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(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.
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