A/HRC/41/52 (i) Review the application of the law in regard to the deportation of foreign nationals by taking into account a person’s family and private life and the best interests of the child; (j) Develop a comprehensive anti-discrimination law; (k) Take advantage of the development of the new bill on the rights of persons with disabilities to ensure that people with mental disabilities are granted the right to exercise their legal capacity free from abuse, conflict of interest and undue influence; (l) officers; End racial profiling and harassment of Roma by law enforcement (m) Take the necessary measures to protect and prevent discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community and ensure that they can exercise their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear of harassment; (n) Prevent stigmatization of and discrimination against people living with HIV; (o) Review presidential decree No. 1 to ensure it is in line with the human rights obligations of Belarus; (p) Amend presidential decree No. 18 to make the best interests of the child the overarching criteria for removal of a child from his or her family and set up an independent judicial body to review decisions on removing children from their families; (q) Review the necessity for labour treatment centres in the light of international standards on arbitrary detention and other human rights, including the practice of forced labour in labour treatment centres; (r) Take advantage of the expertise provided by civil society organizations to broadly and constructively consult and engage, in order to advance the implementation of human rights recommendations and in view of the development of the next national human rights action plan; (s) Engage meaningfully with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the special procedures and the human rights treaty bodies. 96. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the international community: (a) Continue using all diplomatic means to remind Belarus of its human rights obligations, especially in the context of the upcoming elections; (b) Cooperate with the United Nations in providing support to the Government of Belarus in areas pertaining to human rights; (c) Continue to support civil society actors in their efforts to promote human rights. 21

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