to lawyers, family
members (Poland United Kingdom) medical treatment and other legal guarantees
to ensure protection from torture (Poland), enable unfettered and continue access
of ICRC to detention facilities (Canada), continue to allow unfettered regular
access of the ICRC to detention and prison facilities (Czech Republic) to all
detention facilities (Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary) in accordance
with the ICRC standard working procedures also beyond the trial period
(Slovakia) following the encouraging agreement reached in March 2008
(Canada); consider giving priority to the training of law enforcement officials
regarding the treatment of detainees (Denmark)
6.
Ensure that the judiciary has the necessary independence from the executive
branch, limiting the attributions of the latter to the appointment of judges, in
particular to the Supreme Court (Chile)
7.
Introduce a simpler registration process for religious organizations than currently
exists (United Kingdom);
8.
Do its utmost to eliminate forced child labour and intensify its efforts to
effectively implement the national legislation, in particular the labour code of
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